Stratus Collection
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Description:
The Stratus collection includes two patterns, Stratus Fingerless Mitts and Stratus Headband.
The headband uses a broken rib pattern and is very easy to make.
Fingerless mittens have broken rib stitch on the backside of a hand, and the rest of the pattern includes 2x2 ribbing and stockinette stitch.
Skills:
For the headband only how to do knit and purl stitches.
For the mitts, you’ll need to know how to knit in a round. The pattern doesn’t specify how to divide sts between needles for knitting in the round. You’ll choose your preferable needles (4 dpns, 5 dpns or circular) and dived sts as you usually do for this type of knitting.
The pattern use Right (RLI) and Left (LLI) lifted increases. You can easily find video tutorials on Youtube or use other types of increases like Kfb, or M1R/M1L.
Materials:
Yarn: for the set 180 yds (164 m), this includes 110 yds (100 m) for the mitts and 70 yds (64 m) for the headband of worsted or aran weight yarn.
Samples are made with Juniper Moon Farm Stratus 60% Wool 10% Yak 10% Alpaca, 20% Nylon, 142 yds (130 m)/50 g, and Yarn Bee Marblesque 94% Acrylic 3% Wool 3% Alpaca, 216 yds (198 m)/100 g
Needles: size US 7 (4.5 mm), for the mitts DPNs or circular needles length 32” (for magic loop method), for the headband any type of needles at least 6” (15 cm) long.
Notions: 2 markers, tapestry needle, piece of waste yarn
Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round
20 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in broken rib stitch pattern
Sizes:
Mitts: Adult Medium, to fit 8” (20 cm) hand circumference at palm
Finished size 7” (18 cm) long and 6.5” (17 cm) circumference
Headband: Small - Medium - Large
Finished size 4.5” (11 cm) wide and 16.5” (42 cm) - 17.5” (44.5 cm) - 18.5” (47 cm) circumference
For more information about the pattern, see the blog post here.
I would love to see your creation using my pattern, tag me on Instagram @natalia_yarncraft
or use hashtags #StratusFingerlessMitts #StratusHeadband and #NataliaPleshkoDesign
The Stratus collection includes two patterns, Stratus Fingerless Mitts and Stratus Headband.
The headband uses a broken rib pattern and is very easy to make.
Fingerless mittens have broken rib stitch on the backside of a hand, and the rest of the pattern includes 2x2 ribbing and stockinette stitch.
Skills:
For the headband only how to do knit and purl stitches.
For the mitts, you’ll need to know how to knit in a round. The pattern doesn’t specify how to divide sts between needles for knitting in the round. You’ll choose your preferable needles (4 dpns, 5 dpns or circular) and dived sts as you usually do for this type of knitting.
The pattern use Right (RLI) and Left (LLI) lifted increases. You can easily find video tutorials on Youtube or use other types of increases like Kfb, or M1R/M1L.
Materials:
Yarn: for the set 180 yds (164 m), this includes 110 yds (100 m) for the mitts and 70 yds (64 m) for the headband of worsted or aran weight yarn.
Samples are made with Juniper Moon Farm Stratus 60% Wool 10% Yak 10% Alpaca, 20% Nylon, 142 yds (130 m)/50 g, and Yarn Bee Marblesque 94% Acrylic 3% Wool 3% Alpaca, 216 yds (198 m)/100 g
Needles: size US 7 (4.5 mm), for the mitts DPNs or circular needles length 32” (for magic loop method), for the headband any type of needles at least 6” (15 cm) long.
Notions: 2 markers, tapestry needle, piece of waste yarn
Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch in the round
20 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in broken rib stitch pattern
Sizes:
Mitts: Adult Medium, to fit 8” (20 cm) hand circumference at palm
Finished size 7” (18 cm) long and 6.5” (17 cm) circumference
Headband: Small - Medium - Large
Finished size 4.5” (11 cm) wide and 16.5” (42 cm) - 17.5” (44.5 cm) - 18.5” (47 cm) circumference
For more information about the pattern, see the blog post here.
I would love to see your creation using my pattern, tag me on Instagram @natalia_yarncraft
or use hashtags #StratusFingerlessMitts #StratusHeadband and #NataliaPleshkoDesign
