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Fair Isle Mittens

Fair Isle wool mittens

I was making these for someone but my mom saw them and fell in love with them. They're made from five colors, two or three being used at once for each pattern within the Fair Isle, so it adds another layer or two of warmth to the mittens.

Materials

eedles: US size 4 DP

or Circular needle for magic loop method

arn: Wool of the Andes  Worsted by Knitpicks (110 yds ea.) 5 balls, 1 in each of the followingcolors: Grass, Pumpkin, Pomegranate, Onyx Heather, Amethyst Heather

Stitch holder, scrap yarn, or extra circular needle for thumb

Crochet hook or tapestry needle for weaving in threads

Fair Isle Mittens

Instructions

rist

Cast On 48 st with green and purpleWork in 2X2 rib with contrasting colors for 8 rounds. Then:1 row green2 rows red3 rows purple1 row purple and gold alternating1 row gold and purple alternating2 rows gold. last 2 st of last row: m1, k1, m1, k11 row: k4green, k1purple1 row k1red, k4 green1 row purple

Thumb

sset

1: k24 in alternating purple and black, pm m1purple, k2, m1black, pm, knit in alternating color to end2: follow exact patterning of colors, knit all stitches3: k24 in

opposite

coloring (black, purple), m1black, k4 black purple black purple, m1black, k to end incoloring4: follow exact patterning, knit all stitches5: k24 in alternating purple and black, m1purple, k6, m1purple, k6 follow patterning7: k24, m1, k8, m1, k8: Exact patterning

Fair Isle Mittens

: Increase row10: Exact patterning11: Increase row12: Exact patterning13: Increase row14: Exact patterning(16 stitches between markers)

1: in alternating coloring, knit to marker, slip all stitches between markers onto stitch holder, continueknitting to end of row2: k1black, k1red to thumb, m2k2tog, k3: k1r, k1b4:red5: red5: k5red, k1orange6: rep row 57 rep row 58: k2red, k1green, k2red, k1orange 

: rep row 510: rep row 511: rep row 512: orange13: green14: orange15: purple16: k1 purple, k1green, k2red, k1green, k1purple