FO Friday: Astral Fire Mittens

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For this FO Friday, I've finished a pair of mittens!  These are the Astral Fire Mittens, named, in part, for the wonderful yarn that was used!  They're actually a re-do of the Fireside Mittens, using different yarn and a smaller crochet hook. 

And yes, I promise, there are actually two mittens, but I couldn't photograph both hands wearing the mittens - I needed a hand to work the camera!  (Has anyone figured out this telekenesis thing yet? 😅)

Regardless, I was originally hoping to get these done before the Fergus Fibre Festival, since the yarn is from Fergus Yarn Co. - it's their "Sixth World" colourway! 

 Sadly, that didn't work out, but, even though I didn't finish the mittens for the festival, I did, in fact, confirm that the yarn colourway name is based on the Shadowrun TTRPG, since I did get a chance to talk to the wonderful folks at Fergus Yarn Co and ask them! 

They're worked on a *2.5 mm crochet hook, (this is a change from the larger crochet hook the previous version used), to tighten up the stitch pattern for a denser mitten, which I very much prefer, I think.  The cuff is very snug, even with a foundation stitch start rather then the usual chain start -- I might add one more stitch repeat to this size (this is the XS), but, they're done, and overall I'm much happier with them!  

What's next?  Better photography, (yeah, sorry, I took a whole bunch of pictures and this was the best one!) then, it'll be time for pattern testing!  Stay tuned here (or in my design group on Yarnpond) for the testing call if you're interested!