Tickety-boo mittens by Rachel Coopey

Tickety-boo mittens

Knitting
May 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Textured stitch pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
252 yards (230 m)
Small (Medium, Large, Extra-Large) (see below)
English
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Knitted in the round in squishy DK, these mittens are just the
thing to keep little hands warm.

Sizes
Small (Medium, Large, Extra-Large)
To fit hand circumference: 6 (6½, 7¼, 8) in {15 (16.5, 18.5, 20.5) cm}
Actual mitten circumference: 6¼ (7, 7¾, 8¼) in {16 (17.5, 19.5, 21) cm}
Length from cuff to fingertips: 8½ (9, 10, 11) in {21.5 (22.5, 25, 27.5) cm}

Skills
Casting on, knit, purl, knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing, grafting (Kitchener stitch) or three-needle bind-off method

Yarn
Fyberspates Vivacious DK (100% superwash merino; 115g skeins)
Lundy Island (815) 1 x 115g skein for all sizes
Shown in size Small worn by Emily (age 9).
Also shown in Slate (813), size Medium; and Peacock (809), size Large.

Needles and Accessories
1 set 3.25mm {US 3/UK 10} DPNs or your preferred needles for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size needed to get correct gauge
Stitch markers
Waste yarn

Gauge
24 sts and 36 rounds to 4in {10cm} over st st in the round using 3.25mm
needles, after washing and blocking
23 sts and 38 rounds to 4in {10cm}
over texture stitch pattern in the round using 3.25mm needles after washing and blocking

Pattern Notes
A tighter than normal gauge has been used for these mittens, to give a denser, more durable fabric. Although hand and thumb lengths are given, it is well worth checking as children’s hands do vary in size. The thumb gussets are set up differently on the left- and right-handed mittens – ensure you work one of each.

Distributors
UK, Europe, Rest of World
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USA and North America
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