Hiking Mitts
Yarn weight - Worsted (9 wpi) ?
Gauge - 18 stitches - 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Needle size - US 6 - 4.0 mm
Yardage - 110 - 130 yards (101 - 119 m)
Sizes available - S (L) - see details in notes
Seamless, bottom-up, fingerless mitts with thumb gusset.
Skills required
Long-tail cast-on
Knitting in the round
Decreasing
Increasing
Picking up stitches (just 2 per hand)
Gauge
18 stitches in 4 inches of blocked stockinette knit in the round
Sizes (measured above the thumb)
Small will fit hands measuring 6.75-8” around
Large will fit hands measuring 8.25-9.25” around
Materials
110 (130) yards of worsted-weight yarn
US 6/4 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge in whatever configuration you prefer for small diameter knitting
Second set of needles for the thumb gusset (dpns work well)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Suggested yarns
Patons North America Classic Wool Worsted