Fingering weight yarn is a great way to create detail in a project and it’s my favourite for mittens with any colour work involved. You can get more details using a fingering weight yarn. This particular pattern uses a light fingering.
The colours you choose has an important role in how the design will look when it’s done. The colours I chose remind me of a tapestry.
Yarns Used in sample:
MC - Yak Yarnery Yakity Yak sock yarn, 3-ply 70% superwash merino wool/ 20% Yak/ 10% Nylon, 437 yds/100g, In the Deep (Blue)
CC1 (cuff) - Holly Press Fibers standard sock yarn, 4 ply 75% superwash merino wool/ 25% nylon, 92 yds/20g, Bronze Beauty (Amber)
CC2 (body of mitten) - Polka Dot Creek classic sock, 4-ply 75% superwash merino wool/ 25% nylon, 463 yds/ 100g, Away We Ride (greyish white with flecks of amber, blue, and green)

Yardage Used
MC - 120 (143, 165) yds/ 110 (130, 150) m
CC1 (cuff) - 25 (27, 30) yds/ 23 (25, 27) m
CC2 (body) - 66 (77, 88) yds/ 60 (70, 80) m

GAUGE: After blocking over pattern knit in the round, 40 sts x 44 rows = 4” (10cm)

I created 3 charts for the different sizes but using different sized needles will also change the size.
Mitten Sizing S (M, L):
Hand circumference: 7 (7 ½, 8)”/ 18 (19, 20) cm
Length: 8 ¾ (9 ¼, 9 ¾ )” / 22 (23.5, 25) cm length

SKILLS USED: Knitting in the round, stranded knitting, two-colour long tail cast on, Latvian Braid, thumb construction

All my patterns are tech edited by Sigrun Jones and have been tested.