PDF Pattern
My Sense of Direction Mitts, a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek design. Pattern includes both charts and written directions and includes charts for both upper and lower case L and R.
Size can be adjusted by using larger or smaller gauge.
Skills Needed: Working with two colors; working in the round; reading colorwork charts; cable cast-on; trapping floats; increasing; decreasing; backward loop cast on.
Size: Women’s Medium; Width: Approx. 7 ½” [19.1 cm]; Length: Approx. 7 ½” [19.1 cm]
Yarn: 2 skeins Fingering or DK yarn, approximately 200 yds each – 1 skein each of two colors.
Needles:
US size 3 [3.25 mm] double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
US size 2 [2.75 mm] double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 32 sts and 36 rnds= 4″ [10 cm] in charted pattern stitch on larger needles.
Other materials: Stitch markers, tapestry needle, tape measure.
Pattern is specifically charted so that motif is centered on back of hand and charts are included for both upper and lower case L and R. Turn your hands over, and the arrows on the palms point appropriately to the right or to the left.
