Enchanted Forest Mittens were originally published in October 2025 as a Mystery knitalong in I Make Mittens Group. These are stranded colorwork mittens with multiple colors telling a story of a Slavic folklore character, Baba Yaga, who lives in her Hut on chicken legs deep in the forest. The charts suggest 9 different colors. You can, however, use fewer or more colors.

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Materials
1. US Size 0 (2mm) set of dpns or circular needles (for Magic Loop method)
2. Fingering weight yarn 231y/50 g (211m/50g). You will need about 350y/75g total.
3. Tapestry needle (for duplicate stitch)
4. Beads (optional)

Notes
• Size: The size of the mittens can be adjusted with yarn and needles. My recommendation would be: for S/M light fingering + 2mm needles, for M use fingering + 2.25/2.5 mm needles, for large use sport weight and 2.5/3 mm needles.
• Stranded colorwork: Follow the charts from right to left. Catch longer floats using preferred method.
• Duplicate stitch: Some of the details are added by using duplicate stitch technique or embroidery.
• Adding beads (optional): The pattern will have suggestions on where to use beads.
• Construction: The mittens are knit in the round. The front of the mitten has more stitches than the palm side of the mitten (more notes on that in the instructions). The mittens have a sore thumb construction with the thumb gusset growing from the side of the mitten. Once the thumb gusset is finished, the thumb stitches are placed on a stitch holder or scrap yarn, and you finish the body of the mitten first. Lastly, the thumb stitches are placed back on needles and the thumb is completed.