Evening Primrose muffatees and mittens pattern

This is a pattern for a pair of mittens & muffatees worked from the bottom up and in the round, using the stranded colourwork technique.

There are charts for Left and Right mittens & muffatees. Finished size is determined by the needle size.

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 for a pair of mittens:

colour A (Apple) - 36 (38, 39, 43) g; 161 (170, 175, 192) yds; / 147 (155, 160, 176) m

colour B (Bramble) - 24 (25, 26, 28) g; 108 (112, 116, 125) yds / 99 (103, 106, 114) m

colours C & D (Marigold & Coral) - 5g; 27yds / 25m optional these colours are used for a pop of colour and Duplicate Stitch

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

3.0mm (us no 2.5) DPNs 6in/15cm; set of 5

gauge:

36 (34, 32, 30) sts x 36 (34, 32, 30) rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.25 (2.5, 2.75, 3.0) mm needles

approximate finished size:

circumference - 7.5 (8, 8.5, 9) in / 19 (20, 21.5, 23) cm

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, waste yarn/stitch holder