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**Maize** - by Tin Can Knits
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*Learn to knit with Alexa and Emily! Maize is part of [The Simple Collection][1] - a learn to knit series with excellent free patterns and clear tutorials.
From your first hat, to socks and sweaters, learn everything you need to know to make modern seamless knits for all of your loved ones.*
**Want to keep up with Tin Can Knits?** Sign up for our [email updates][2] and we will let you know about our new [designs][3] and great [in-depth tutorials][4].
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**PATTERN INFO**
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**Sizing**
Toddler (Child, **Adult S, M, L**)
Fits hand: 6 (6.5, **7, 7.75, 8.5**)" around
Mitten length: 7 (7.5, **9.25, 9.75, 11.25**)" from cuff to tip
Fingerless mitt length: 4.5 (4.5, **5.75, 6.5, 7.75**)” from cuff to tip
*note these can be knit as fingerless mittens or as full mittens*
**Yarn**
Worsted / aran weight yarn
70 (80, 120, 150, 200) yards for mittens
50 (60, 80, 100, 140) yards for fingerless mitts
*samples shown in [SweetGeorgia Superwash Worsted][5] in ‘Goldmine’, ‘Tumbled Stone’, and ‘Bison’)*
**Needles**
US #6 / 4.0 mm *(or as required to meet gauge)*
**Gauge**
20 sts and 28 rows/ 4” in reverse stockinette stitch
**Notions**
stitch markers, darning needle, waste yarn
**Helpful Tutorials**
[Let's Knit a Mitten][6]
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For all pattern abbreviations, techniques, and to contact us, visit [www.tincanknits.com][7]
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[1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/the-simple-collection
[2]: http://eepurl.com/k5p8L
[3]: http://tincanknits.com/
[4]: http://tincanknits.com/techniques.html
[5]: http://www.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/item/superwash-worsted/
[6]: http://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/lets-knit-a-mitten/
[7]: http://www.tincanknits.com