Knit from the top-down in the round. Yarn weight and needle size determine the size of your mittens. Use sport weight yarn for a child size (elementary age), or use worsted weight to fit an average adult woman.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate. Involves knitting two-stranded colorwork from a chart, circular knitting on double points (or magic loop if you prefer), Figure Eight cast on.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Child Length: 9 inches, Around hand: 7 inches Adult Length: 11 inches, Around hand: 8.5 inches

YARDAGE: Child’s approx 185 yards of MC & CC, sportweight. Adult’s approx 220 yards of both MC and CC, light worsted weight yarn.

GAUGE: Child size: 7 stitches and 8 rows per inch. Adult size: 6 stitches and 6.5 rows per inch.

Hat/Mitten Combo available for $6.00