Knitting mittens was one of the most interesting things I have done. I tried a few online patterns that didn’t work; I had puffy mittens, large mittens, and thumb too short mittens. So I created a pattern for mittens on flat needles (I am not so great on double pointed ones). It’s not perfect and you may have to make adjustments, but it makes cute simple mittens. These mittens are usually for people with smaller hands.
Sarah’s Mittens Pattern
Using size 4 needles (knitting flat)
1. CO 28 sts.
2. Rib St. for 2.5 inches or more to your desire
3. Row after rib st. K1 *(M1 K2) repeat * til last two sts., You should have 42 sts.
4. 11 rows stkn. st.
5. Next row: K and M1 on the 15th and 23rd st.
6. Next row: P and M1 15th and 27th st.
7. K16 and then place 15 st. on holder, K rest
8. Knit 14-16 rows stkn. st.
9. Next row Ktog K3 and k last two st.
10. Purl next row
11. Next row Ktog K2 and K last two st.
12. Purl next row
13. Next row Ktog K1 and K last two st.
14. Ptog P1 across
15. Ktog across
16. Use a yarn needle to sew through the rest of the sts.
17. Mattress st. the inside of the mitten
18. Thumb: Put those 14 sts. on your needle
19. 6-8 rows stkn. st. start with a K
20. 7th row Ktog across
21. 8th row Ptog across
22. Cut yarn and crochet through mattress st.
Here is a picture of a hat, scarf and mittens (using this pattern). The woold is 100% marino
worsted wight.
Sarah’s Mittens Pattern
Using size 3 needles (knitting flat)
1. CO 30 sts.
2. Rib St. for 3 inches or more to your desire
3. Row after rib st. K1 *(M1 K2) repeat * til last two sts., You should have 45 sts. (you might have to even this out)
4. 11 rows stkn. st.
5. Next row: K and M1 on the 15th and 23rd st.
6. Next row: P and M1 15th and 27th st.
7. K16 and then place 15 st. on holder, K rest
8. Knit 18-20 rows stkn. st.
9. Next row Ktog K3 and k last two st.
10. Purl next row
11. Next row Ktog K2 and K last two st.
12. Purl next row
13. Next row Ktog K1 and K last two st.
14. Purl row
15. Knit row
16. Purl Row
17. Ktog whole next row
18. Use a yarn needle to sew through the rest of the sts.
19. Mattress st. the inside of the mitten
20. Thumb: Put those 14 sts. on your needle
21. 9 rows stkn. st. start with a K
22. 10th row Ktog across
23. 11th row Ptog across
24. Cut yarn and crochet through mattress st.
Here is a picture of the size 3 needle mittens. The wool is 100% acrylic from Michael's
worsted weight.
worsted weight.
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