“Along the sculptures of the western wall
I watched the moonlight creeping:
It moved as if it hardly moved at all
Inch by inch thinly peeping
Round on the pious figures of freestone.”
Thomas Hardy, A Cathedral Façade at Midnight

Reminiscent of the decorations of early cathedrals, the Holne Mittens take their name from the beautiful paintwork surviving in Holne’s Church of St. Mary the Virgin.

Materials:

Set of 5 DPNs, size 2.75 mm or size to get gauge
~ 150 yds of Main Colour (sport weight)
~ 150 yds of Contrast Colour A (sport weight)

Tapestry needle; 2 scrap pieces of yarn for thumb.

Gauge:

Small: 19 sts and 18 rounds = 2” across palm; Final measurements: 3½” across by 9½” long

Large: 16 sts and 15 rounds = 2” across palm; Final measurements: 4” across by 10½” long