Specifications
YARN
280 yards worsted weight wool or wool blend yarn.
Suggestions:
Kelbourne Woolens Germantown
Manos del Uruguay Maxima
Quince and Co. Owl
Hat: 140 yards
Mittens: 140 yards
GAUGE
17 sts and 30 rnds = 4” in garter stitch on larger needles, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
1 – 16” US 7 (4.5 mm) circular.
1 – set US 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs.
NOTIONS
Stitch marker, darning needle.
SIZE
Hat: 18” circumference, 8.25” depth, unstretched.
Mittens: 7.5” circumference, 9.5” long.
SKILLS
Knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing.