The Whitebeam Mitt design comes from walking under the Swedish whitebeam trees that line the old marketplace in Sue’s village, a familiar sight throughout lowland Scotland, planted to green up streets and then spread into the wider countryside by thrushes that love their generous crops of fat, red berries.

Their distinctive lobed leaves and berries are knitted into the mitts.

ONE SIZE

Finished circumference: 18 cm / 7 in, stretches to 22 cm / 8.5 in
Finished length: 19 cm / 7.5 in

Designed to be worn with 0–4 cm / 0–1.5 in negative ease

YARNS

Balmerino DK, 100% ‘Scottish Merino’, 172 m / 186 yds per 50g - 1 ball

Sample 1: White Campion

OR Di Gilipin Bell Wether, 100% ‘Scottish Merino’, 172 m / 186 yds per 50g - 1 ball

Sample 2: Samphire Martini

OR in DK weight yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has good stitch definition.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED

172 m / 186 yds

TECHNIQUES

Knitting in the round, reading charts, cables