The Elmegade Mitts blend traditional Scandinavian design with very non-traditional colour combinations to create a fun colourwork design. Work them as fingerless mitts or full mittens for extra toasty hands. Pattern is written for four sizes from child to large adult so there’s an Elmegade Mitt for everyone!

Skills required

• knitting in the round
• knit, purl, k2tog, ssk,
• working stripes and carrying yarn up the inside of work
• stranded colourwork
• following a chart

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)
Hand circumference: 16.5 (18, 19, 20.5)cm/6.5 (7, 7.5, 8)“
Full mittens length (cuff to finger tip): 17.5 (21, 22.5, 24.5)cm/6.75 (8.25, 8.75, 9.75)”
Fingerless mitts length (cuff to cast off): 15 (18, 19, 20)cm/ 6 (7, 7.5, 7.75)“

Recommend Yarn
Marina Skua Mendip 4ply (100% pure British wool; 150m/164yds per 50g skein)

Full Mittens sample
1 skein each Coal (MC), Plum (CC1), Ore (CC2), Sage (CC3) and Sheep (CC4) on Mendip 4ply Sunny base.

Fingerless Mitts sample
1 skein each of Sheep (MC), Coal (CC1), Fox (CC2), Sky (CC3) and Bloom (CC4) on Mendip 4ply Stormy base.

Yarn requirements (Mittens)
MC 84 (122, 143, 182)m / 92 (134, 157, 199)yds
CC1 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC2 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC3 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC4 5 (5, 6, 6)m / 5 (6, 6, 7)yds

Yarn requirements (fingerless mitts)
MC 75 (107, 129, 148)m / 82 (117, 141, 162)yds
CC1 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC2 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC3 12(13, 14, 15m / 13 (14, 16, 17)yds
CC4 5 (5, 6, 6)m / 5 (6, 6, 7)yds

Yarn substitution
This is a great pattern for using up leftovers!
Any 4ply/sportweight yarn that is suitable for colourwork will work well - something a bit toothy works best! Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift or Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight would be very good.

Gauge
27st x 34rnds = 10cm over stocking stitch on larger needles. Suggest starting with 3mm.

Needles & Notions

• Gauge needles - dpns or 40cm circular
• one size smaller than gauge needles for ribbing - dpns or 40cm circular
• optional - one size larger than gauge needles for colourwork if required (more details in pattern about this option)
• one marker to show beginning of round and one for thumb gusset shaping
• stitch holder or scrap yarn for thumb stitches

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