Keep your hands warm in complete Canadian style with this checkered motif that suits both Lumber Jacks and Jackies! Whether you’re splitting wood, cross-country skiing or taking the huskies out for a run, you’ll want to wear these iconic mittens. The oh-so-clever mitten construction involves intarsia and slip stitches to create the checkered effect and the cuffs are added later and worked in the round— make them as long or as short as you like.
Published by River City Yarns. Pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry.
Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi) River City Yarns Epic Yarn
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle, 24" / 60 cm long 4 mm / US 6 needles for working in the round
18 sts and 38 rows = 4" /10 cm over Checkered Pattern using larger needles 18 sts and 24 rows = 4 ins / 10 cm over Stockinette Stitch
Hand circumference: 5 1⁄4 (6 1⁄4, 7, 8, 9, 9 3⁄4) ins / 13.5 (16, 18, 20.5, 23, 25) cm Hand length: 3 1⁄4 (4, 4, 5, 5 1⁄2, 6 1⁄4) ins / 8.5 (10, 10, 12.5, 14, 16) cm Cuff length: 2 (2 1⁄2, 3, 3, 3 1⁄4, 3 1⁄2) ins / 5 (6.5, 7.5, 7.5, 8, 9) cm
Knitting flat, knitting small circumference in the round (your choice of two circular needles, double pointed needles or Magic Loop technique), decreases, provisional cast on, intarsia, slipped stitches, NO stranded colourwork, seaming.
