Arachnid Mittens by Annie Watts

Arachnid Mittens

Knitting
May 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in charted patt
US 1 - 2.25 mm
460 yards (421 m)
7 1/2" hand circumference and 9 1/2" long
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.25.

-Size 7 1/2” hand circumference and 9 1/2” long
-Yarn Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (100% wool; 115 yd 105 m/25 g):
524 poppy (MC), 2 skeins
999 black (CC1), 1 skein
390 daffodil (CC2), 1 skein
Yarn distributed by Simply Shetland
-Gauge 36 sts and 44 rnds = 4” in charted patt
-Tools
Size 1 (2.25 mm): set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
Markers (m)
Stitch holder
Tapestry needle

Anansi the Trickster was a favorite story of Annie’s, so she paid homage to the clever spider in these mittens. Stranded colorwork forms the body, while duplicate stitch in a bright yellow adds pop.