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| Godiva Mitts |
The spark began last spring when I focused on the diamond shape of a single ‘aran’ fishermen’s style cable... I was looking at one beautiful cable, and I thought of fitting it onto the back of a hand to make a mitt -- allowing its gently tapering width to enhance the shaping of the mitt.
I had the image of a small, dainty, fitted mitt and I knew that I wanted it to be sweet and feminine. I decided to fill the cable with some lacy open-work.
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| Swatch on Hand |
I charted and then swatched the cable panel using a skein of yarn in my stash, Knit Picks Capretta in the Cream colorway. Then, somewhere in between August and September I made the first pair of Godiva Mitts.
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| First Godiva's in Knit Picks Caprette |
My friends at Gosh Yarn It! loved them when I brought them in on a regular Thursday "knit night" in October.
After other design obligations were met, I made the second pair of Godiva's using a single skein of Mango Moon Mulberry Meadow in the Rain Cloud colorway. These have a longer cuff -- a simple change, but one that gives the mitts a different look.
After other design obligations were met, I made the second pair of Godiva's using a single skein of Mango Moon Mulberry Meadow in the Rain Cloud colorway. These have a longer cuff -- a simple change, but one that gives the mitts a different look.
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| Longer cuffed mitts in Mango Moon Mulberry Meadow |
Details
Finished Measurements
7½” [19 cm]
un-stretched circumference (measured at widest point).
The cream-colored mitts are 7” [18 cm] long, with a 2½” [6.5 cm] cuff.
The gray mitts are 8½” [21.5 cm] long, with a 4" [10 cm] cuff.
Yarn
140 yd [128 m] of fingering weight yarn for shorter cuff
The cream-colored mitts are 7” [18 cm] long, with a 2½” [6.5 cm] cuff.
The gray mitts are 8½” [21.5 cm] long, with a 4" [10 cm] cuff.
Yarn
140 yd [128 m] of fingering weight yarn for shorter cuff
175 yd [160 m] of fingering weight yarn for longer cuff
Needles
Size US 2 [2.75 mm] needles (two circular or set of double-pointed)
Needles
Size US 2 [2.75 mm] needles (two circular or set of double-pointed)
Adjust needle size if necessary to
obtain the correct gauge.
My Godiva Mitts pattern has been carefully written and tech-edited, after which I ran an extremely successful test knit on Ravelry. I love my test knitters!
This pattern is available on Ravelry at an introductory reduced price of $3.75 until midnight (GMT) July 21. After that the pattern will be available at its regular price of $5.00.
Thanks for reading!
xoxox
