Jolly Roger Mittens

A four page knitting pattern for stranded color work mittens knit in the round with fingering weight yarn. These stranded colorwork mittens incorporate elements from traditional Scandinavian mitten designs, including a 1x1 corrugated rib cuff, thumb gusset on the palm, and a pointed top. The mitten body features a two-color skull and crossbones motif, with a smaller scale geometric pattern on the palm. The pattern includes charts for the left and right mittens, and thumb. Please note, the skull chart in the pattern is slightly different, than the skull pattern on the sample mittens in the photos. Pattern is written for size men’s medium Total Length: 11 in. Mitten Body Length: 8 1/2 in. Width: 9 in. Materials: Yarn: Fingering Weight Main Color (MC): 175 yd., 160 m Contrasting Color (CC): 175 yd., 160 m Needles: US 0 (2.0 mm), set of 4 or 5 double pointed needles.