Before Winter - Adult gloves

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Before Winter - gloves 
These gloves are based on a repetitive motif playing with three intertwining shades. The final warm tonal effect reminds me of a beautiful woodland around my birthplace, where I went years ago for a walk in a late autumn day.

Yarn 
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball). 
1 ball of each of the following shades: 
A Horseback 
B Hirst 
C Buckthorn

Needles and notions 
2 gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences 
Below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences 
Stitch markers 
Tapestry needle 
Waste yarn (for holding thumb stitches)

Gauge 
32 stitches and 36 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded stockinette in the round on gauge-size 
needle(s) 
Use 3mm needle(s) as a starting point for swatching.

Size 
To fit adult hand with 18-20.5cm / 7-8in circumference 
Pattern Notes 
These gloves are worked from bottom to top. After the cuff, the hand body is worked in stranded colourwork 
integrating a gusset for the thumb. After the hand is completed, the four fingers and the thumb are worked 
separately.

Special Techniques 
Tubular cast on