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The Goldilocks Zone
Laura Lam’s novel Goldilocks is a high-powered, high-concept feminist dystopian thriller about an all-female space crew on a mission to save humanity. I created these colorwork mitts as a tribute to the beautiful cover art, with space-themed motifs in six colors reminiscent of a dramatic sunset below a starry sky.
Yarn
6 colors of Jamieson’s of Shetland Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland wool, 115 yds / 105 m per 25 g ball) in the following quantities:
- yarn color A: 30 yds / 27 m Black (1 ball)
- yarn color B: 10 yds / 9 m Burnt Umber (1 ball)
- yarn color C: 5 yds / 5 m Yellow Ochre (1 ball)
- yarn color D: 20 yds / 18 m Foxglove (1 ball)
- yarn color E: 25 yds / 23 m Surf (1 ball)
- yarn color F: 50 yds / 46 m Dark Navy (1 ball)
If substituting yarn, fingering weight is recommended.
Gauge
26 stitches and 33 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork on larger needles
Needles
- 1 set DPNs in size needed to obtain gauge
(suggested size: US size 4 / 3.5 mm)
- 1 set DPNs two sizes smaller than gauge-size needles
(suggested size: US size 2 / 2.75 mm)
Finished dimensions
7.5” / 19 cm hand circumference
8” / 20 cm in length
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- First published: May 2020
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