Pattern coming February 2, 2026!

The Very Coo Mittens is a classic Selbu-style mitten construction worked with stranded colorwork, Latvian braids, and some wrist ribbing. The design was inspired by marring my love of these goofy birds and stranded colorwork. They are knit from the bottom up in the round in DK weight yarn with an afterthought thumb. The double-layer of yarn makes for a very cozy mitten!

The pattern is 11 pages long and provides colorwork charts, information on choosing the best yarn for your project, and some links to tutorial videos.

Sizing
This pattern is knit in one size. However, it can fit a range of hand sizes comfortably.
Standard fit is for a 3.25”-3.5” / 8.25 cm - 8 cm wide hand. This leaves .5” - .75” / 1.25 cm - 2 cm positive ease for a roomier fit over a glove. It can fit up to a 4” / 10 cm wide hand with no positive ease.
Fits hand lengths between 6.5” - 7” / 16.5 cm - 18.5 cm.

Yarn
50 g - Kelbourne Woolens - Eggplant (main color)
50 g - Kelbourne Woolens - Cloud Gray (contrasting color)
These yarns are 60% Merino Wool, 20% Highland Wool, 20% Mohair. You can also choose any DK weight yarn of your preference with high contrast colors.

Needles
US 3 / 3.25 mm Circular Needles or DPN (for ribbing)
US 4 / 3.5 mm Circular Needles or DPN (main pattern)

Gauge
26 st x 30 rows = 4” / 10 cm in blocked stranded colowork design on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles

Yardage
It is recommended to use two contrasting DK weight yarns for this project. You can purchase two 50 g skeins for the project or if you’re stashbushing, I recommend 120 yd / 110 m in the Main Color and 85 yd / 78 m in the Contrasting Color.

Notions
Tapestry needle
Stitch holder/Scrap yarn
Scissors
Crochet hook - Size G (for cast on)

Special Techniques
Knitting in the round
Crochet cast on
Latvian braid
Picking up and knitting stitches
Backwards loop cast on
Stranded Colowork (in the round)