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The New York City subway system has long been an inspiring place for designers and artists, featuring a wide variety of public arts projects throughout the city. These geometric mittens were inspired by underground ironwork at 34th Street and 8th Avenue. With a traditional construction and a warm, dense fabric, they’re sure to keep your hands nice and warm this winter!

CONSTRUCTION
Mittens are worked in the round from bottom up.

MATERIALS
Approximately 165 yards of Background Color (“BC”) and 70 yards of Dominant Color (“DC”) fingering-weight wool yarn
2 skeins (one in each color) of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g)
Photographed in Snowbound (BC) & Old World (DC)
Note: Yarn amounts listed are enough for two pairs of mittens, if colors are reversed for second pair.

GAUGE
36 stitches & 36 rounds = 4” in stranded colorwork pattern; measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking

NEEDLES
One set of 5 DPNs (or long circular, if using Magic Loop Method) in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
Suggested size: US 1 (2¼ mm)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
8” hand circumference, 9½“ length (from cuff to fingertip); measurements taken from relaxed sample after blocking

SKILL LEVEL
2 of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory are charted only.