“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

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Inspired by the book by Peter S. Beagle. These mitts are worked in the round in stranded colorwork. Smartly placed stitches are utilized on the top hands motif to prevent long floats and give an ethereal, lunar feel to the mitts.

Sizes
Women’s Medium
Finished Circumference: 7 ½” (19 cm)
Length: 9” (23 cm)

As with many colorwork mitts, these were designed with no ease. To adjust the size of your mitts, you will need to go up or down a needle size.
For instance:
On size US 0 (2 mm) needles,
34 sts = 4” / 10 cm to knit mitts with a 7” (18 cm) circumference,
OR
On size US 2 / 2.75mm needles,
30 sts = 4” / 10 cm to knit mitts with a 8” (20) cm circumference.

Materials:
(10% Buffer has been added to all yardages)
Fingering Weight Yarn in 2 Colors;
Color A: 100 yards / 92 meters
Color B: 70 yards / 64 meters

We used Cape May Fiber MCN Sock
(~370 to 438 yards / 100 Gram, 80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon).
Colors:
Color A: Leviathan (oceanic blues with dark speckled)
Color B: Salt Water Taffy or Seahorse (pastel seafoams and soft pinks)

Needles
- US Size 0 (2 mm) and 1 (2.25 mm) 24” / 60 cm to work in Magic Loop technique or, if you prefer, use double pointed needles

Notions

• stitch marker
• tapestry needle
• waste yarn
• scissors

Gauge
32 sts, 38 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork knit in the round and blocked. To save time, take the time to check gauge.