This pattern is on the Nine Rubies iPad app, which can be purchased for $4.99. If you already have the app, the pattern is free.

The mitts were inspired by a pattern for socks. I had finished knitting the socks and had enough yarn remaining for the mitts. The original braid looks like a cable without using a cable needle. “Knitting Socks with Hand Painted Yarn,” Braided Gem Socks by Elizabeth Ravenwood.