These mittens are an ode to the local North Yorkshire legend of the Little Drummer Boy of Richmond Castle.

Richmond, a historic town by the Yorkshire Dales, is watched over by its 955-year-old Norman castle. In the 1800s, a legend arose about a secret tunnel to nearby Easby Abbey. A young Drummer Boy was sent into it, guided by the beat of his drum—until the sound mysteriously stopped in Easby Woods. Some say he found a hidden chamber where King Arthur’s knights sleep, and joined them in eternal slumber.

• Skill level: Advanced Beginner
• Size: 10.5 inches x 4.5 inches (2.75mm or US 2 and 3.25mm or US 3)
• Needles: double pointed needles (DPNs) 3.25 (US 3). For a smaller or larger sized mitten adjust your needle size. For a smaller cuff reduce your needle size by 0.5mm.
• Blocked Gauge: 28 stitches x 33 rounds = 10cm/4” (3.25mm needles or US 3) over colourwork pattern in the round.
• Yarn: Drops Lima (DK) Black (contrast colour) and white (main colour), red, green, and navy (duplicate stitches)
• Quantity: 2 x 50g main colour, 1 x 50g contrast colour, scrap yarn for the duplicate stitches
• Supplies: a stitch marker, tapestry needle, blocking supplies, coloured scrap yarn for afterthought thumb and duplicate stitches.