Perforate (mitts) by Victoria Marchant Knits

Perforate (mitts)

Knitting
September 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in diagonal eyelet stitch
US 0 - 2.0 mm
140 - 160 yards (128 - 146 m)
Small, Medium, Large
low vision format available
English
This pattern is available from payhip.com for £5.00.

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A handed pair of mitts with opposing diagonal eyelets, Perforate shows off how effective a simple stitch pattern can be with the right attention to detail. Designed to suit even the fussiest of mitt-wearers, the mitts are a perfect reflection of each other, with the diagonals lining up perfectly when you put your hands together.

Sizing

Perforate comes in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large

Small: 5.5” tall by 5.5” diameter (13.5cm tall by 11cm diameter) to fit hands up to 7” at widest part.

Medium: 6.5” tall by 6” diameter (16.5cm tall by 15cm diameter) to fit hands up to 8” at widest part

Large: 6.5” tall by 7” diameter (16.5cm tall by 18cm diameter) to fit hands up to 9” at widest part.

Stitches

knit
purl
knit 2 together
ssk
yarn over

Other Techniques

knitting in the round
long tail cast on
JSSBO

Sample Details

Yarn: Giddy Aunt Yarns Merino Singles in Oddball #115

Accessibility

Perforate includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

  • 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
  • Fully saturated black text on white background
  • Single column layout
  • Left-aligned text
  • No italics
  • No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
  • Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
  • Internal links to aid navigation
  • All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
  • All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
  • No bulleted lists
  • No tables
  • Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns