Stranded colorwork creates a wonderfully insulating fabric because it traps air between the yarns. The small loop-and-button closure keeps these mittens together when not in use. It also provides a lovely opportunity to use a unique vintage button!

Knitting Knowledge
This project is started in the flat, then is continued in the round. It requires:

• Knitting with circular and double-pointed needles
• Casting on
• Reading charts
• Knitting and purling
• Increasing and decreasing
• Finishing

This pattern appears in two publications:

Urban Knit Collection: 18 City-Inspired Knitting Patterns for the Modern Wardrobe
(Interweave, 2016 — out of print)

Urban Knit Collection: 18 City-Inspired Knitting Patterns for the Modern Wardrobe — Revised 2nd Edition
(David & Charles, 2025)