My Rainbow Heart Mitts

a LOVEly stranded project

$6.00

We all need a little love and rainbows in our lives. I wrote this pattern to get a little happiness out into the world, one rainbow at a time. This is a fun, simple colorwork pattern that is easy to memorize. This pattern was specifically designed to showcase the rainbow in your yarn stash.

SIZES : 
Adult Small (Medium, Large)  

YARN : 
FINGERING WEIGHT YARN
Main Color : 110 (130, 150) yards
TOTAL Contrasting Color : 76 (88, 100) yards
Contrasting Color/6-round repeat* : 3-3.5 (3.5-4, 4-4.5) yards
*All CC color changes in chart A will require 3 (3.5, 4) yards. All CC color changes in chart B will require 3.5 (4, 4.5) yards.

SHOWN IN: Canon Hand Dyes CHARLES MERINO SOCK (80% Superwash Merino 20% Nylon, 395 yards / 100 grams) or other FINGERING weight yarn
“Silver” for MC & “Bright, Fierce Colour” 24-Color Mini Skein Set for CC

FINISHED DIMENSIONS : 
Circumference : 6 (7, 8) inches
Length : 9.5 inches

NEEDLES : 
US 3 (3.25mm) & US 1 (2.25mm) DPNs or other small circumference needles in each size or size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE : 
32 stitches & 40 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch (using colorwork heart motif) on LARGER NEEDLES

NOTIONS : 
2 stitch markers, scrap yarn, & tapestry needle

SKILLS : 
stranded colorwork & knitting in the round

LEVEL : 
intermediate