A new pattern for your knitting enjoyment: the Flying Geese Mittens. Inspired by quilting patterns, these colorwork mittens feature a folded picot cuff, single color Vikkel braid, and geometric stranded patterning.
Designed using two colors of Acadia, granite and kelp, the Flying Geese mittens are the perfect project to knit during the warmer spring and summer months in preparation for mitten season.
Specifications:
• Yarn: Acadia in granite (MC) + kelp (CC), 1 skein each.
• Size: 7.5” hand circumference, 10.25” total length.
• Gauge: 25.5 sts and 27 rounds = 4” in Flying Geese pattern on larger needles.
• Needles: 1 set US 4 (3.50 mm) dpns + 1 set US 6 (4.00 mm) dpns.
The Flying Geese mittens pattern is available in hard copy form from your local Fibre Co. stockist, or via .pdf download from our website here or Ravelry store here. If you are a Fibre Co. stockist, give us a call or shoot us an email to purchase the pattern for your shop!
Photography by Amanda Stevenson Lupke.
Love these! I’m not a fan of colorwork (and yes, I have tried it), but these just might make me try it again. What can I say?