Sciurine is a fun mitten pattern, featuring fluffy-tailed squirrels, acorns, and oak leaves. It’s not a difficult pattern, but the colourwork adds some interest, and the loop stitches for the tail make it that little bit more challenging to knit.

Yarn requirements
Main Colour (FC12, Green) 2 Balls
Contrast Colour 1 (43, Red) 1 Ball
Contrast Colour 2 (5, Brown) 1 Ball
Contrast Colour 3 (28, Yellow) 1 Ball
Contrast Colour 4 (96, Cream) a very small quantity, so you could use any cream coloured 4-ply yarn you happen to have.

Additional Materials
Tapestry Needle
Smooth Waste Yarn
Stitch Markers