Warm hands. Fingers free.
Pull on a pair of mitts you made, tuck the ribbed cuffs under your sleeves and keep your fingertips free for the little things. Smooth stockinette, a shaped thumb and chunky yarn give these everyday handwarmers their quiet, cosy character.
Pattern only. Finished mitts, yarn and knitting tools are not included.
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Written instructions take you through the ribbed cuffs, shaped hands and thumbs in six sizes, with a materials list, measurements, abbreviations and finishing guidance. Includes finished-project photos in a 2-page English PDF.
You’ll use knit and purl, working in the round, lifted increases, holding stitches on waste yarn, picking up thumb stitches and binding off. A tubular bind-off is recommended for the ribbed edges. You should already be comfortable following written knitting abbreviations.
Sizes 2XS / XS / S / M / L / XL. Palm circumference, excluding thumb: 15 / 16 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 cm. Length: 15 / 16 / 19 / 20 / 23 / 23 cm. Compare these mitt measurements with the fit you want rather than choosing by age.
One 100 g ball of Rowan Cocoon (115 m; 80% merino, 20% mohair), or bulky yarn that achieves gauge. Use 4.5 and 5 mm circular needles long enough for magic loop, or double-pointed needles.
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Deep 1×1 ribbing gives the wrist its distinctive texture.
Lifted increases build the gusset before the thumb stitches are held aside.
Work from the cuffs upward, then finish each thumb in the round.
The smooth hand keeps the look simple; the ribbed edges give it definition. Choose a colour you will wear with your coat, or one that reminds you of the person you are knitting for. The open fingertips leave your fingers uncovered while the knitted fabric wraps the palm and wrist.
Follow the written directions for your size from the ribbed cuff to the hand and thumb.
Written directions and abbreviations cover the left and right lifted increases used for the gusset.
The second mitt follows the same directions. Weave in the ends and wet-block to finish.
A compact project with deliberate shaping, rather than a long strip to sew together.
Cast on with the smaller needles and work the cuff in the round.
Switch to larger needles, form the gusset with lifted increases and hold the thumb stitches aside.
Rib and bind off the hand edge, then return to the thumb stitches and finish the thumb in the round.
All figures below follow 2XS / XS / S / M / L / XL.
15 / 16 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 cm, measured around the palm without the thumb.
15 / 16 / 19 / 20 / 23 / 23 cm.
Compare the listed mitt measurements with the fit you want, then check your blocked gauge before casting on.
The yarn specification is a starting point for a fabric that matches the pattern.
Rowan Cocoon: one 100 g ball, 115 m, 80% merino and 20% mohair. Alternatively choose bulky yarn that achieves gauge. You will also need stitch markers, a tapestry needle and scrap yarn.
4.5 mm and 5 mm needles for magic loop, or DPNs. Gauge: 16 stitches × 22 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette after blocking.
When choosing another yarn, check its length per ball and your blocked gauge.
Your fingertips stay uncovered. Each mitt has an open hand edge and a short, ribbed thumb, keeping the palm and wrist wrapped while leaving your fingers free.
No. The mitts use written instructions and abbreviations. Follow the numbers for your chosen size through the cuff, gusset, hand and thumb.
Both mitts follow the same directions, so you can repeat the first mitt’s construction for the second.
Yes, if it gives 16 stitches × 22 rows per 10 cm in stockinette after blocking. The recommended yarn is Rowan Cocoon, 115 m per 100 g ball. Compare yarn length as well as weight when planning a substitute.
No. The hand and thumb are knitted in the round. Finish by weaving in the yarn ends and wet-blocking the mitts.
Choose your size, swatch your bulky yarn and cast on the ribbed cuffs. The next pair you reach for can be the pair you made.
