Steamboat Mitts by Martha Wissing

Steamboat Mitts

Knitting
November 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
125 - 150 yards (114 - 137 m)
One size
English
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Both the worsted and chunky weight versions of the Steamboat Mitts are worked with the same number of stitches. The chunky weight mitts are knit with a smaller size needle than usual, creating a warm dense mitt. The mitts are knit in the round, from the cuff to the palm. The first 18 sts of ribbing becomes the cable panel. It is recommended to place these sts on one dpn, and divide the remaining sts onto two needles.

Finished Measurements
9” long

Materials
Worsted weight version
1 Hank AMANOWARMI (100 GRS/164 yds), #6009 Blue Berry
Double pointed knitting needles (dpn), size 7 (4.5 mm) and 8 (5 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE (or desired needle type for small circumference circular knitting)

Chunky weight version
1 Hank BERROCO ULTRA ALPACA CHUNKY (100 GRS/131 yds), #7279 Potting Soil Mix
Double pointed knitting needles (dpn), size 8 (5 mm) and 9 (5.5 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE (or desired needle type for small circumference circular knitting)

Stitch markers
Stitch holder or waste yarn
Cable needle (cn)

Gauge
18 sts = 4”; 24 rows = 4” in St st using size 8 (5.5 mm) needles – worsted weight version
16 sts = 4”; 26 rows = 4” in St st using size 9 (5.5 mm) needles – chunky weight version
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

Pattern stitch is both charted and written.