Snowflakey starry mittens to keep your hands warm during cold dark nights.
These mitts feature a ribbed cuff liner and Latvian braid, starry colourwork with a contrasting palm, a comfortable thumb gusset, and nice rounded top. Tips are included for making and sewing in a fleece liner (size up if adding liner).

Finished measurements:
Small: Approx 9.5” long, 9” circumference
Medium: 10.5” long, 9.5” circumference. Made for 7” circumference and 7” long (wrist to tip of middle finger) hand, including space for fleece liner
Large: Approx 11” long, 10” circumference

Suggested Needles:
Small: 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles for cuff; 4.0 mm (US 6) needles for body
Medium: 3.0 mm needles for cuff (US 2.5); 4.5 mm (US 7) needles for body
Large: 3.5 mm needles for cuff (US 4); 5.0 mm (US 8) needles for body

Yarn:
Main colour (MC): 80-100 yd, shown in Ístex Léttlopi in Celery Green Heather
Contrast colour 1 (CC1): 100-120 yd, shown in undyed local sheep wool from Gabriola Island
Contrast colour 2 (CC2) for cuff: 20-30 yd, dk weight, shown in Ella Rae DK Merino Superwash in Olive Heather
Suggested: worsted or aran weight non-superwash wool, minimally treated for a rustic look

Gauge:
21x21 stitches of colourwork pattern in 4”x4” for (10x10cm) after blocking, for size Medium and 9.5” circumference. To alter gauge, determine desired circumference C in inches. 48/C4 = stitch gauge in 4”.

Description:
Mitten is cast on at the cuff and worked bottom-up in the round in a single colour in ribbing. A Latvian braid separates the cuff from the body of mitten, which is worked in stranded colourwork. The thumb gusset is worked at the same time as the body, then thumb sts are put on hold while the body of mitten is finished. Thumb is worked last.