Originally published for Knit Picks yarn company.
Sanquhar knitting originates from the town of the same name on the River Nith, in Scotland. I have always loved the look of it. The distinctive small squares (“dambrod”) containing the intricate patterns look complicated, yet are so easily achieved, just with basic two-colour stranded knitting!
When my eldest daughter told me that one of her best friends was hoping I could knit her something black and white for her birthday, I jumped at the chance to design some Sanquhar mittens for her. I paired two less-commonly seen motifs for a look which is somewhat of a departure from tradition, but still unmistakably Sanquhar.
Sizing
- Hand circumference: 7.5”
- Total height, including cuff: 10.75”
- Thumb length: 2.5”
- Thumb circumference: 2.5”
- Cuff circumference: 6.5”
- Hand length (i.e. length minus cuff): 7.75”
- Cuff length: 3”
Skills required
- Knitting, purling
- Increases, decreases
- Stranded knitting
- Chart reading
- Working small circumferences in the round (i.e. double-pointed needles, magic loop, or two-circular methods)
Materials needed
- Yarn: Fingering weight, as follows:
- Main colour: Approximately 135 yards
- Contrast colour: Approximately 105 yards
- Needles: 2.75mm needles
- Three stitch markers: one distinctive from the others to mark for beginning of rounds
- Spare length of yarn, about 6” long
Gauge
- 35 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches in stranded knitting, after blocking
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