November can be kind of dreary—for some people this is “stick season”—lots of bare trees, but not yet any snow to cover up the bony trunks and branches. On a raw, chilly day, it is a pure delight to put on a pair of soft, warm mittens like these. Use a lofty, warm Aran-weight yarn and prepare to be delighted with how quickly you can knit up a pair of these mittens!

4 SIZES: Child (Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Circumference (palm): 6 (7.2, 8.4, 9.6) inch inches
Length (including cuff): 7 (8.5, 10.5, 12) inches
Changes to gauge or yarn weight, or adding length, may require extra yarn
GAUGE: 20 sts and 22 rnds = 4”/10cm on gauge size needles (over blocked colorwork pattern).
NEEDLES:
US size 8 (5.0mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
US size 6 (4.0 mm) or 1 size smaller than gauge needle
Choose needle types base on your preferred method of working small circumferences in the round
YARN: Knit Picks Simply Wool (100% Eco Wool), Aran Weight, 100g=193 yards, (or another lofty aran-weight wool yarn that knits to gauge)

Amounts: MC-Cream (Wanda)—75 (90, 100, 120) yards, CC1-Light Grey (Winkle)—25 (30, 40, 60) yards, CC2-Dark Grey (Wordsworth)—74 (90, 100, 120) yards

NOTIONS: 2 stitch markers, length of smooth waste yarn for a holder and a tapestry needle
SKILLS USED: working in the round, decreases (k2tog, ssk), increases (M1, M1L, M1R), using a chart, 2-color colorwork, picking up stitches