The Night Walk Mittens are rather tightly knitted, using Swedish 3-ply Wool Yarn from Ullcentrum Öland, rustic Gammelnorsk Spaelsau 2-ply Wool yarn and/or Lettlopi, which makes them very durable and warm but soft. As long as you can get the correct gauge, you can also use thinner yarn. I even made a very light version using Rauma Finull PT2.

The pattern is inspired by a walk under the night sky. Can you imagine the stars glittering over the treetops and the snow crunching under your boots?

This pattern is written in English and contains:
Step for step written instructions
Colorwork charts for the left and the right mitten.
There are different possibilities to pattern the palm of the hand as well.

Sizes
Finished hand circumference
Women’s M approx. 20 cm
Women’s L approx. 21.5 cm
Men’s M approx 22 cm
Men’s L approx 23 cm

Yarn
You will need approx.
MC1 40-60 g / 80-120 m (90-130 yds)
MC2 10 g / 20 m (22 yds)
CC 30-45 g / 60-90 m (65-100 yds)

The sample mittens (women’s M) were knitted with 3.00 mm needles using 73 g / 146 m (160 yds) 3-ply Wool Yarn form Ullcentrum Öland.

MC1 - Medium Grey - 34 g / 68 m (75 yds)
MC2 - Falu Red - 8 g / 16 m (18 yds)
CC - Natural White - 31 g / 62 m (68 yds)

For a second version I used Gammelnorsk Spaelsau Wool Yarn from Gunn-Elin Folland, Hollum Gård, Norway.

For a men´s M I needed approx. 110 g of this 2-ply Wool Yarn
MC1 - Brown - 55 g / 110 m (120 yds)
MC2 - Beige - 10 g / 20 m (22 yds)
CC - Natural White - 45 g / 90 m (100 yds)

Gauge and Needles (colorwork in the round)
Women’s M
27 sts x 27 rnds = 10 cm / 4” on 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles
Women’s L
26 sts x 26 rnds = 10 cm / 4” on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles
Men’s M
25 sts x 25 rnds = 10 cm / 4” on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles
Men’s L
24 sts x 24 rnds = 10 cm / 4” on 3.75 mm (US 5) needles

You may need to use a different needle size to get the desired gauge.

I knit my mittens using double pointed needles.
Of course you can use the Magic Loop method as well.

Feel free to use the tags #nightwalkmittens and @runningyarn on Instagram. I love to see your work and finished mittens!