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Orinthia
Orinthia means “to excite and stir the mind”, which is how I feel about fall arriving: beautiful leaf colors and stunning knitwear to wear. The mittens were created to bring a little excitement and magic to my fall knitting. They are a fun project to learn new techniques and think about construction and fit in a completely different way.
The mittens are worked flat and sideways, with an entrelac panel and slip-stitch pattern that shows off coordinating mini-skein colors. They are surprisingly simple to make, with only one color yarn used at a time. Shaping of the thumb is created with short rows within the slip-stitch pattern and the mittens are finished with ribbed cuffs knitted in the round. This pattern uses one skein of yarn that contains 4 coordinating mini-skeins to create the pattern. It’s also a great way to use up leftover yarns.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 88.75, 9.25 inches/ 20.522, 23.5 cm
Length: 6.757.5, 8.25 inches/ 1719, 21 cm
Note: Measure around the palm of your hand above your thumb and choose the size with circumference closest to your actual hand measurement.
MATERIALS
Yarn - Blue Ridge Yarns Footlights 100% merino wool; 400 yd/366 m per 3.53 oz/100 g skein; color: Pansies; 11, 1 set of mini skeins
Yarn Characteristics:
Select a set of 4 sock yarn mini skeins in solid or semi-solid highly contrasting colours. Choose a high-twist, plied, fingering-weight yarn for durability. This would be a good project for using up leftovers of sock yarn, too.
Recommended needle size
US #1.5 /2.5mm needles for working flat
US #1.5 /2.5mm needle(s) for working a small circumference in the round
US #0 /2.0mm needle(s) for working a small circumference in the round
Notions
spacer a length of waste yarn for holding stitches
spacer stitch markers
GAUGE
28 sts/32 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch
32 sts/46 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in rib pattern
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- First published: June 2021
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