These gloves are inspired Cherry Blossoms and are knit cuff to tip using stranded colourwork. They are beginner friendly, and the pattern features written, as well as charted instructions.
These step-by-step, beginner friendly instructions guide you to create your own Sakura Mittens.
Needles: 4mm and 3.5mm (US 6 and US 4) needles
Gauge: 10cm x 10cm = 4inch x 4inch = 20sts x 23 rows in colourwork chart, using 4mm/US 6 needles
Sizes: These Mittens come in 3 sizes: S (M) L, made for a hand circumference of 16.5-17.5 (18-19) 20.5-22cm / 6.7-7 (7.3-7.7) 7.9-8.3 inches,measured at the knuckles when the hand is relaxed
Materials: Stitch markers, scissors, darning needle, stitch holder or scrap yarn
Yarn Suggestions: These mittens are intended to be knit with a thicker yarn to create warm mittens. The yarn should be on the bulkier side for the 20sts gauge. Two colours of yarn are required, your Contrast Colour (CC) will be the colour of the flowers, and the Main Colour (MC) is the background colour.
The pink Sample is in Size M and was knit up in:
MC: Drops Air in colour 01 held together with Drops Kid Silk Mohair in colour 38
CC: Drops Air in colour 52 held together with Drops Kid Silk Mohair in colour 13
You will need around 210 (230) 250m of the MC, and 110 (130) 150m of the CC.
These gloves are inspired Cherry Blossoms and are knit cuff to tip using stranded colourwork. They are beginner friendly, and the pattern features written, as well as charted instructions.
These step-by-step, beginner friendly instructions guide you to create your own Sakura Mittens.
Needles: 4mm and 3.5mm (US 6 and US 4) needles
Gauge: 10cm x 10cm = 4inch x 4inch = 20sts x 23 rows in colourwork chart, using 4mm/US 6 needles
Sizes: These Mittens come in 3 sizes: S (M) L, made for a hand circumference of 16.5-17.5 (18-19) 20.5-22cm / 6.7-7 (7.3-7.7) 7.9-8.3 inches,measured at the knuckles when the hand is relaxed
Materials: Stitch markers, scissors, darning needle, stitch holder or scrap yarn
Yarn Suggestions: These mittens are intended to be knit with a thicker yarn to create warm mittens. The yarn should be on the bulkier side for the 20sts gauge. Two colours of yarn are required, your Contrast Colour (CC) will be the colour of the flowers, and the Main Colour (MC) is the background colour.
The pink Sample is in Size M and was knit up in:
MC: Drops Air in colour 01 held together with Drops Kid Silk Mohair in colour 38
CC: Drops Air in colour 52 held together with Drops Kid Silk Mohair in colour 13
You will need around 210 (230) 250m of the MC, and 110 (130) 150m of the CC.