Fragilehands

Shifting fields of ice thaw from the tips of the fingers down to open water on the wrist.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
1 ball each of the following shades:

Arctic Colourway
A Lochan
B Tarbet
C Ardnamurchan
D Outsea
E Hirst

Volcanic Colourway
A Bruce
B Lochan
C Backen
D Cranachan
E Asphodel

Needles and notions
Gauge-size needles in preferred type for working small circumferences
Below gauge-size needles in preferred type for working small circumferences
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers
Waste yarn or stitch holder

Gauge
30 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork pattern in the round after blocking.
Use 2.75mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Size
To fit hand circumference: 18-19.5cm / 7-7.5in
To add length, knit additional plain rounds in shade A after increase round, before chart.
Height from cuff to tip: 24cm / 9.25in

Pattern notes
These mittens are worked in the round from the bottom up following a colourwork chart. After a small ribbing section, the chart integrates a thumb gusset, with thumb stitches put on a holder before finishing the rest of the body. The small pattern repeats around the mitt, making right and left mittens identical.