This is the first pattern in Craft Work Knit, my self-published collection of 10 new designs.

ERRATA: On thumb chart, work M1R and M1L increases every other round (every odd-numbered round), not every round.

While watching the 2010 Winter Olympics, I was captivated by the colors and pattern of the Dutch speed skaters’ uniforms. These mittens are my tribute to these intense, speedy athletes in their stunning black and orange suits.

Am I partial because I’m half Dutch? Maybe.