Benevolent Hands mittens & muffatees pattern
This is a pattern for a pair of mittens and 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. In addition, there are 4 different animals to choose from: Barn Owl, Fox, Squirrel, and Rabbit.
And since there are longer floats over some sections, you may want to use the Ladder-back/Invisible Jacquard technique shown on the last page of this pattern.
yarn:
2 Ply Jumper Weight by Jamieson & Smith; Light Fingering; 100% Shetland 125yds (115m) / 25 grams
approximate yarn amounts for a pair of mittens:
colour A - 25 (27, 29, 35) g; 107 (115, 124, 149) yds / 98 (105, 113, 137) m
colour B - 21 (23, 25, 30) g; 90 (98, 107, 128) yds / 82 (90, 98, 117) m
If you are working mitten lining - 25 (27, 29, 35) g; 107 (115, 124, 149) yds / 98 (105, 113, 137) m approximately 40 (43, 46, 56) g of the same or lighter weight yarn such as Shetland Heritage Naturals by Jamieson & Smith (similar yds/m for mohair lining)
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
2.0mm - 3.0mm crochet hook for provisional cast-on
gauge:
34 (32, 30, 28) sts x 34 (32, 30, 28) rows = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 2.25 (2.5, 2.75, 3.0) mm needles
approximate finished size:
circumference - 7.5 (7.75, 8.5, 9) in / 19 (20, 21.5, 23) cm
additional tools:
needle to weave in ends, waste yarn/stitch holder
You will notice there are 2 pdf files for this pattern. One is the original with Jamieson & Smith yarn and the second is the Knit Picks version. You can find the kit there (soon) or dig into your Palette stash and knit, knit, knit! You will notice the sizes are slightly different, so please look at the data page for more details and the Palette yarn from Knit Picks in the images.
