Textured stranded colorwork incorporates knits and purls for gentle texture and a blurry, heathered look where two colors meet in a purl bump. These mittens use texture to create a complex palette out of just three natural colors.
Finished Size: 7½ (8½ , 9½ )" hand circumference and 10¼ (10¾ , 11¼ )" long. Mittens shown measure 7½ ".
Yarn: Elemental Affects Natural Shetland Fingering (100% wool; 118 yd [108 m]/28 g): mioget (off-white; MC) and fawn (light brown; CC1), 2 skeins each; emsket (charcoal gray; CC2), 1 skein.
Yarn Weight: #3 - Light
Needles: Size 2 (2.75 mm): set of 5 double-pointed (dpn), or two circulars (cir), or one long cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Marker (m); waste yarn; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 32 sts and 33 rnds = 4" in Body patt.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2010