Anatolian Mittens by Marcia Lewandowski

Anatolian Mittens

Knitting
January 1997
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches = 2 inches
US 3 - 3.25 mm
8 1/4" (21 cm) around by 10" (25.5 cm) long, including cuff.
English
Errata available: interweave.com

Summary: Double pointed needles, ribbed cuff, peasant thumb.



Special techniques required: Kitchener stitch, color stranding.



Materials:
2 oz (56.6g) white worsted-weight wool; 2 oz (56.5g) red worsted-weight wool; contrasting waste yarn.



From the pattern description: These mittens use the brightly stitched Anatolian patterns found in traditional men's stockings. Although these mittens were knit from the cuff upward, knitting from this area was done in the Eastern method.



Chart: Mitten body chart, p. 92. Thumb chart, p.93.