Bensonhurst knitting pattern

Description

These retro vintage mitts in three sizes (S/M/L) will help you welcome autumn weather with an enthusiastic attitude. The easy to work, two-color pattern creates a dense but lightweight fabric that can be worn indoors or out. Use any arrangement of brightly contrasting shades for a fun pop of color or a neutral combination for a
more subtle effect. In a slightly more substantial yarn, this is a quick knitting project that results in a soft, comfy layer that hands will appreciate for driving, biking, and attending fall spectator sports.

Matching Motif: Summer Vintage. This pattern can also be found in the Pairings 2016 Designer eBook Collection.

Suggested Yarns:
Stone Soup Fingering, Better Breakfast Fingering, Modern Deco Sport, or any combination of heavy fingering yarn that knits to pattern gauge

Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and elasticity.   

Finished Size:
5.75(6.5, 7.25) inches in circumference to fit hands measuring up to 6.75(7.5, 8.25) inches around palm

Sizing is achieved by using different needle sizes to change gauge; see below

Yarn requirements: Color A: 50(75, 100) yardsColor B: 50(75, 100) yards

Gauge: 29(27, 25) sts and 42(40, 38) rows = 4 inches in stockinette (unblocked) using Ginny Sport 32(30, 28) sts and 52(48, 44) rows = 4 inches in two-color pattern (blocked) using Ginny Sport and Umpqua

Needles:
DPNs size 1(1.5, 2)US / 2.25(2.50, 2.75) mm or size to obtain correct gauge for S(M, L) mitts