Knit your own deadly little version of these fingerless mittens, to keep your wrists warm, while fingers are free to perform. With a cabled skull motif on the back of the hand and a noose running around the thumb gusset these fingerless mittens are not for the faint-hearted.

Named after an, up to date unpublished, song this design is inspired by, and dedicated to, my favorite band Sunfire. The Dutch, alternative Western Folk one, not the 80th one. ;-)
With their distinctive mix of alternative rock with roots/americana/bluegrass and folk their sound is less fierce then their skull-laden merchandise may suggest. It’s rather in the stories of their songs, where death in its many forms and its relation to life often forms a stark contrast to the energetic melodies of their music. Check them out, if you like.

This pattern contains slipped stitches, (directional) increases, directional decreases and cables.
It is worked in the round, from the wrist towards the fingers and is designed to fit ± size 8.
Some examples and advise on how, and where, to best adjust the size of the pattern is included at the end of the pattern.

The gauge is 11½sts and 20rows on 5cm/2in in stockinette stitch.

The shown example is made from one ball of Peruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana.

You will need one set of 3mm/US 2½ knitting needles, suitable to work small rounds, and one set of 3,5mm/US 4 knitting needles, suitable to work small rounds. You will also need a darning needle to work away the ends, another large darning needle roomy enough to fit four strands, to work the knot of the noose, and you will need a bit of scrap yarn to function as stitch holder.

Many thanks to my pattern testers bjwalsh, TabithaA, libbadiah and others, who helped me find some of those pesky little mistakes easily missed otherwise. :-)