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Product Description
**About the Design:**These ladies’ mittens come in tons of options: 2 weights of yarn, 2 and 3 color Houndstooth patterning, up to 3 sizes, and 2 thumb styles. They are sampled in Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 and 128 Solids and Tweeds. Make a fun pair of mittens for yourself or for a gift!
Yarns are listed for the worsted wt. 2 and 3 color versions. The chunky wt versions use:2 color option -Cascade Yarns 128 Chunky Tweed, 90% Peruvian Highland wool/10% Donegal, 128 yd/100 g hank: 1 hank #7625 Tan (A) and Cascade Yarns 128 Chunky Solid. 128 yd/100 g hank, 1 hank #7628 Natural (B).
3 color option -128 Chunky Solid, 1 hank each: #9469 Hot Pink (A), #8559 Tangerine (B), and #8910 Citron (C).
Also US size 7 (4.5 mm), 8 (5 mm), and 9 (5.5 mm) dpns.
Gauge: 24 sts and 24 rnds (19 sts and 19 rnds) = 4” over patt with size 7 (9) ndls or size to give gauge.
Substitute Yarn Weight: Worsted (chunky)
Happy Knitting! Dawn
Houndstooth Mittens by Dawn Brocco
What is Being Made
These are ladies' mittens featuring a classic houndstooth pattern. The design offers exceptional versatility with multiple customization options, allowing knitters to create mittens tailored to their preferences and yarn availability. The pattern provides options for different yarn weights, color variations, sizing, and thumb construction methods, making it suitable for a range of knitting skill levels and aesthetic preferences.
Design Options and Variations
- Two yarn weight options: chunky and worsted weight yarns
- Two and three-color houndstooth patterning choices
- Up to three different sizes for proper fit
- Two thumb style variations for construction flexibility
Techniques and Stitches Used
This is an intermediate-level knitting project that employs stranded colorwork techniques to create the houndstooth pattern. The houndstooth design is a classic two-color or three-color intarsia or fair isle pattern that requires managing multiple yarn colors within rows. Knitters will work with standard knitting stitches adapted for colorwork, carrying yarn colors across the fabric to build the distinctive geometric houndstooth motif. The pattern includes options for different thumb construction methods, allowing knitters to choose between techniques such as afterthought thumbs or thumbs worked simultaneously with the main mitten body.
Materials
The pattern is sampled using Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 and Cascade 128 Solids and Tweeds. These yarns represent both worsted and chunky weight options. Knitters will need appropriate needles sized for their chosen yarn weight—typically US 6-8 needles for worsted weight and US 9-11 for chunky weight, though specific needle sizes should be confirmed in the pattern instructions based on desired gauge.
Pattern Format
This is a downloadable PDF pattern created by independent designer Dawn Brocco. The pattern is ideal for creating personal mittens or handmade gifts, offering enough customization options to suit individual preferences and yarn stash contents.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Chunky, Worsted |
| Featured Products: | Cascade Yarns 220 |
| Pages: | 9 |
| Designer: | Dawn Brocco |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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