The Goldilocks Zone by Dianna Walla

The Goldilocks Zone

Knitting
May 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork with larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
140 yards (128 m)
7.5" / 19 cm hand circumference
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Laura Lam’s novel Goldilocks is a high-powered, high-concept feminist dystopian thriller about an all-female space crew on a mission to save humanity. I created these colorwork mitts as a tribute to the beautiful cover art, with space-themed motifs in six colors reminiscent of a dramatic sunset below a starry sky.

Yarn
6 colors of Jamieson’s of Shetland Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland wool, 115 yds / 105 m per 25 g ball) in the following quantities:

  • yarn color A: 30 yds / 27 m Black (1 ball)
  • yarn color B: 10 yds / 9 m Burnt Umber (1 ball)
  • yarn color C: 5 yds / 5 m Yellow Ochre (1 ball)
  • yarn color D: 20 yds / 18 m Foxglove (1 ball)
  • yarn color E: 25 yds / 23 m Surf (1 ball)
  • yarn color F: 50 yds / 46 m Dark Navy (1 ball)

If substituting yarn, fingering weight is recommended.

Gauge
26 stitches and 33 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork on larger needles

Needles
- 1 set DPNs in size needed to obtain gauge
(suggested size: US size 4 / 3.5 mm)
- 1 set DPNs two sizes smaller than gauge-size needles
(suggested size: US size 2 / 2.75 mm)

Finished dimensions
7.5” / 19 cm hand circumference
8” / 20 cm in length