Little fingers need to stay warm, but mittens get in the way of building fairy houses, fashioning fishing rods, or running backyard bakeries. These Pop-Up Owl Mittens combine the practicality of a fingerless glove with the coziness of a mitten. The pop-up mitten owl folds down to reveal an underlying fingerless mitten or half-finger glove, and flips up to keep fingertips toasty. Pair these mittens with an Owl & Branch Beanie and Branch Cowl for maximum coziness.

Approximate ages: Toddler 3-4 (Child 5-8, Tween 9-12) years
To fit: 4 1/4 (5, 6)“ hand circumference

Materials:
* 86 (112, 138) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
Suggested Yarns: Sincere Sheep Shepherdess Worsted (100% American Wool; 250 yards/4 oz) or Sincere Sheep Cormo Worsted (9 Mile Ranch, Kaycee, Wyoming; 250 yards/4 oz).

Additional Tools & Notions:

• Stitch markers
• Cable needle
• Blunt tapestry needle
• Four two-holed buttons, 5/8” diameter (for the owls’ eyes)
• Scrap yarn for dividing fingers
• Smooth, contrasting waste yarn for lifeline