Foraois Mittens by Heather Nolan

Foraois Mittens

Knitting
November 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
219 - 284 yards (200 - 260 m)
6, 7.5, 9 inches
English
This pattern is available from etsy.com for C$9.00.

Foraois, Irish for Forest, is a cozy pair of Icelandic mittens made to make your fingers cozy. They were designed for the way snow catches on the boughs in the winter forest.

These mittens are knit in aran weight lèttlopi from cuff to tip. They feature long ribbing for an optional folded cuff, thumb gusset, simple colourwork and decreases worked with k2tog in the round.

yarn:
lèttlopi
sample one: rust/light beige
sample two: black sheep/ light ash

yardage:
m / y
mc: 140, 180, 200 / 153, 197, 219
cc: 50, 55, 60 / 55, 60, 66

sizes (0 ease):
in: 6, 7.5, 9
cm: 15, 19, 22

needles:
US 3/ 3.25mm circulars or dpns
US 4/ 3.5mm circulars or dpns

gauge:
21 sts x 28 rows in 4” / 10cm in stockinette with larger needles.

Thanks for being here and happy knitting!