Vermont Red Barn Mittens . . .

Perfect touch for the first Vermont snow of the year.  

These mittens remind me of those classic pictures of a red Vermont barn in the snow. 

 You know the ones where the barn just pops out of the picture 

and makes you wish it was winter so you can be sitting cozy 

by the fire with the winter wind howling in the background (knitting of course)?  

Or maybe that's just me?

Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted

Colorway:  Burgundy

Needle Size: 8

Cast on: 28 stitches on 4 double pointed needles

Knit in the round until the cuff measures 2 inches

I then worked a basic thumb gusset of 11 stitches 

and knitted a 3 x 3 cable up the center of the mitten 

with a steep decrease at the top for a pointy mitten top.

The color really pops in the snow and has a very simple classic feel to them.

The yarn is soft, warm, and very enjoyable to knit with.  

A happy warm start to the long winter :)