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The Finnish secret to warm hands is warm wrists too (and we know because they told us). This gorgeous colourwork pair by Louise Smith has extra-long, on-trend cuffs to help you stay snug when you’re away from the fireside this winter.
These gorgeous mittens are just part of our Nordic ideas collection in issue 76, so if you love the look and feel, you’ll also find patterns for a coordinating scarf, hood and jumper, as well as some super-snuggly knee-highs!
You will need:
Novita Nordic Wool (100% wool, 50g/115m), 3 balls of Pomegranate (532) 1 ball of each: Petrol (184) Off White (010) Rock (048) A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook A 4mm (US G/6) hook
For the yarn, visit John Lewis stores or order from www.johnlewis.com
You’ll find the full pattern, chart and measurements for these cute and cosy mitts in issue 76 of Simply Crochet, or you can buy the individual pattern from Raverly here!
Simply Crochet issue 76 is also available as a digital edition, for Apple phones and tablets, Android phones and tablets, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and to read through Zinio as PDFs. Click here to find the right version for you.

Matt Spiers
Matt Spiers is an artist and founding editor of Gathered.how. What started as a hobby over a decade ago led to Matt developing a passion for crochet (which led to a career with Simply Crochet magazine). Matt now dabbles in all sorts of creative past-times, everything from music production to gardening to whittling – he’s an all-round craft master.
