Brooklyn Mitts by Olga Putano Designs

Brooklyn Mitts

Knitting
June 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 54 rows = 4 inches
in Brioche stitch, in the rnd, on smaller needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
600 - 675 yards (549 - 617 m)
8 (8¾)"
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MATERIALS

YARN Brooklyn Tweed Tones Light (100% Columbia wool;
225 yd 205 m/1¾ oz 50 g); 1 skein each of Overtones
Lychee (C1), Overtones Goldfinch (C2), and Overtones
Deco (C3).

NEEDLES Sizes 3 (3.25 mm) and 5 (3.75 mm): circular (cir)
or set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if
necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS Markers (m); scrap yarn; tapestry needle.

GAUGE 18 sts and 54 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in 2-color brioche
st with smaller needles, blocked (see Notes).

FINISHED SIZE 8 (8¾)“ (20.5 22 cm) hand circumference
and 8 (8½)” (20.5 21.5 cm) length. Note: Brioche stitch
is very elastic, and each size can accommodate a hand
circumference up to 2” (5 cm) larger.