Hi, There! Thank you so much for checking out my pattern! ✨ These mittens have been in my head for a couple of years, and I’m SO happy to finally be sharing them with you!

The plan was to release them on 12/01, twenty years after birthing my eldest, and becoming a new version of myself.
Now she’s 20. I’m 40 -and old as f--k, as she reminded me when I wished her a happy birthday- and learning to finally live a little more gently with myself and my loved ones.
Learning to lean in in and learn from life’s phases.

The blue-green and cream pair are knit with my special Chelle Clorado San Luis Valley 3 Ply that I picked up on a special girls trip over the summer, along with a dear old friend… the cranberry pair are knit with Blue Sky Woolstōk in Cranberry Compote that I saved from an old job that I loved at a place that I learned SO much about myself at & my handspun Corriedale Cross wool, spun when my kids were young — and is a bit heavier than a standard worsted, and leans a bit bulky in places …but it’s lovely, and I love both pairs equally!

please be sure to read through the full pattern, including the notes at the end prior to casting on!

• Materials & Required Skills

charted colorwork
heavy worsted weight yarn in TWO contrasting colors:
≈ 60g Main Color (MC)
≈20g Contrast Color (CC)
size US6 circular needles (or DPNs, if you prefer) OR US7 to meet gauge (note: gauge on pattern needs updating, sorry!)
stitch markers
darning needle

• Stitch Key

MC - main color
CC - contrast color
K - knit
P - purl
STS - stitches
KTBL - knit through back loop only
SSK - slip, slip, knit 1 stitch decreased
K2tog - knit 2 together 1 stitch decreased
RLI - Right Lifted Increase: Lift right leg of the stitch below the next stitch on the left-hand needle onto the left-hand needle and knit it. 1 stitch increased
LLI - Left Lifted Increase: Lift the left leg of the stitch 2 rows below the stitch on right-hand needle onto left-hand needle and knit it through the back loop. 1 stitch increased
M2BF - Make 2 Back Front (lifted increase): Lift right leg of the stitch below the next stitch on the left-hand needle onto the left-hand needle, knit through the back of the loop, and then knit through the front of the loop. 2 stitches increased