With their large floral motifs and their densely stranded palms, these colourwork mittens are both decorative and functional, keeping your hands warm when the winter temperatures fall. The mittens also feature braids and i-cord, for a neat finish.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% Wool: 70% Corriedale, 30% Cheviot, 110m/120yds per 50g skein)
A: Crowdie 1 x 50g skein
B: Alto 1 x 50g skein
Sample used 40g / 88m / 96yds of A and 44g / 97m / 106yds of B.

Sizing
To fit hand circumference: 18-20.5cm / 7-8in
Mitten circumference above thumb: 21cm / 8¼in
Mitten length: 24cm / 9½in

Needles and notions
Gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Waste yarn
2 Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Special Techniques
All special techniques are described in the pattern instructions. If you require some extra assistance, these excellent online tutorials may help:

Backward-loop cast-on
Crochet chain provisional cast-on
i-Cord bind-off (this technique is the last in the article)
Latvian braid