Meadow Queen Mitts

These elegant lace mitts, worked from the fingers to the wrist, come in two sizes and are easy to adjust in length.

Make them your own: choose your favorite yarn and color and treat yourself to an accessory that doesn’t need to be reserved for special occasions!

The panel of paired leaflets on the back of the hand is reminiscent of the compound leaves of the herb known as meadowsweet or “queen of the meadow” (Filipendula ulmaria). It is common in damp meadows throughout Europe, grows tall and produces conspicuous clusters of ivory flowers with a characteristic sweet scent.

Both the flowers and the green parts of the plant possess a pleasant, aromatic taste, and have been traditionally used as home fragrances or to flavor beverages and vinegar.

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Yarn

Sweet Paprika Pizzicato (80% superwash blue-faced leicester wool, 20% nylon; 412 yds [376 m]/115 gr): Cobblestone, 1 skein

Thanks to Sweet Paprika for donating the yarn and to Laura for knitting the sample.

Needle

Size US 2.5 (3mm) needles for knitting in the round over a small circumference and

2 additional dpns

or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge

26 sts and 44 rows = 4″ [10cm] in St st

30 sts and 44 rows = 4″ [10cm] in patt after blocking

Size

S (M/L): 6.25 (7.25)” [16 cm (18.5cm)] circumference and 9.25 (9.25)” [24 cm (24cm)] long

Notions

Cable needle, 5 stitch markers (2 locking stitch markers or safety pins), tapestry needle.

Tutorials

Kitchener

Cable without a cable needle

How to read a knitting chart

Make ribbing more even

Improved SSKs

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About the Designer: Sabine Kastner

Sabine rediscovered her knitting needles in 2013 after a long hiatus, and since then rarely leaves the house without a small project that allows her to try out new techniques and interesting details. She loves science, music and nature, which are also a source of inspiration for her designs.

You can find her online as “sortekatt” on Ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/designers/sabine-kastner) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sortekatt/).