Cabled Mittens

These stretchy cabled mittens are designed with negative ease for a clingy fit. The close fitting mittens keep hands warm and allow for more mobility since you don’t have extra fabric to slide around. The small best fits a slender hand. The difference in small and medium is only in the circumference, not length. 

Over the years, I've made at least 5 pair and I have used many types of yarn.  Using pure Alpaca, you'll get a soft, luxurious feeling mitten but it will be looser on the hand and won't wear as well.  My alpaca mittens feel warm, but look a mess after 6 years, with long globs of hair pulling out. 

Cascade 220 Superwash softens and expands a bit after washing.  When trying on the mitten while knitting it, I thought it would be too tight.  It expanded just enough to still fit well but with a bit of wiggle room. 

Skill Level - Intermediate

Suggested yarn: 

     Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash®

     1 ball of 220 yards (200 meters)

Yarn weight:     DK / 8 ply 

Gauge:   24"/32 rows = 4 inches st st

Needles:

     US 4 - 3.5 mm for the cuff

     US 5 - 3.75 mm

Sizes available:  Women's S (M)

This rewarding pattern is available as a downloadable PDF for $3.99

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