These #knittedmittens are a perfect fit for a baby’s hands. The mittens have thumbs which is important for an active toddler. It’s a fairly simple and fast #knitproject. I believe that a beginner can make it with these detailed instructions and a #videotutorial provided. However, an experienced knitter can have a pick on how I managed to do these mittens and find in the video some useful tips as well.
The #mittens are knitted as an addition to the knitted baby hat and a cowl (scarf) that I made for my daughter.
In the #videotutorial, I’m showing a few tips on how I adjust the knitting to get rid of extra spacing between the thumb and the main part of the mitten, as well as a stretchy cast-on that I usually use for a 1×1 Rib stitch knit pattern.
Hopefully, the video tutorial and this pattern on how to knit these #babymittens on circular needles in rounds will be useful for you.
Sizing of the #knitmittens:
- The mittens are knitted for a 20-month-old baby and it should fit a 1.5-2-year-old baby/toddler.
- Length: 13.5 cm [5.31in]
- Width: 7cm [2.75in]
- Rib stitch is 5cm wide [1.96in]
- Thumb length: 7cm outside [2.75in], 3cm [1.18in] inside measurements
Materials:
- 100% extra fine merino wool from Lanad Gatto Maxi Soft Colour 14445, 90m in 50gr, Yarn weight: 4 worsted & Aran
- Circular needles 4,5mm/US7
- Needle with a sharp end and a hook to weave the ends
- Scissors
- 1-2 Stitch markers
- Stitch holder or scrap yarn
Abbreviations:
ST – Stitch
L – loop
INC – increase (knit/purl 2 loops from 1 loop)
DEC – decrease
P – purl
K – knit
Knitting Instructions:
Cast on 31 (30+1) loops using a stretchy cast-on method
Join the loops in a circle on circular needles
Use 1 loop to secure joining. 30 loops should be left for the main part of the #knitting
Rows 1-15: Knit 1x1Rib Stitch Pattern(1Kx1P) [30 Loops]
Row 16: 15P, 1INC, 15P [31 Loops]
Row 17: 31 K [31 Loops]
Row 18: 15P, 1K, 1INC, 15P [32 Loops]
Row 19: 32K [32 Loops]
Row 20: 15P, 2K, 1INC, 15P [33 Loops]
Row 21: 33K [33 Loops]
Row 22: 15P, 3K, 1INC, 15P [34 Loops]
Row 23: 34K [34 Loops]
Row 24: 15P, 4K, 1INC, 15P [35 Loops]
Row 25: 35K [35 Loops]
Row 26: 15P, 5K, 1INC, 15 P [36 Loops]
Row 27: 36K [36 Loops]
Row 28: 15P, 6K, 1INC, 15P [37 Loops]
Row 29: 37K [37 Loops]
Row 30: 15P, 7K, 1INC, 15P [38 Loops]
Row 31: 15K, 8 loops on hold on a Stitch marker without knitting, 15K (joining in a round main part of the mitten) [30 Loops for Garter stitch, 8 Loops of a Stockinette on hold]
Garter Stitch for the next 19 ROWS
Row 32: 30P
Row 33: 30K
Row 34: 30P
Row 35: 30K
Row 36: 30P
Row 37: 30K
Row 38: 30P
Row 39: 30K
Row 40: 30P
Row 41: 30K
Row 42: 30P
Row 43: 30K
Row 44: 30P
Row 45: 30K
Row 46: 30P
Row 47: 30K
Row 48: 30P
Row 49: 30K
Row 50: 30P
Row 51: 1K, 1DEC, 9K, 1DEC, 2K, 1DEC, 9K, 1DEC, 1K [26 Loops]
Row 52: 1P, 1DEC, 7P, 1DEC, 2P, 1DEC, 7P, 1DEC,1P [22 Loops]
Row 53: 1K, 1DEC, 5K, 1DEC, 2K, 1DEC, 5K, 1DEC, 1K [18 Loops]
Row 54: 1P, 1DEC, 3P, 1DEC, 2P, 1DEC, 3P, 1DEC, 1P [14 Loops]
Row 55: 1K, 1DEC, 1K, 1DEC, 2K, 1DEC, 1K, 1DEC, 1K [10 Loops]
Tight 10 loops with a hook or a sewing needle
Knitting a Thumb opf #babymitten
Take 8 loops from a Stitch marker to the Knitting needles
Pick up 4 additional loops (2 on each needle) from the knitting to take care of an extra space [12 Loops]
Start knitting in the middle
Row 1: 1DEC with additional loops, 8K, 1DEC [10 Loops]
Row 2-8: 10K [10 Loops]
Row 9: 5DEC [5 Loops]
Tight 5 loops with a hook or a sewing needle
Weave the ends of the yarn
Repeat steps from Casting on loops to Row number15 from Mitten 1
Row 16: 15P, 1INC, 15P [31 Loops]
Row 17: 31 K [31 Loops]
Row 18: 15P, 1INC, 1K, 15P [32 Loops]
Row 19: 32K [32 Loops]
Row 20: 15P, 1INC, 2K, 15P [33 Loops]
Row 21: 33K [33 Loops]
Row 22: 15P, 1INC, 3K, 15P [34 Loops]
Row 23: 34K [34 Loops]
Row 24: 15P, 1INC, 4K, 15P [35 Loops]
Row 25: 35K [35 Loops]
Row 26: 15P, 1INC, 5K, 15 P [36 Loops]
Row 27: 36K [36 Loops]
Row 28: 15P, 1INC, 6K, 15P [37 Loops]
Row 29: 37K [37 Loops]
Repeat Rows 30-55 from Mitten 1
Repeat Steps for the Thumb from Mitten 1
Hand wash mittens in cold water, and dry them flat.
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