These mittens can be made from one 50gm ball of 4ply or Sport weight yarn, but it’s a great way to use up precious leftovers from other projects too! The striped ones are shown here in Stella’s one Home Flock 4ply, spun from the fleece of her own flock of Shetland Sheep and the yellow ones in De Rerum Natura Ulysse.

The thumb has been cleverly placed to make the mitten both left- and right-handed, so the same instructions apply for both mitts.

The pattern is written for a plain one-coloured mitten, but you’ll see that I had fun experimenting with different coloured cuffs and two and four row stripes.

These have proved an immediate success with all of the guys and gals in our household, I have a feeling I’m going to be making a lot more of them!