The Hollingbourne mitts colourwork pattern is inspired by my visits to my grandma in Hollingbourne Road in London when I was a little girl. She had a love for making and was always working on something when I came to visit, whether it was knitting, sewing or even felting little stuffed animals for me to play with. The colourwork pattern reminds me of the curtains they had in the attic of their Victorian house where I would stay. I would lie staring up at the pattern and look through to the chimneys pots of the London skyline. The original sock pattern was made in blue like the sky. These mitts are made in pink for grandma´s favourite colour (and the shade she would often dye her white hair ´to give it a bit more pizzazz´!)

These sweet and easy to knit mitts are knit in the round using two contrast colours with an overall colourwork pattern. Stitches are increased on the side to create the thumb.

Size
1, (2), 3 Three sizes can be obtained using different needle sizes. Recommended fit with no ease.
Wrist circumference: 17cm / 6.75”, (18cm / 7”), 19cm / 7.5”
Knuckles circumference: 18cm / 7”, (19cm / 7.5”), 20cm / almost 8”
(Smaller or larger sizes can be achieved with smaller or larger needles sizes and/or thinner or thicker yarn).

Gauge for colourwork:
Size 1: 34 sts x 38rnds to 10cm / 4”
Size 2: 32 sts x 36 rnds to 10cm / 4”
Size 3: 30 sts x 34 rnds to 10cm / 4”

Needles:
Size 1 (small): 2.25mm / 1 US for ribbing. 80 cm/32” circular needle for magic loop. 2.5mm / 1.5 US for colourwork and thumb sts.
Size 2 (medium): 2.5mm / 1.5 US for ribbing. 80cm/32” circular needle for magic loop. 2.75mm / US 2 for colourwork and thumb sts.
Size 3 (large): 2.75mm / 2 US for ribbing. 80 cm/32” circular needle for magic loop. 3mm / US 2.5 for colourwork and thumb.
(or whichever size needle suitable for achieving gauge).
Notions: Stitch markers and tapestry needle

Materials
Yarn: Retrosaria Mondim – 100% non superwash Portuguese wool. Fingering weight sock yarn. 100g, 421yds (385m).
MC: Lichia (pink) 40g, 168yds / 154m
CC: Undyed natural 15g, 63yds / 58m
or any fingering weight yarn.

This pattern has been tested.