These mittens were designed when I was lucky enough to receive some brand new colours of Knitpicks Chroma. Knitting with secret yarn is always fun and it really puts the pressure on to make a great pattern. The Soft Rock colourway is simply beautiful, brimming with subtle hue shifts that really do evoke a sense of earth and rock. It made me think of driving in British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains past the walls of rock that had been blasted out of the mountainside to make room for the roads. It was an interesting colourway to pair a contrast colour with, when it was beside a grey the Chroma looked cold, when it was beside a dark blue it lost the soft grey areas, but finally I decided on Wool of the Andes from Knitpicks in Pumice. This lovely soft brown is a heathered tone that brings out all the lovely shades within the Chroma without overpowering any of them.
These mittens also work up very quickly, a friend of mine knit two pairs over a single weekend!
Now the fun part, you can win a copy of this pattern! Just leave a comment on this blog telling me who you knit mittens for and how often.
If you can't stand the suspense and would like to purchase ths pattern you can get it on here on Knitpicks or here on Ravelry. Also you can check out more information on my website like measurements and materials here.
