Every winter I tell myself I am going to make myself a new pair of mittens, and I usually don’t do it OR I make the mittens only to lose one of them which leaves me effectively mittenless for the rest of winter. This winter was no exception — I didn’t make any mittens until March, ironically while in Chicago for spring break.
I discovered that this is a fantastic way to use leftover yarn — I used a small amount of the grey Plymouth skein I used for my mother’s sweater and the leftover light green yarn from Nick’s hat.
And the best part — this pattern works for both average size women and men’s hands. The pattern follows the picture below.
Measurements:
- 7.5 inches long
- 4 inches wide at the widest point — the thumb area; 2.5 inches wide at the bottom cuff and the top cuff is 3 inches wide.
Yarn (Any worsted weight will work):
- Plymouth Encore Worsted Yarn in Charcoal Grey (the color may be slightly different from what I used because I bought this yarn 7 years ago, so the colors may have slightly changed)
- Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk in Sage
Needles: 4 size 5 dpns
Gauge: 5.5 stitches per inch
Pattern:
- Cast on 36 stitches, divide evenly on 3 dpns. Connect the last cast on stitch and the first stitch of the new row to create a round.
- Rows 1-14: k2p2
- Rows 15-18: k straight (stockinette)
- Row 19: k18, m2, k18
- Rows 20-22: k straight (stockinette)
- Row 23: k18, m1, k2, m1, k18
- Row 24: k straight
- Row 25: k19, m1, k2, m1, k19
- Rows 26-28: k straight (stockinette)
- Row 29: k19, bo4, k19
- Row 30: k19, turn work, cast on 4 using knitted cast on*, turn work, k19
- Row 31: k straight
- Row 32: k18, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k18
- Row 33: k straight
- Row 34: k17, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k17
- Row 35: k straight
- Row 36: k16, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k16
- Rows 37-46: k straight (stockinette)
- Rows 47-50: k2p2
- Row 51: Bind off in pattern
*See Nancie Wiseman’s The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques for details if confused.
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