Thumb Mitts Pattern
Digital DownloadThis is a great project for stash-busting and gift-making.
These mitts are designed to be ever so slightly challenging, but ever so adaptable. You can follow our fairisle pattern or make them your own with fairisle, cables, stripes - whatever you like. You can use any gauge machine.
Although this is a beginner project, basic understanding and practice of machine knitting on both main and ribber beds is required.
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FAQs
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A fully functioning machine - any gauge (both main and ribber beds) with patterning device (punch card or electronic).
Basic accessories including transfer tools, cast-on combs etc.
Blank punch card & hole puncher for punch card machine.
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These mitts are designed to be adapted to any yarn, gauge and stitch of your own design.
Design template is included to fill in your measurements, which you will convert into number of rows and needles from your 1” gauge.
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The standard gauge sample was knitted with 2 ends of 2/28 cashmere (33gms/1.2oz per pair), while the bulky gauge sample was knitted with 6 ends of the same yarn (61gms/2.2oz per pair).
Check out this blog post if you are new to working with multiple ends.
How to Knit the Thumb Mitts
On-Demand ClassIn case you need help with the techniques required to complete the project, we have a class made just for that.
The class has the project broken down into three chapters, with assignments, and relevant videos that demonstrate the required techniques to finish that chapter.
You can take the class at your own pace, or make it a weekly practice. The class will be accessible in your account for life-time, so you can come back to where you left off when you are ready to knit.
You will also have access to our forum to post questions, and see fellow knitters adaptation to the pattern.
Chapter 1 – Tension Swatches & Measurements
We will be doing all the measurements, and making tension swatches to figure out the number of needles and rows for different parts of the mitts, with the yarn and stitch pattern of your choice.
Chapter 2 – Practice the techniques
There are a few tricky steps in knitting the thumb piece, that makes the project slightly challenging, but fun to learn the tricks!
We show you the steps in a detailed video, so you can practice on a swatch before jumping onto the project.
Chapter 3 – Knit & Finish the Mitts
After all the preparation and practice, you will be ready to knitting the mitts according to the pattern. Follow instructions in the mitts pattern, the schematic, and the knowledge acquired from your practice swatch, knit your mitts!