SANDRA NESBITT has decorated the backs of these mittens with two large diamond motifs infilled with slanting cables. The same motif is used on the thumbs, while the cuffs have tree-like patterns, worked on a reverse stocking stitch background; the palms are knitted in stocking stitch. West Yorkshire Spinners’ Fleece Bluefaced Leicester DK comes in a choice of rich, tonal hues, and provides well defined stitches.