Fair Isle Mitten MKALendar
DESCRIPTION
With the Fair Isle Mitten MKALendar you'll create a pair of colorwork mittens, fingerless mitts, or convertible flip-top mittens in 25 days. The mittens are worked from the cuff up in stranded colorwork using all sorts of fingering-weight yarn leftovers, scraps, half-a skeins, unicorn tails, or advent calendar minis. The pattern comes in three styles and four sizes designed to fit from kids to large adults.
Each day is presented as a stranded colorwork chart. All charts can be worked with just two colors but you can use as many as you wish! Your color choices determine whether your advent will be filled with classic or modern interpretations of traditional Fair Isle motifs. Regardless of how many colors you pick, all colorwork rounds are knit with just two colors and short floats. Tips for choosing and using colors are provided.
The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Only charted instructions are given for the daily colorwork patterns.
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This pattern was originally released as a 25-part mystery knitalong in December 2024.
SIZING
- XS [S, M, L]
- 50 [60, 70, 80] sts
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
- Hand circumference: approx. 15 [18, 21, 24] cm / 5¾ [7, 8, 9¼]"
- Fingerless mitts length: approx. 21.5 [22, 22.5, 23] cm / 8½ [8¾, 8¾, 9]"
- Mittens and flip-top mittens length: approx. 27 [28, 29, 30] cm / 10¾ [11, 11¼, 11¾]"
Choose a size that comes closest to your (or your recipient's) hand circumference with a small amount of positive ease.
GAUGE
- 34 sts × 40 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stranded colorwork, blocked
Gauge is independent of suggested needle size. Please take time to check your gauge before casting on.
MATERIALS
Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn in as many colors as you want (at least 2)
- For fingerless mitts: approx. 190 [240, 280, 330] m / 210 [260, 310, 360] yd in total
- For mittens: approx. 230 [280, 340, 390] m / 250 [310, 370, 430] yd in total
- For flip-top mittens: approx. 260 [320, 390, 460] m / 280 [350, 420, 500] yd in total
Needles
- Two sets of 2.5 mm / US #1½ double-pointed or circular needle(s) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions
- Colorwork yarn guide (optional)
- Fingering-weight waste yarn for peasant thumb
- Darning needle
TECHNIQUES USED
This pattern uses the following techniques: working small circumferences in the round, stranded colorwork, decreases, twisted ribbing, grafting, and whip stitch.
Instructions for the colorwork patterns are provided only as charts.
