These mittens feature alpaca amidst a variety of fair isle bands of differing widths to add visual interest. Designed as a thank-you gift for a friend who gifted me some alpaca fleece from her herd, the mittens were made with handspun yarn. Due to the large stitch count of the animal band repeats, only two sizes are offered. For smaller mittens, use smaller needles and/or finer yarn for a tighter gauge. For larger mittens, consider using heavier weight yarn and/or larger needles.

Pattern was fully test knit in handspun and commercial yarns- thanks Cait, Sabine, Edie, Linda, & Sharon!

SIZE:
Adult S (M): Measurements at rest after blocking: 7.4 (8)” /18.75 (20.25) cm hand circumference, 9 (9.75)”/22.75 (24.75) cm tall (including cuff)

GAUGE:
30 sts & 36 rows = 4“/10 cm in stranded colorwork after blocking

MATERIALS:
Sport weight yarn in 3 contrasting colors
Shown above in size M with 2-ply handspun alpaca blend yarns:
MC: 80% grey alpaca/20% blue Shetland wool (75 yds/26g used)
CC1: 66% brown alpaca/24% Shetland wool/10% chocolate Settlers Grove Angora (56yds/16g used)
CC2: black alpaca (91 yds/48g used)
U.S. 2.5 (3 mm) needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Stitch markers
12“/30 cm smooth cotton waste yarn
Tapestry needle
Optional magnetic board

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