Product Description
**About The Design:**All textiles intrigue me. Weavers will recognize this pattern as the Scandinavian Rosepath/Rosengang, which translates easily into color pattern knitting, with its small repeat!
I love to use Lamb’s Pride Worsted for mitts and mittens, as it makes such a cozy fabric. The pattern offers 3 colorways and 2 sizes in your choice of a shorter or longer length mitt.
Sizes: S-M / M-L shorter [S-M / M-L longer]Hand Circ: 7.5 / 8 [7.5 / 8”]Total Length: 8.5 / 8.75 [10.5 / 10.75”]Hand Length: 4.5 / 4.75 [5.5 / 5.75”]Fingertip and Wrist Rib Lengths: 2 / 2 [2.5 / 2.5”]Thumb Circ: 3.5 / 4 [3.5 / 4”]Thumb Length: 1.25”
**Gauge:**20 sts & 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st, with size 8 ndls; 22 sts & 23 rows = 4” in color patt, with size 8 ndls; 18 sts and 24 rows = 4” in St st, with size 9 ndls; and 20 sts & 22 rows = 4” in color patt with size 9 ndls.
Happy Knitting! Dawn
A Rose in Hand Fingerless Mitts by Dawn Brocco
What is Being Made
A Rose in Hand Fingerless Mitts are small, quick-to-knit hand accessories designed for year-round wear and gift-giving. These fingerless mitts feature an open fingertip design while providing wrist coverage and warmth. The pattern offers versatility with two available sizes (S-M and M-L) and two length options: a shorter mitt with 8.5" to 8.75" total length, or a longer mitt with 10.5" to 10.75" total length. Hand circumference ranges from 7.5" to 8" depending on size selection.
Design Inspiration and Colorways
The design draws from traditional Scandinavian textile work, specifically the Rosepath (also known as Rosengang) pattern. This historic weaving pattern translates beautifully into color pattern knitting through its small, manageable repeat structure. The pattern provides three distinct colorway options, allowing knitters to choose their preferred color combination while working the same fundamental stitch pattern.
Techniques and Stitches Used
A Rose in Hand Fingerless Mitts employ color pattern knitting as the primary technique, where the Rosepath design is created through strategic color changes rather than complex stitch manipulation. The mitts feature ribbed sections at both the fingertip and wrist areas, which provide elastic recovery and a refined finish. Standard knitting abbreviations are used throughout the pattern, including knit (k), purl (p), cast on (CO), bind off (BO), decrease (dec), and increase (inc) stitches.
Materials and Yarn Requirements
The designer recommends Lamb's Pride Worsted yarn for these mitts, praising its ability to create a cozy, durable fabric ideal for hand-wear projects. The pattern accommodates multiple yarn weights in the worsted family, including worsted weight, heavy worsted, and aran weight options. Knitters will need double-pointed needles (dpns) appropriate to their chosen yarn weight, as the small circumference of mitts necessitates this needle style for working in the round.
Skill Level
Rated as intermediate difficulty, A Rose in Hand Fingerless Mitts require foundational knitting knowledge including comfort with working in the round on double-pointed needles and the ability to follow color pattern instructions. The small repeat of the Rosepath design makes it accessible for knitters developing their color work skills.
Project Format
This pattern is available as a downloadable PDF, providing immediate access to the complete instructions, schematic dimensions, abbreviation guide, and colorway options for independent knitters.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Aran, Heavy Worsted, Worsted |
| Featured Products: | Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Dawn Brocco |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | waste yarn |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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