Cheryl Smith muffatees pattern

This is a pattern for a pair of muffatees worked from the bottom up and in the round, using the stranded colourwork technique, and with a Latvian Braid detail. Size is determined by needle & gauge.

5 Sisters Farm is a small family farm that has been pasture-raising Shetland sheep for almost 15 years in the town of Plainfield, NH.

yarn:

Jumper Weight by 5 Sisters Farm; Light Fingering; 100% Shetland 250yds (228m) / 56g / 2oz

approximate yarn amounts:

colour A (Plum) - 18 (20, 23) g; 81 (90, 103) yds / 74 (83, 95) m

colour B (Bramble) - 8 (10, 12) g; 36 (45, 54) yds / 33 (41,50) m

colours C, D & E - 5g each; 22yds / 20m

needles:

2.0mm (us no 0) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.25mm (us no 1) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.5mm (us no 1.5) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

2.75mm (us no 2) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

gauge:

36 (34, 32) sts x 36 (34, 32) rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.25 (2.5, 2.75) mm needles

approximate finished size:

circumference - 6.75 (7.25, 7.75) in / 17.5 (18.5, 19.5) cm

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, waste yarn/stitch holder