Staff Mittens

When I made the pattern for the hat, I also thought about making a pattern for mittens to match. Here it is, hope you enjoy it!

You need: 100 gram Nepal from Drops, or any yarn with gauge 17 sts on 10 cm.

Needles: 5,5 mm/ US 9

Scrap yarn or safety pin

Cast on 28 sts and knit 2x2 rib for 15 rounds.

Knit one row and at the same time increase 4 sts. You now have 32 sts.

Knit next round like this:

Needle 1: K1, p1, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p1, k1.

Needle 2: K8

Needle 3: K8

This makes it easier to follow the pattern.

Next row:

P1, k1, p1, k1, k8, k1, p1, k1, p1, k16

The pattern is as follows: Seedstitch over 4 sts, cable over 8 sts, seedstitch over 4 sts, just like on the hat.

When you’ve knitted 4 rounds of the pattern it’s time to do the cabling:

Seedstitch over the 4 first sts, put 4 sts on a cableneedle and hold to the front, knit 4 sts and then the stitches from the cableneedle, and end with 4 sts of seedstitch.

Onwards you now knit 8 rounds of pattern between every cableround.

Remember the thumb!!!

When you have 13 rows of stockinette stitch from the rib inside the hand, you do like this:

Right hand: K2, slip 6 sts on scrap yarn or safety pin, cast on 6 sts and keep knitting.

Left hand: K8, slip 6 sts on scrap yarn or safety pin, cast on 6 sts and keep knitting.

When you’ve done 5 cablerounds, or as long as you like your mitten, you decrease like this:

Needle 1: K1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.

Needle 2: K1, k2tog, knit to end

Needle 3: Knit to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.

Keep doing this until you have 8 sts left. Fasten off.

Thumb:

Pick up the sts from the scrap yarn or safety pin, pick up 1 stitch in each side and 6 sts at the back of the thumb – 14 sts in total.

Knit until the thumb is long enough, I knitted 13 rounds.

Then k2tog 7 times. Pull yarn through and fasten off.

Voila, you have one mitten and it’s time to make one more!!!

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These patterns are my design and is for non-commercial use only. However, you are free to make as many of them as you like for personal use.

Tiny Selbumittens

A friend of mine wanted some tiny selbumittens, and I actually wanted to try to make them. They turned out to be really cute and I thougt maybe some other would like to make them as well!


This is what you need:
5 dpns in size 2,0 mm.
A little amount of left over yarn in two colors
A safety pin or some scrap yarn to hold the thumbstitches

Directions:
Cast on 28 stitches and work 2x2 rib for 8 rounds. Next round, knit all stitches and increase 4 stitches evenly.
Now knit the chart. On the right mitten you put the stitches marked yellow on a safety pin or scrap yarn and on the left mitten you put the stitches marked with green.

Thumb:
Put the stitches you set aside earlier onto a needle and pick up 5 stitches at the back of the thumb. Knit 7 rounds. On the 8th round knit 2 together 5 times. Pull yarn through the 5 remaining stitches and fasten off.

If you want to knit the mittens without thumb, simply knit the chart and skip the thumb or make de front two times.

If you make these I'd love to see the finished result!


These patterns are my design and is for non-commercial use only. However, you are free to make as many of them as you like for personal use.