“Why, look Mr. Frodo! Look here! Well, if it isn’t Pippin. Mr. Peregrin Took I should say, and Mr. Merry! How they have grown! Bless me! But I can see there’s more tales to tell than ours.”

“There are indeed,” said Pippin turning towards him. “And we’ll begin telling them, as soon as this feast is ended. … For the present Merry and I are busy. We are knights of the City and of the Mark, as I hope you observe.”

-- J.R.R.Tolkien, The Return of the King

These thick stranded mittens will allow you to wear the heraldry of the City or of the Mark with pride, and keep your hands well protected as well. An extended cuff blocks those fingers of winter that creep up coat sleeves. They are worked at a tight gauge for extra wind resistance. The left and right thumb gussets are positioned slightly differently for a more natural fit, and to allow the whole-hand motifs to wrap around so that the full motif is displayed with the mittens are held together.

Materials Needed:
- 3.75mm (US 5) circular needle or dpns for working small circumference or size needed for gauge
- 3.5mm (US 4) circular needle or dpns for working small circumference or one size smaller than needle used for gauge
- Large @140y Main Colour and @70y Contrast Colour worsted weight yarn
- Medium @120y Main Colour and @60y Contrast Colour worsted weight yarn
- Scrap yarn or flexible stitch marker
- Darning needle
- Stitch marker for start/end of round (optional)
- Second stitch marker to mark thumb gusset (optional)
- 4 to 14 2/0 beads plus tool for adding beads directly to a stitch (optional)

Gauge: 24 sts x 28 rows = 10cm (@4”)
Gauge is given for the unblocked stranded motif worked in the round.

Estimated Finished Sizes (measured around the hand below the first finger knuckles):
medium = @7” hand circumference
large = @8” hand circumference

Instruction Format:
This pattern is fully written. Use of the charts is optional.
This pattern is fully charted. Use of the written instructions is optional.