Love in My Roses Mittens

**PATTERN NOTES** Love in My Roses is rooted in traditional Selbu-style mittens, with a modern twist. The mittens are knit from the cuff up in stranded colourwork. The entire pattern is charted. Always read the charts from right to left for each rnd. When working stranded colourwork, keep floats loose across the back of the work and catch floats longer than 5 sts. Once finished, be sure to give your mittens a good wash and lay them flat to dry. You’ll be amazed by how evenly the stitches settle, with a fine cashmere halo that gives the mittens a gently polished finish. **EXPERIENCE LEVEL** Intermediate **TECHNIQUES USED** Long-tail cast on Knitting and purling Increasing and decreasing Working in the round Reading a chart Stranded colourwork **SIZE** One size - Women’s S/M Size up or down using larger or smaller needles **FINISHED MEASUREMENTS** Hand circumference: 8” / 20 cm Length from cuff to tip: 9½” / 24 cm **MATERIALS** **Yarn** Cherished Fibres CASHMERE FINGERING (Fingering Weight; 100% Cashmere; 100 m / 109 yds per 25 g ball | 200 m / 218 yds per 50 g ball) MC – 1 50 g ball, colourway F216 Pine CC – 1 25 g ball, colourway F217 London Fog **Needles** 2.5 mm (US 1.5) DPNs or needles in preferred style for working small circumferences in the round **Notions** Waste yarn Tapestry needle **GAUGE** 34 sts & 38 rnds = 4” / 10 cm over stranded colourwork on 2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles, after blocking.