Rakel
Whether you’re headed out for an afternoon walk on a chilly day, a play date at the park, or waiting for the train on your commute, you’ll be glad to have a pair of Rakel Mitts handy.
Featuring a richly textured lace panel, these mitts are an elegant addition to your cold-weather wardrobe.
The pattern includes instructions for both mittens and fingerless mitts. I designed the mittens using Tukuwool ‘Fingering.’ I was so pleased with the way that this rustic, woolen spun yarn showed off the lace and created a light, lofty fabric for trapping warmth around my hands. A single 50g skein will make a pair of mittens with yarn to spare.
A friend test knit the fingerless mitts in Woolfolk ‘Tynd’ and they are luxurious, softer than kittens and utterly cozy. A single 50g skein of ‘Tynd’ will make a pair of fingerless mitts.
Size
Circumference: 6.8” / 17cm
Mitten Length: 10.25”/ 26cm
Fingerless Mitt Length: 8” / 20cm
Yarn
Mittens: Tukuwool, ‘Fingering’
(100% Finnish Wool, 195m per 50g)
Shown in color way ‘Auri,’ 1 skein or 195m of a similar fingering weight yarn
Needles
US 1 / 2.25mm or size needed to get gauge, 40” circular or DPN’s
Notions
Waste yarn
Removable stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Gauge
Using US 1/ 2.25mm needle, 34 sts and 46 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, in the round, after blocking
Techniques Used In This Pattern
Long tail cast on
Knitting in the round
Basic lace patterning