Keep your hands warm in the super-simple Pisara mittens that use up the last lengths of leftover yarns. Owing to the simple construction, the pattern is easy to modify, too.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)

Recommended ease: 0.5–1” / 2–4 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 7.5 (7.75, 8.25)“ / 19 (20, 21) cm.

Height: 8.75” / 22 cm (adjustable).

MATERIALS
Yarn: MC: Approx. 60 (64, 68) g / 126 (135, 143) yds / 115 (123, 131) m of worsted-weight yarn. 
CC: For each vertical CC stripe you will need an approx. 31.5” / 80 cm length of yarn. Each mitten has 4 stripes. 

The sample was knitted in Nest Worsted by Magpie Fibers in the colourway Castaway (for MC), which is a worsted-weight non-superwash 100% Corriedale wool. For CC, various scraps of different worsted-weight yarns were used. 

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm and US 6 / 4 mm needles. A spare US 4 / 3.5 mm needle to pick up stitches.

Notions: Stitch marker, waste yarn.

GAUGE
18 sts x 26 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in St St, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
These mittens are worked from the cuff up. They have an afterthought thumb and a rounded top. There are three vertical stripes of single CC stitches on the back of the hand and one next to the thumb.