Keep your hands warm in complete Canadian style with this checkered motif that suits both Lumber Jacks and Jackies! Whether you’re splitting wood, cross-country skiing or taking the huskies out for a run, you’ll want to wear these iconic mittens. The oh-so-clever mitten construction involves intarsia and slip stitches to create the checkered effect and the cuffs are added later and worked in the round— make them as long or as short as you like.
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We used River City Yarns Epic Yarn; 194 m / 212 yds per 100 g ball; 100% virgin wool: 1 ball each in 500 Royal Red (MC) and 200 Coal (CC)
Note: Epic yarn has been discontinued. For Epic substitutions, we recommend Cascade 220 which is also a 100% Peruvian wool, for the closest fibre match. Alternatively, Berroco Ultra Wool or Rowan Pure Wool Worsted would also be good matches if you are interested in a superwash wool substitution.
Six sizes available: Toddler (Child, Adult S, M, L, XL)
Hand circumference: 5 1⁄4 (6 1⁄4, 7, 8, 9, 9 3⁄4) ins / 13.5 (16, 18, 20.5, 23, 25) cm
Hand length: 3 1⁄4 (4, 4, 5, 5 1⁄2, 6 1⁄4) ins /8.5 (10, 10, 12.5, 14, 16) cm
Cuff length: 2 (2 1⁄2, 3, 3, 3 1⁄4, 3 1⁄2) ins /5 (6.5, 7.5, 7.5, 8, 9) cm
Designed exclusively for River City Yarns by Holli Yeoh.