My design ideas and advice: This pattern is one of eight pattern that I designed to launch especially at Yarndale 2017 along with the Mohair Tweed which was also just launched that year. The yarn is spun in Donegal so I named all the patterns using Irish words, Gael (pronounced gale) is the Irish word for an Irish person or a Scottish highlander – the essence of identity. I love the cable on this mitten, it’s one of my favourites and I have used it on a few other designs so far – you can have matching socks as I used it on the Gael Socks, another design is the Farrimond Cardigan from my Simple Knits book and then there is Farrimond’s Cushion.
For this pattern I used:
Yarn & Amounts: Two 50g balls of Mohair Tweed (70% merino and 30% mohair, 110m/120yds per 50g).
Metres: 220m.
Needles: Set of four double pointed 3.75mm knitting needles.
Notion: Cable needle (optional).
Gauge (tension): 24 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm square over rib pattern when using 3.75mm needles.
Measurements: To fit average sized hand.
Click on the following links for my How To videos that may help with this pattern: Click here for my Casting onto dpns or Simple Cable videos.
