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L’ A R B R E H A T + M I T T SI am fi rst and foremost a yarn-driven designer. Since I’ve spent most of my career promoting specifi c yarns for the companies that have employed me, I have grown quite used to having very clear parameters. When a yarn like Road to China crosses my path, I tend to reel a bit, but when the “blank slate” jitters subside, I turn to my trusty stitch dictionaries. I fell in love with the simplicity of the textured stitch I chose for the accessories featured here, and I couldn’t help but notice its resemblance to trees. Whenever I move to a new place my fi rst priority is fi nding a forest where I can go for long hikes year-round. I see the same calm, hallowed beauty in a skein of luxury fi bers, expertly spun and dyed, so this pairing is an homage to that parallelism.

F INISHED MEASUREMENTS

Mitts: 7" (18 cm) circumference

Hat: 19½" (49.5 cm) circumference

YARN

The Fibre Company Road to China worsted [65% baby alpaca / 15% silk / 10% camel/10% cashmere; 69 yards (63 meters) / 50 grams]: 4 hanks Lapis

Note: You will need 2 hanks each for Hat and Mitts.

NEEDLES

Mitts and Hat: One set of fi ve double-pointed needles (dpn) size US 8 (5 mm)

Hat: One 16" (40 cm) circular (circ) needle size US 8 (5 mm)

Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS

Stitch markers; small stitch holder (Mitts)

GAUGE

18 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Little Tree Pattern

A B B R E V I A T I O N

WLS (WORK LOOSE STRAND):

Insert right-hand needle under loose strand from Rnd 2 (strand will lay across right-hand needle) and knit the next st, drawing tip of right-hand needle back under loose strand so that it sits behind st just knit.

S T I T C H PA T T E R N S

1x1 Rib(even number of sts; 1-rnd repeat)ALL RNDS: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.

Little Tree Pattern(multiple of 8 sts; 4-rnd repeat)RNDS 1 AND 3: *K5, p3; repeat from * to end. RND 2: Slip 5 wyif, k3 (being careful not to pull

strand in front of slipped sts too tightly); repeat from * to end.

RND 4: *K2, WLS, k5; repeat from * to end. Repeat Rnds 1–4 for Little Tree Pattern.

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Copyright © Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads by Cirilia Rose, published by STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2014. Copyright © Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads by Cirilia Rose, published by STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2014.

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M I T T S

W R I S TUsing dpns, CO 32 sts. Join for working in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts; pm for beginning of rnd. Begin 1x1 Rib; work even for 6 rnds.

NEXT RND: Change to Little Tree Pattern; work even until piece measures approximately 6½" (16.5 cm) from the beginning, ending with Rnd 4.

H A N DS H A P E T H U M B G U S S E T

RND 1: K1, M1-r, k3, M1-l, k1, p3, pm, work in Little Tree Pattern as established to end—34 sts.

RND 2: Knit to marker, work to end.

RND 3: K1, M1-r, k5, M1-l, k1, p3, work to end—36 sts.

RND 4: Repeat Rnd 2.

RND 5: K1, M1-r, k7, M1-l, k1, p3, work to end—38 sts.

RND 6: K11 and transfer to st holder, CO 5 sts using Backward Loop CO (see last page), p3, work to end—32 sts.

NEXT RND: Working Little Tree Pattern across all sts, work even until piece measures 1" (2.5 cm) from Thumb opening, ending with Rnd 1 or 4 of Little Tree Pattern.

NEXT RND: Change to 1x1 Rib; work even for 6 rnds. BO all sts in pattern.

F I N I S H I N G

Block as desired.

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M A G P I E S

H A TUsing circ needle, CO 88 sts. Join for working in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts; pm for beginning of rnd. Begin 1x1 Rib; work even until piece measures 1" (2.5 cm) from the beginning.

NEXT RND: Change to Little Tree Pattern; work even until piece measures 6½" (16.5 cm) from the beginning, ending with Rnd 2.

S H A P E C R O W N

NOTE: Change to dpns when necessary for number of sts on needle.

RND 1: *K1, s2kp2, k4; repeat from * to end—66 sts remain.

RND 2: *K1, WLS, k4; repeat from * to end.

RND 3: *K3, p3; repeat from * to end.

RND 4: *Slip 3 wyif, k3; repeat from * to end.

RND 5: Repeat Rnd 3.

RND 6: *K1, WLS, k4; repeat from * to end.

RND 7: *K3, p3tog; repeat from * to end—44 sts remain.

RND 8: *Slip 3 wyif, k1; repeat from * to end.

RND 9: *K3, p1; repeat from * to end.

RND 10: *K1, WLS, k2; repeat from * to end.

RND 11: *K3, p1; repeat from * to end.

RND 12: *S2kp2, k1; repeat from * to end—22 sts remain.

RND 13: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.

RND 14: *K2tog; repeat from * to end—11 sts remain.

Cut yarn, leaving a 12" (30.5 cm) tail. Thread tail through sts twice, pull tight, and fasten off.

F I N I S H I N GBlock as desired.

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S P E C I A L T E C H N I Q U E S

BACKWARD LOOP COMake a loop (using a slip knot) with the working yarn and place it on the right-hand needle (first st CO), *wind yarn around thumb clockwise, insert right-hand needle into the front of the loop on thumb, remove thumb and tighten st on needle; repeat from * for remaining sts to be CO, or for casting on at the end of a row in progress.