Revolution Mittens

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Revolution Collection

Start a knitting revolution with these starter two-colour brioche-knitting projects. Learn the basics of knitting this lush, striking stitch with projects that teach you how to knit two-colour brioche in the round.

Patterns include a wide range of sizes and have full tutorial support.

Project Level:

Intermediate

Construction:

Mittens are worked in the round from the cuff down with a thumb gusset, then the thumb is finished last.

Sizes:

The following measurements are hand circumferences, not garment measurements. The mittens have slight negative ease. Age designations are approximate.

1. Toddler: 5 inches (or 12.5 cm)

2. Child: 6 inches (or 15 cm)

3. Youth & Ladies’ Small: 7 inches (or 17.5 cm)

4. Ladies’ Large & Men’s Small: 8 inches (or 20.5 cm)

5. Men’s Large: 9 inches (or 23 cm)

6. Men’s Extra-Large: 10 inches (or 25.5 cm)

Supplies:

Yarn:

1 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3) balls each in two contrasting colours of worsted-weight natural-fibre yarn with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces). (100% synthetic fibres not recommended for brioche stitch. Wool or alpaca is best.)

Approximate yardages:

Each colour: 65 (85, 120, 180, 210, 250) metres [or 72 (93, 132, 197, 230, 274) yards]

Combined colours: 130 (170, 240, 360, 420, 500) metres [or 143 (186, 263, 394, 460, 547) yards]

Needles:

• 3.5 mm (US 4) double-pointed needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

• Optional: Instead of double-pointed needles, use two short circulars or one very long one with the Magic Loop method.

Notions:

• yarn needle

• yarn holder or scrap of yarn for holding thumb stitches

• Stitch markers

Gauge:

24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) over normal stockinette stitch knit flat OR

18 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) over brioche stockinette stitch in the round

SKILLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:

• Knit

• Purl

• Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch

All other required stitches are explained.

TECHNIQUES USED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:

• Knitting in the round using circular or double-pointed needles

• Two-Colour Long Tail Cast On OR Two-Colour Italian Cast On

• Backward Loop Cast On

• Two-Colour Brioche in the round

  • Brioche knit stitch

  • Brioche ribbing

  • Brioche increases and decreases

The brioche stitches have definitions and photos showing what they look like.

INCLUDED RESOURCES:

• A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.

• Full glossary

• Instructions for alterations

ALL SAMPLES (unless otherwise specified):

• Knit Picks Swish Worsted, a 100% Superwash Merino wool worsted-weight yarn with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces) that knits up to 18 to 20 stitches in 4 inches (10 cm) with size 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat

PINK & BLUE:

• Colourways: Lotus and Big Sky

• Size: 4 (Ladies’ Large)

RED & BLACK:

• Colourways: Coal and Serrano

• Size: 1 (Toddler)

RED AND BLUE:

• Colourways: Serrano and Gulfstream

• Size: 2 (Child)

GREEN, BEIGE & GREY:

• Knit Picks Swish Worsted

• Colourways: Jade, Doe

• Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, a 100% wool worsted-weight yarn with the same gauge as Swish Worsted

• Colourway: Dove Heather

• Size: 1 (Toddler)

Publishing Information:

Release Date: 2013

Most recent revision: June 2023

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Single Design Option

Project type: Mittens

Page Count: 13

ISBN (Standard PDF): 978-1-989800-82-9

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.

Update History:

December 5, 2017:

• Updated formatting

June 1, 2023:

• Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style.

• Clarified language where necessary.

• Updated URLs for new store and social links.

Pattern Accessibility (all formats):

Colour Blind Accessible – all text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.

Left-Handed Inclusive – instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

PDF (standard):

• This document can be navigated using bookmarks that link directly to various sections.

• All images have ALT-text descriptions.

• Fonts are embedded in the document, and it retains its original formatting.

• Any charts are also fully written out.

• Text uses minimal abbreviations to make the pattern easier to understand, and is written in plain language.

• Best for printing or sighted knitters.

I’m here to help. If you have questions about this item or your transaction or you need pattern support, please contact me, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. – Talena

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