Perri

Designed by Charlotte Walford in luxurious Artesano yarn, our Perri mittens feature a fabulous corrugated rib and a contemporary Fair Isle design in bright, modern colours. The stranding technique makes the fabric thick and warm and is a great challenge for intermediate knitters.

Using 4mm needles and yarn A cast on 46 sts Working in corrugated rib and stranding all yarns on WS work six rows as folls, noting that letter following instruction denotes which yarn to use:
❑ Row 1 (RS): (k1A, p1B), rep to end
❑ Row 2 (WS): (k1B, p1A), rep to end
❑ Row 3 (RS): (k1A, p1C), rep to end
❑ Row 4 (WS): (k1C, p1A), rep to end
❑ Row 5 (RS): (k1A, p1D), rep to end
❑ Row 6 (WS): (k1D, p1A), rep to end
❑ Work from Main chart (overleaf), starting on Row 1 and working sts between outer blue lines only throughout (Chart sts 2-47) until end of Row 18

❑ Row 19 (RS): work 24 sts from Row 19 of Main chart to blue rectangle (chart sts 2- 25), pm, working from Row 1 of Right hand thumb chart m1L, k2, m1R, pm, work rem 20 sts after blue rectangle (chart sts 28-47) from Main chart. 48 sts
❑ Cont in this way, working sts from Main chart to first marker, then sts between markers from Right hand thumb chart and rem sts from Main chart, omitting sts within blue rectangle, until end of Main chart Row 32. 60 sts

❑ Row 33 (RS): work 24 sts from Main chart to marker (chart sts 2-25), work m1L, k16, m1R from Row 15 of Right hand thumb chart (overleaf), slip next 20 sts to holder (these sts will form palm of mitten), turn
❑ Using yarn D cast on two sts using cable method (see Knit wise panel), p20 (including two sts just cast on), sl next 24 sts to holder (these sts will form back of mitten), turn, cast on two sts using cable method. Do not turn work
❑ Work Rows 17-23 of Right hand thumb chart on rem 22 sts
❑ Using yarn B cast off all thumb sts pwise Sew in all yarn ends from thumb, join thumb seam
❑ With RS facing, rejoin yarn D to 20 sts for palm left on holder, k across sts, turn, p20, pick up two sts from cast on sts at base of thumb, p across 24 sts from holder for back of mitten. 46 sts
❑ Cont working Rows 35-42 from Main chart, working sts between outer blue lines only throughout (chart sts 2-47) Working in corrugated rib and stranding all yarns on WS work six rows as folls:
❑ Row 1 (RS): (k1B, p1C), rep to end
❑ Row 2 (WS): (k1C, p1B), rep to end
❑ Row 3 (RS): (k1B, p1A), rep to end
❑ Row 4 (WS): (k1A, p1B), rep to end
❑ Row 5 (RS): (k1B, p1D), rep to end
❑ Row 6 (WS): (k1D, p1B), rep to end
❑ Using yarn B cast off kwise

Using 4mm needles and yarn A cast on 46 sts Working in corrugated rib and stranding all yarns on WS work six rows as folls:
❑ Row 1 (RS): (p1B, k1A), rep to end
❑ Row 2 (WS): (p1A, k1B), rep to end
❑ Row 3 (RS): (p1C, k1A), rep to end
❑ Row 4 (WS): (p1A, k1C), rep to end
❑ Row 5 (RS): (p1D, k1A), rep to end
❑ Row 6 (WS): (p1A, k1D), rep to end
❑ Work from Main chart, starting on Row 1 and working sts between outer green lines only throughout (chart sts 1-46) until end of Row 18

❑ Row 19 (RS): work 20 sts from row 19 of Main chart to green rectangle (chart sts 1-20), pm, working from row 1 of Left hand thumb chart (overleaf), m1L, k2, m1R, pm, work rem 24 sts after green rectangle (chart sts 23-46) from Main chart. 48 sts
❑ Cont in this way, working sts from Main chart to first marker, then sts between markers from Left hand thumb chart and rem sts from Main chart, omitting sts within green rectangle, until end of Main chart Row 32. 60 sts

❑ Row 33 (RS): work 20 sts from Main chart to marker (chart sts 1-20), work m1L, k16, m1R from Row 15 of Left hand thumb chart, sl next 24 sts to holder (these sts will form the back of mitten), turn
❑ Using yarn D cast on two sts using cable method, p20 sts (including two sts just cast on), sl next 20 sts to holder (these sts will form palm of mitten), turn, cast on two sts using cable method. Do not turn work
❑  Rows 17-23 of Left hand thumb chart on rem 22 sts
❑ Using yarn B cast off all thumb sts pwise Sew in all yarn ends from thumb, join thumb seam
❑ With RS facing, rejoin yarn D to 24 sts for back of mitten left on holder, k across sts, turn, p24, pick up two sts from cast on sts at base of thumb, p across 20 sts for palm from holder. 46 sts
❑ Cont working rows 35-42 from Main chart, working sts between outer green lines only throughout (chart sts 1-46) Working in corrugated rib and stranding all yarns on WS work six rows as folls:
❑ Row 1 (RS): (p1C, k1B), rep to end
❑ Row 2 (WS): (p1B, k1C), rep to end
❑ Row 3 (RS): (p1A, k1B), rep to end
❑ Row 4 (WS): (p1B, k1A), rep to end
❑ Row 5 (RS): (p1D, k1B), rep to end
❑ Row 6 (WS): (p1B, k1D), rep to end
❑ Using yarn B cast off kwise

Sew in all ends on WS. Wash and block mitten. Join side seam using mattress st (p90), taking in one st at each edge.

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To fit: average-sized women’s hands