Alpenhorn
by Laura Patterson
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Alpenhorn
Based on old twisted stitch motifs from Austria, these fingerless mitts are a combination of tulips and staggered chains of windows. Mitts are worked in the round from the cuff toward the fingers, widening for a thumb gusset, then brought back together at the fingers. Gusset sts worked in rib before finishing.
Coordinates with the Edelweiss socks.
Yarn: 175 (200, 225) yards fingering weight yarn.
Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) needles.
Skills: knitting in the round, k2tog, ssk, twisted stitches, provisional cast on, picking up sts.
Notions: stitch markers and waste yarn.
Stitch patterns: Charted and written.
Difficulty: Intermediate.
For more information, see:
http://fiberdreams.com/alpenhorn/
About this yarn
by Posh Yarn
Fingering
100% Merino
400 yards
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