Winter Garden Mittens by Diane Mulholland

Winter Garden Mittens

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in pattern after blocking
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
230 - 344 yards (210 - 315 m)
small
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Nothing is growing in the winter garden. A single, brown creeper clings fitfully to the trellis and the picket fence waits patiently for its rambling vines to be renewed. As pale sunshine reflects on the snow and earth, the leafless shrubs remember warmer days and stretch themselves towards the springtime.

SIZE
Small(Large) (shown in small size)
Directions for larger size are given in square brackets.
Finished measurements: 7(8)inches long, not including cuff; 8(8) inches around.

REQUIREMENTS
Yarn: Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland wool, 25g/105m): 1(2) balls MC #880 – coffee; 1(1) ball CC #130 – sky (please note, yarn requirements do not allow for a swatch. If you do not wish to unravel your swatch you will need 2 balls of MC for the small size, 2 balls CC for the large size).
Needles: 1 set 2.5mm and 1 set 3.0mm double-pointed or circular needles for your preferred method of knitting in the round, or size needed to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: smooth waste yarn, yarn needle for finishing, 2 stitch markers.