Stirring: Faradrim - meaning hunter

An Elven Reckoning - a year of knits from the last homely house is a collection of twelve beautiful garments and accessories inspired by the stories of Elves that inhabit Middle-Earth from J.R.R. Tolkien’s books.
In this book designer Sarah Alderson will take you on a journey through the six seasons that make up an elven reckoning.
The twelve beautiful patterns feature a wide range of design elements, from cables to stranded colourwork, slipped stitch patterns to lace. Sarah has created a pattern for every person (and Elf!).

Keep hands warm in the Echuir season, these mitts are fingerless to allow the use of hands for archery, sword-fighting or knitting.

The slip-stitch pattern is perfect for showing off multi-coloured yarns and the modified sewn bind-off keeps them snug around the fingers.

Faradrim is part of An Elven Reckoning - a year of knits from the last homely house book

Sizes:
Designed to be worn with 2.5 cm (1 in) of negative ease, measured around the palm of the hand without the thumb
To fit hand circumference:
18 (20.5, 23) cm
7 (8, 9) in
Finished length:
Long version - 37 cm / 14.5 in
Short version - 20 cm / 7.5 in

Yarn:
4 ply weight yarn.
Shown in
Long mitten - Misti Alpaca Handpainted Sock yarn: 50% alpaca, 30% merino wool, 10% silk, 10% nylon, 400 m (437 yds) in 100g, colour way 16
Short mitten - Knitting Goddess 4ply Britsock: 60% wool, 20% nylon & 20% alpaca, 400m (437 yds) in 100g, colour way Fairytale
Long version - 330 (380, 440) m / 360 (415, 480) yds
Short version - 200 (235, 270) m / 220 (255, 295) yds

Needles & Notions:
2.5mm (US 1.5) DPNs
2 stitch markers
Stitch holder or waste yarn
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
40 sts and 64 rows in 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) measured over Slip stitch pattern

Skills required:
Knit and purl stitches
Casting on and off
Increases
Knitting in the round

Pattern information:
Originally published September 2015.
Current version: Faradrim_v1.0.pdf
PDF size: 1.7MB
Technical Editor: Gwen Wagner-Adair
Model: Ellen-Scarlett Ryan and Suzi T
Photography: Christine Patterson