A modern twist on classic fingerless mitts, this innovative pair features buttons and snaps to create the perfect fit.

Skills used:

• Single crochet

• Half double crochet

• Double crochet

Finished measurements:

This ingenious pair of mitts are fingerless to allow full crocheting movement, but they have flaps that can be folded down over the fingers when it's chilly. Sometimes a gal needs full-blown mittens.

■ Bessie May Smile (100% extra fine merino, 50g/120m), 2 balls of Yarn A Cloud (3180), small amounts of Yarn B Berry (3080)

■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook 

■ Stitch markers

■ Tapestry needle

Cabled Mitts by Brenda K. B. Anderson

A beautiful V-shaped cable accents these fingerless gloves stitched in soft yarn. Make them for someone special on your list.

What you'll need

YARN

RED HEART With Love, 7 oz/198g skeins, each approx 370 yd/338m (acrylic)

• 1 skein #1701 Hot Pink

Otherwise simple hand warmers get an extra style factor with the addition of a double line of ruffles accenting the outside edge. A clever new way of creating the thumb shaping eliminates the need for working in rows.

FINISHED SIZES: Instructions given fit size small; changes for medium and large are in [].

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS: 3 inches across Hand x 8 inches long (small) [3³/₄ inches across Hand x 9 inches long (medium), 4¹/₄ inches across Hand x 9¹/₂ inches long (large)]

MATERIALS: Cascade Yarns Venezia medium (worsted) weight wool/silk yarn (3¹/₂oz/218 yds/100g per hank): 1 [1, 2] hank(s) #174 mulberry