Let me count the ways- Thick aran yarn, a tight gauge, stranded knitting for double thickness, long cuffs and a quick knit, all make for cosy hands.

Skills: Cast on, knit, purl, knitting in the round, colourwork, wrapping floats, increasing stitches, decreasing stitches, grafting stitches, picking up stitches, weaving in ends.

You will require approximately 100g of the main colour, 50g of the contrast colour.

Instructions for mitten construction are written, the colourwork pattern is charted.

You can buy both the “How shall I warm thee” mitten pattern and the matching “Let me count the ways” hat pattern as a combined ebook for £5.