Colourwash mittens by Alison Crowther-Smith

Colourwash mittens

Knitting
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Lace ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch using 3 strands held together
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Woman's size medium to fit palm circumference 18cm/7"
English

These mittens use 3 strands of different colours held together that create a colourwash effect by dropping and adding in the different shades gradually.

Knitted flat and joined with a side seam that leaves a gap for the thumb. The finger edge is ruffled and the finished mittens measure approximately 22cm/8.75” from cast-on edge to frill.

Calls for 5 balls of Rowan Kidsilk Haze, 1 ball in each of the following colours:

588 Drab
597 Jelly
581 Meadow
640 Glacier
582 Trance