Birch Gloves

Snowflakes and frost cover every inch of the ground of cold winter mornings. Even with the sun peeking through the clouds, the air is brisk and calls for something warm to cover your hands on a wintry outing. What could be better than a pair of elegant hand-knit gloves? The Birch Gloves are the perfect solution. Birch Gloves Designed by Adrienne Larsen SIZES Adult Medium FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Palm Circumference: 7½” Hand Height: 6½” Cuff Height: 4½” MATERIALS Universal Yarn Kingston Tweed (50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% mixed; 50g/194 yds) • 102 Calcite (MC) – 2 skeins • 112 Basalt (CC) – 1 skein Needles: US Size 2 (2.75 mm) set of DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, cable needle (cn), stitch holders or waste yarn GAUGE 27 sts x 38 rnds = 4” in St st 32 sts & 48 rnds = 4” in Cuff Patt Save time check your gauge. PATTERN NOTES The cuff and glove are knit separately and seamed together with a 4-st I-cord. Both the cuff and the glove are knit in the round from the bottom-up. In this pattern, all slipped stitches are worked purlwise with yarn held in back.