Troll Bird Mitts by Kate Poe

Troll Bird Mitts

Knitting
May 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in stranded colorwork
US 1 - 2.25 mm
130 - 175 yards (119 - 160 m)
Adult - mitts will fit a hand circumference of about 7 inches
English
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The Terrible Troll Bird was a favorite when we were little and inspired the motifs in the Troll Bird Tam. Once the tam was completed, I needed mitts to go with it.

The mitts are worked in the same colors as the tam and use some of the same motifs. The troll bird itself is not included.


Yarn: Fingering weight yarn in the desired colors.
Yardage amounts listed are generous. The sample mitts used about 155 yards total.

Background color: 5 shades in the same color family that shade from dark (B1) to light (B5).
B1 - 54 yards/50m
B2 - 22 yards/21m
B3 - 54 yards/50m
B4 - 32 yards/30m
B5 - 11 yards/11m

Contrast colors: Red (C1), Purple (C2), White (C4)
C1 - 11 yards/11m
C2 - 22 yards/21m
C4 - 22 yards/21m

Shown in Knit Picks Palette
Background colorways: Verdant Heather, Forest Heather, Grass, Spearmint, Celadon Heather
Contrast colorways: Salsa Heather, Iris Heather, Cream

When choosing contrast colors, keep this in mind
• C1 needs to contrast with B1, B2, and B3.
• C2 needs to contrast with B2 and B3.
• C4 needs to contrast with B4 and B5.