In challenging times, it is important to look at the small wins in life and celebrate the little victories. This pattern includes a few challenging design elements such as managing five colours overall in the cuff, and a scalloped edge with a Latvian braid. These elements can be modified for simplicity, or knit the mittens as designed and celebrate the little victories of knitting each challenging element as it comes.

Degree of Difficulty
This pattern is suitable for an intermediate knitter with some experience working with charts and knitting in the round. Designer tips are provided for those who are new to stranded colourwork, and suggested modifications are added to simplify the cuff.

Size
Instructions are written for a woman’s small hand with medium and large in brackets. The cuffs are intentionally long. Alternative charts are included for those who want a shorter mitten.

Techniques used in pattern:
• Stranded colourwork
• Knitting in the round
• Knitting from a chart
• Plain or two-colour cast on
• Increase stitches (make one left and make one right)
• Decrease stitches (Slip, slip, knit and knit two together)

Materials
Knit Picks Palette fingering weight yarn (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 231 yards/50 grams)
• Five partial balls with one main colour (MC), and four contrast colours (CC) as follows:
o MC – Cream, approximately 35g/162yds/150m
o CC1 – Stellar Heather, approximately 30g/140yds/130m
o CC2 – Verdant Heather, approximately 10g/46yds/44m
o CC3 – Green Tea Heather, approximately 5g/23yds/22m
o CC4 – Garnet Heather, approximately 5g/23yds/22m

Needles: set of 5, 2.75 mm (US#2) double-pointed needles (DPNs); or one 2.75 mm (US#2), 100 cm (40 inch) long circular needle, if you prefer to use the Magic Loop method, or size needed to get gauge.

Tapestry needle for finishing.

Length of smooth, contrasting colour waste yarn to hold thumb stitches.

Gauge
9 stitches and 10 rows/ 2.54 cm (1 inch) over stranded pattern, knit in the round.
Knitting to the correct gauge is important to achieving the finished measurements noted.

Finished Measurements
Circumference around fingers: 18 cm/7.1 inches 19.2 cm/7.6 inches, 20.3 cm/8 inches
Bottom of cuff to top of fingers: 29 cm/11.4 inches 30.5 cm/12 inches, 32.5 cm/12.8 inches
Wrist to top of fingers: 18.5 cm/7.3 inches 20 cm/7.9 inches, 22.1 cm/8.7 inches

Note: This pattern uses 64 68, 72 stitches around the wrist and the top of the hand. Alternative charts are included for those who want a shorter mitten.