Lift & Texture

BY AIMÉE HANSEN / YARNGERIE

There is something special about the texture that comes to life in watercolor paintings. I love how the paint saturates the paper grains in one place, then by lifting the paint off a bit gives you a delicate gradient effect. This set of fingerless mitts and matching scarf celebrate the various textures you find in watercolor paintings when allowing the paints to pool in some places and be lifted in others. 

Skill Level: Intermediate

Hook: US G/6 (4.0 mm)

Notions: tapestry needle

Sizing

Sizes: 

Mitts: A (B, C, D) 

To Fit Hand Circumference: 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.5)" / 16.5 (19, 22, 24) cm 

Scarf/Shawl: Small (Large) 

Finished Measurements:  

Mitt Length: 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.5)" / 17 (19, 22, 24) cm 

Mitt Circumference: 5 (6, 7, 8)" /13 (15, 18, 20) cm 

Mitts should have 1-1.5" (2.5-4 cm) of negative ease. 

Scarf/Shawl: 38 (80)" long x 11 (30)" deep (92 (203) cm x 28 (76) cm), blocked 

Yarn Needed

Fingering weight yarn

Mitts: 99 (136, 180, 230) yds (91 (124, 165, 210) m) used / 1 (1, 1, 2) skeins needed 

Scarf/Shawl: 268 (600) yds (245 (549) m) used / 2 (3) skeins needed 

Colorway: Light of Love 

This yarn is available as part of the May 2022 KnitCrate Malabrigo Quarterly Club subscription.