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2-Needle Fair Isle Mittens – Free Vintage Knitting Pattern
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Download PDF instantly – Bring Scandinavian charm to winter with this 1970s Fair Isle mittens knitting pattern, worked flat on 2 needles in fingering weight yarn on US #1 needles. A stranded deer-and-tree motif runs across the back of the hand, with sizing for a 6″, 7″, or 8″ palm.
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2-Needle Fair Isle Mittens – 1970s Knitting Pattern: Instant PDF Download
Size: Palm circumference 6″, 7″, 8″
Nothing says vintage winter knitting quite like a good Fair Isle motif, and this 1970s pattern delivers it in miniature. Worked flat on two straight needles, these fair isle mittens feature a stranded colorwork panel of prancing deer and a stylized Christmas tree across the back of the hand, framed by tidy periwinkle-and-white banding. It’s a rewarding stockinette stitch project for knitters who enjoy stranded colorwork and want a genuinely festive, motif-driven accessory — ideal for teens and adults alike, whether you’re knitting for the holidays or simply love a classic Nordic-style mitten.
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Design & Construction Details
Skill Level: Intermediate (2-color stranded knitting with thumb gusset shaping).
Construction: Worked flat on two straight needles from the cuff up; k2, p2 ribbed cuff followed by a stockinette body worked in stranded 2-color Fair Isle pattern from a charted deer/tree motif; shaped thumb gusset with stitch holder; tip shaped with paired decreases; side seam finished with a traditional woven (grafted) join.
Finished Measurements: Palm circumference 6″ (Small), 7″ (Medium), 8″ (Large).
Pattern Style: Written in standard US knitting terms, with a charted color motif and abbreviations included.
Stitches: Knit, purl, stranded colorwork (Fair Isle), k2tog, slip-slip-knit shaping, woven/grafted seam finish.
Recommended Materials & Tools
Yarn: Coats & Clark’s “Red Heart” Super Fingering, 3-ply — approximately 300 yards (85 g) total: 2 oz Periwinkle and 1 oz White.
Substitute Yarn: Modern fingering weight yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Cotton Fingering or King Cole Giza Cotton.
Knitting Needles: US #1 straight needles (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving side seams and finishing ends.
Gauge: 9 stitches = 1″; 11 rows = 1″ in pattern stitch.
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