note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

there are many kinds of seaweed that wash up on the fundy shores, and rockweed is one of the most amazing - slimy, thick bobbles on the ends of twisty fronds. the mirroring cables on the backs of these mitts (or handshoes, as i refer to them) imitate those exact qualities. julie asselin’s nurtured yarn in the compass colourway is the perfect pairing if you want a truly accurate portrayal.

needles: US 6 (4mm) dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 130 yards (118 metres), 56g of worsted weight yarn 
sample shown in julie asselin’s nurtured (100% wool – rambouillet, targhee, and merino, 130 yards 118 metres, 56g) x 1 skein

notions: stitch marker, waste yarn

gauge: 21 stitches x 24 rounds = 4” (10cm), over reverse stockinette, worked in the round, blocked

TRY THIS YARN: canadian worsted