Faroe Broken Root Mittens by Claudia Krisniski

Faroe Broken Root Mittens

Knitting
January 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5.5 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
in stranded 2 color stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
150 - 200 yards (137 - 183 m)
4 sizes - adult small-xlarge
English
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Faroe Broken Root Mittens

countrywool 59 spring road hudson ny 12534
(518)828-4554 on the web: www.COUNTRYWOOL.com © 2026

1 skein each in 3 colors
MC
CC1
CC2
DK/worsted weight wools
125, 150, 175, 200 yards

Cascade 220 worsted 220 yd/100 grams
Prairie Spun 256 yds/100 grams

#3 and #5 double pointed needles
(or #4 and #6 for gauge)
1 clip for a marker
12” of slippery waste yarn
(for afterthought thumb)
ruler
darning needle

Gauge: 5.5 stitches = 1” in 2 color stranded stockinette stitch
sizes: small adult, medium, large, x large

KEY
BOR = Beginning Of the Round
evenly-by-eye: increase, or decrease, stitches needed casually, spacing them at quarter or half intervals as needed
K2TOG = knit 2 stitches together as one (= 1 stitch decreased)
seeded color pattern = knit one stitch color A , then next stitch color B, repeating around