ovis mitts

> Sign up for my newsletter at thepetiteknitter.com/newsletter and get an exclusive discount for the ovis mitts, socks and jumper. Offer expires on January 13, 11:59 p.m. est. Ovis mitts is a woolly project for sheep lovers and is a matching project for the [ovis socks][1]. The mitts are knitted bottom-up and in the round, featuring a stranded colourwork motif throughout. The thumbs are knitted using the afterthought thumb technique. You can choose to “mismatch” your mitts as shown in the photos or knit two identical mitts. **Hand Circumference** cm- 18 (19) 20 inches - 7 (7½) 8 **Hand Length** cm- 15 (16.5) 18 inches - 6 (6½) 7¼ **Cuff Circumference** cm- 16.5 (18) 19 inches - 6½ (7) 7½ **Yarn** Istex Einband held double with Ritual Dyes Fae Colour a - 9076 // Dune Colour b - 1026 // Natural Colour c - black fingering yarn from stash **Yarn Substitute Mohair** [Drops Kid Silk][2] [Isager Silk Mohair][3] [The Farmers Daughters Fibers Mighty Mo][4] [Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair][5] [Alize Kid Royal][6] **Fingering weight yarn** [Knit Picks Palette][7] [Lang Yarns Jawoll Superwash Solids][8] [Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids][9] [Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift][10] **Yardage** Yardage is calculated based on mistmatched pair and is listed for each colour. For example, if you are knitting the smallest size, you will need 84 meters of colour a in einband and 84 meters of colour a in fae. The same applies for colour b. Colour a - einband & fae metres - 50 (65) 80 yards - 55 (70) 88 Colour b - einband & fae metres - 50 (65) 80 yards - 55 (70) 88 Colour c - any black fingering weight yarn metres - 5 (8) 12 yards - 6 (9) 13 [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ovis-socks-2 [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/garnstudio-drops-kid-silk [3]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/isager-strik-silk-mohair [4]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/the-farmers-daughter-fibers-mighty-mo [5]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knitting-for-olive-soft-silk-mohair [6]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/alize-kid-royal [7]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-palette [8]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lang-yarns-jawoll-superwash-solids [9]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-heritage-solids [10]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/jamiesons-of-shetland-shetland-spindrift