Smitten mittens
Knitting
ABBREVIATIONS
Ssk: Slip next 2 stitches, 1 at a time, to RH needle as if to knit, return stitches to LH needle in new orientation, knit 2 stitches together through back loop. (1 stitch decreased)
Duplicate Stitch: Using a yarn needle, *bring the yarn from the wrong side of the work to the right side at the base of the knitted stitch to be covered (this is the base of the vee formed by the knitted stitch), take the needle under both arms of the vee, going through the base of the vee of the stitch above, insert the yarn needle back into the same place where you began, taking the yarn to the wrong side of the work, being careful to match the tension of the surrounding knit fabric. Repeat from * for remaining stitches
MEASUREMENT
Approx 8½" [21.5 cm]
hand circumference x 9 ½" [24 cm] long
MATERIALS
| Name | 4'' | Needles | Meter | Gramm | |||
| M | R | ||||||
|
Bernat Sheep(ish) |
70% Acrylique 30% Laine |
Aran |
18 | 24 |
5 mm 8 US |
153 | 85 |
Contrast A Gun Metal(ish) (00002) 1 ball
Contrast B Pink(ish) (00008) 1 ball
Set of five size 5 mm (U.S. 8) double-pointed knitting needles (dpn), or size needed to obtain gauge.
Set of five size U.S. 10 [6 mm] doublepointed knitting needles.
Stitch marker.
Waste yarn.
Yarn needle.
GAUGE In Stocking stitch, 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] using smaller needles.
INSTRUCTIONS
LEFT MITTEN
Using smaller needles and A, cast on 36 sts.
Join to work in the rnd, taking care not to twist sts; place marker at beg of rnd.
Divide sts evenly among 4 needles.
Work in 1x1 Rib for 2½" [6 cm].
Next Rnd: Knit 1 rnd, inc 1 st at end of each needle–40 sts.
Cont in St st, change to larger needles and Fair Isle Pattern from Chart; work even for 8 rnds.
Drop B.
Change to smaller needles; knit 1 rnd.
Thumb Opening:
Cont with A, work 14 sts, change to waste yarn, k5, slip these 5 sts back to left-hand needle, change to A, knit to end.
Cont in St st, change to larger needles and Fair Isle Pattern from Chart; work even for 8 rnds.
Drop B.
Change to smaller needles; knit 6 rnds.
Shape Mitten Top:
Dec 4 sts every 3 rnds 3 times, then every rnd 6 times, as follows:
Needle 1: Ssk, knit to end;
Needle 2: Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog;
Needles 3 and 4:
Rep Needles 1 and 2–4 sts rem.
Break yarn, weave through remaining sts, cinch shut on WS.
Thumb Carefully unpick waste yarn and place 5 bottom sts and 4 top sts onto dpns.
With RS facing, join A at beg of bottom sts, leaving 12" [30.5 cm] tail.
Knit across bottom sts, pick up and k1 between bottom and top sts, knit across top sts, pick up and k1 between top and bottom sts–11 sts.
Rearrange sts among 3 dpns.
Join to work in the rnd; place marker at beg of rnd.
Work in St st until piece measures 2¾" [7 cm] from pick-up rnd.
Shape Thumb Top:
[K2tog] 5 times, k1–6 sts.
Break yarn, weave through remaining sts, cinch shut on WS.
RIGHT MITTEN
Work as for Left Mitten to Thumb Opening.
Thumb Opening:
Cont with A, work 21 sts, change to waste yarn, k5, slip these 5 sts back to left-hand needle, change to working yarn, knit to end.
Complete as for Left Mitten.
FINISHING
Using yarn needle, B, and Duplicate St, work single motif from red box on Fair Isle Chart at center of top of each mitten (see photo), on back of hand only.
Using yarn needle, weave in all ends, using tails at thumb to close gaps if necessary.
Turn inside out and block lightly.
