Daunen
One of the designer Julia Wilken’s friends calls small, quick knitting projects "palate cleansers" that prepare you for the next big project. The Daunen mittens knit up fast, holding a fluffy DK-weight together with a fingering-weight yarn to create a soft, dense fabric. The tips in contrasting colour can be adjusted according to available scrap yarns. "Daunen" is German for "down feather". Daunen was first published in 52 Weeks of Scrap Yarn by Laine Publishing.
SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Recommended ease: 0.5–1.25" / 1–3 cm of positive ease.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 9.5 (11.5, 12.5)" / 24 (29, 32) cm.
Wrist and Hand Circumference: 8 (8.5 10.25)" / 20.5 (21.5, 26) cm.
Thumb Circumference: 3 (3.5, 4)" / 7.5 (9, 10) cm.
MATERIALS
Yarn: Approx. the following amounts of fluffy DK-weight yarn:
Yarn 1: 25 (30, 40) g / 70 (100, 120) yds / 65 (90, 95) m.
And approx. the following amounts of fingering-weight yarn:
Yarn 2: 20 (25, 30) g / 65 (90, 110 yds / 60 (80, 100) m.
Yarn 3: 15 (20, 23) g / 50 (70, 80) yds / 45 (65, 75) m.
Yarn 4: 10 (13, 15) g / 30 (40, 45) yds / 25 (35, 40) m.
The sample pair was knitted in Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair. For the bright orange edge I used Purl Soho Linen Quill in the colourway Super Orange.
Needles: US 6 / 4 mm 32" / 80 cm circular needles (for Magic Loop) or DPNs, and an extra needle for 3-Needle Bind-Off, US 3 / 3.25 mm 32" / 80 cm circular needles (for picot edge).
