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REINDEER MOSS MITTENS

Designed by Hélène Magnússon

Field Guide no. 26: mOSS

Specs & Details

Category
Mittens
Suggested Yarn
Plotulopi by Istex
Yarn Weight
Worsted
Fiber
Wool
Gauge
18 sts and 20 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Needle Size
US 6, US 7
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Reindeer lichen is a pale sight in the Icelandic landscape, ruffled and dense, low to the ground. Here Hélène gives us a wink by rendering an actual reindeer onto the mitten tops.

Materials
— Plotulopi by Istex [100 g plates, each approx 328 yds (300 m), 100% new wool): 1 plate each #1423 Clover Green (MC) and #0001 White (CC)
— Size US 6 (4 mm) double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5)
— Size US 7 (4.5 mm) double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5), or size needed to achieve gauge
— Stitch marker
— Waste yarn

Gauge
18 sts and 20 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over stranded st st, using larger needles and 2 strands of yarn held tog

Sizes
To fit adult medium (large)

Knitted Measurements
Hand Circumference: 9 (10.5)” [22.5 (26.5) cm]
Length: 13.5 (15.75)” [34.5 (40) cm]

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