Ice Diamond Mitts

Keep your hands cosy, yet elegant, with long lacy mitts that knit up quickly in the round. This pattern is in three sizes, with charted and fully written options.

Newly updated pattern in May 2026 with a different yarn and changes to the pattern to ensure that even the largest size can be knitted using 1 x 50g (100m) ball of wool.

Yarn
Cambrian Wool 100% Welsh Wool, (100m/50g), 1 ball, Welsh Red.
Note: this yarn is listed as a DK weight, but it is not a standard DK. Its length to weight ratio is closer to worsted.

Usage per size: 72 (84, 90)m/36 (42, 45)g

Finished Measurements
Small (Medium, Large)
Palm circumference: 16 (17.5, 19) cm
Length: 16 (18, 18.5) cm

Sizes shown: Large on wooden table/mannequin, Medium and Small on black background.

Needles
3.75mm dpns or preferred needles for small circumferences
4mm dpns or preferred needles for small circumferences

Tension
21.5 sts and 29 rnds to 10cm over st-st worked in the round using larger needles

Notions required
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn
8 stitch markers, including 1 contrasting for beginning of round and 2 to mark thumb increases.

Notes
Please read the pattern carefully as some sections only refer to certain sizes and charts are placed differently on each mitt

Language
English