Toasthands

Clamshells, reminiscent of the puffy crown of a loaf of homemade bread, pile up on these cozy fair isle mittens.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)

Butter on Rye
A Hare: 2 x 25g balls
B Cowslip: 2 x 25g balls

Allfruit
A Hirst: 2 x 25g balls
And 1 ball each of the following shades:
B Gaskin
C Asphodel
D Snapdragon
E Foxglove
F Tarbet
G Ardnamurchan

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

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
Height from cuff to tip: 26cm / 10in

Pattern notes
These mittens are worked in the round from the bottom up following a colourwork chart. After a decorative cast on, a long cuff in corrugated ribbing is worked first in gauge-size needles, then smaller needles to create a flare. Next, in the body of the mitten, 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.