Are you looking for something fun to knit for Halloween? Want to downsize your miniskein stash? These mystery mittens are whimsical but nothing too crazy. Join in on the fun and step in the Spooky Park.

You knit two identical mittens to get one pair. There will be a bit of simple cable knitting, a lot of colorwork, and adding some glass beads. The cable pattern is very easy. You can knit it with or without cable needle. You knit the colorwork with two colors per round. I give you tips on how to handle the yarn floats and what to do with the resting yarns (less yarn ends to weave in). Placing beads isn’t tricky. There are lots of helpful tutorials on You Tube. But you can leave the beads out if you don’t like them.

Mystery schedule:
Clue 1: midweek 36/2019
Clue 2: midweek 37/2019
Clue 3: midweek 38/2019
Clue 4: midweek 39/2019
Clue 5: midweek 40/2019

Yarn:
Any fingering weight sock yarns, miniskeins, scraps, leftovers
(100 g = 400 m / 437 yd or similar )
Solid / semi-solid / delicate speckles / sparkle

Notions:
cable needle
tapestry needle (for bind off)

FINISHED SIZE AFTER BLOCKING:

Women’s M (56 stitches):
Ribbing circumference 15.5 cm / 6.10 in
Ribbing length 3 cm / 1.18 in
Mitten circumference 19 cm / 7.48 in
Mitten length 17 cm / 6.69 in
Thumb circumference 6.5 cm / 2.56 in
Thumb length 6.5 cm / 2.26 in

Women’s L (60 stitches):
Ribbing circumference 17.5 cm / 6.89 in
Ribbing length 3.5 cm / 1.38 in
Mitten circumference 20 cm / 7.87 in
Mitten length 19 cm / 7.48 in
Thumb circumference 7.5 cm / 2.95 in
Thumb length 7 cm / 2.76 in

YARN AMOUNT FOR ONE PAIR:

Below amounts are slightly generous. Some fingering weight yarns are plumper than others and that can influence the yardage.

Color A
Size M: 12 - 14 g
Size L: 14 - 16 g
Either pale or dark color. You will use this color for ribbing, weeping willows and fir trees.

Color B
Size M: 7 - 9 g
Size L: 8 - 10 g
Dark or pale color but something different than A. You will use this color for garden fence and horror face.

Color C
Size M: 8 - 10 g
Size L: 10 - 12 g
Dark if B is pale. Pale if B is dark. You will use it for fence faces and backgrounds of fir trees and horror face.

Color D
Size M: 9 - 11 g
Size L: 12 - 14 g
Something which has enough contrast to pop out of A and E. This is the background color of weeping willows and fruit trees.

Color E
Size M: 5 - 7 g
Size L: 6 - 8 g
Something which has enough contrast to pop out of D. You will use it for fruit trees.

Glass beads
Size M: 88 pieces
Size L: 104 pieces
Any color. Use size 6/0 beads or something similar. Try out which size and color work the best with your yarn.

You can follow along in the KAL thread on my group Hanna from Sheep’s alley.