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When the freezing temperatures of winter set in, waterfalls freeze in stalactite formations at the foot of cliffs. Imagine such a wintery scene, with lattice cables nested between ribbed columns, worked in icy shades of tweed for natural effect – a cool look offset by woollen warmth!

This pattern has been tech edited and tested - with heartfelt thanks to my talented group of knitters!

Construction
These mitts are worked bottom up in the round. They are cast on and bound off in 1/1 ribbing using the tubular method for knitting in the round. The cables and ribbing pattern of the hands has a cable design on the mitt front, a textured rib design on the underside, and a defining rib on either side. The right hand mirrors the left hand, with the cables on each hand slanting toward the other when the mitts are held together. The thumbs are designed without a gusset. Stitches for the thumb opening are put on hold, then picked up and worked in the round once the hand is completed.

Suggested Yarn / Quantity
MC: Arranmore Light, by The Fibre Co. – 80% Merino wool, 10% silk, 10% cashmere (100 g/3.52 oz, 300 m/328 yds), River Esque (AML140).
- 1 (1) skein, or approximately 170 (200) m / 186 (219) yds.
CC: Felted Tweed, by Rowan – 50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose (50 g/1.76 oz, 175 m/191 yds), Watery 152.
- 1 (1) ball, or approximately 5 (6) m / 5.5 (6.6) yds.
If substituting yarns, select a sport- to DK-weight yarn with similar yardage per weight.

Needles / Notions
3.75 mm (US 5) dpns or circ needle for Magic Loop
3.5 mm (US 4) dpns or circ needle for Magic Loop
1 crochet hook (for tubular CO)
cable needle
stitch markers (2 colours)
spare yarn (for provisional cast-on and placing sts on hold)
tapestry needle
blocking tools
elastic knitting thread (optional)

Gauge
26 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm/4 in using a 3.75 mm circ (US 5) needle in cables and ribs stitch pattern.
Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge.

Sizing / Fit - S/M (L/XL)
Mitt length - 19 (23) cm / 7.5 (9) in
The sample pair is knitted in size S/M to fit a hand length of 19 cm/7.5 in, measured from fingertip to wrist and a circumference of 21.5 cm/8.5 in measured around the hand including the base of the thumb.

Techniques Used
Provisional cast-on; tubular cast-on and bind-off in the round for 1x1 ribbing; backward loop cast-on; knitting in the round; cables; twisted knit stitches; purl stitches together.

Level
Easy intermediate