Montana Mittens

We all fall for those one-of-a-kind hand-painted skeins, but it can be a challenge to find the right pattern that shows them at their best. This mitten uses a simple woven/slipped pattern that does just that! The densely worked mittens are long, so there is no brazen display of wrist out in the cold!

MATERIALS

Yarn Mountain Colors Montana (100% US Merino-Rambouillet wool; 200 yd [183 m]/100 g; worsted weight), Silver Anniversary, 1 (1, 2) skeins.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm) and 5 (3.75 mm) set of double-pointed (dpn) or long circular for magic loop. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Stitch markers (m); stitch holder; tapestry needle.

Gauge 20 sts and 28 rnds = 4" (10 cm) in St st using larger needle, blocked. 20 sts and 52 rnds = 4" (10 cm) in patt stitch using larger needle, blocked.

Finished Size 7½ (8, 9)" (19 [20.5, 23] cm) hand circumference and 8 (9½, 10¾)" (20.5 [24, 27.5] cm) length. Shown in size 8".

Mary Lou Egan has been designing and teaching knitting for many years. She teaches regularly at the Yarnery in St. Paul, Minnesota, and at shops and fiber festivals nationwide. The title of her last book, Drop-Dead Easy Knits (Clarkson Potter, 2016)—coauthored with Gale Zucker and Kirsten Kapur—sums up her knitting philosophy. Find her on Instagram @MLEganDesign.

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