Knitted mittens “Vanja”
Knit cozy wool mittens that are suitable for both women and men
These warm and lovely mittens are suitable for both ladies and gentlemen. This video instruction shows all steps of the pattern from start to finish. All the steps are explained in the video to help beginners follow along, but it's good to have some prior knitting knowledge to tackle this make. These mittens are knitted with 5 mm double pointed needles and MYO Basic wool yarn. You will also need a short piece of yarn of a different color, a darning needle or a crochet hook and a measuring tape.
Yarn consumption: 1 skein is enough for two mittens of medium wrist length, but keep in mind that yarn consumption may vary depending on finished mitten size and how tight you knit.
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Here's how to do it
The pattern is based on 28 stitches distributed on 4 double pointed needles. The width of the mittens fits most hands as the knitted fabric stretches. The best thing about this pattern is that you can adjust the length of both the wrist part, the finger part and thumb to your liking. It's all explained in the instruction. In this pattern, we count and measure in cm instead of counting the number of rounds for this very reason. How handy is that!
Part 1: Cast on
Cast on 28 stitches and distribute them evenly onto 5 mm double pointed needles.
How to cast on
Start by tying a slip knot and placing it on your needle in order to cast on:
- Hold the needle in your dominant hand, with the end tail of the yarn towards you and the working yarn away from you.
- Hold the yarn with your other hand. Place the working yarn between index and middle fingers, wrap the tail over your thumb and grip both yarn ends firmly in your palm.
- Insert the needle in the thumb loop from below, then raise the needle to grab the yarn on your index finger from above, pull it through the thumb loop and pull the tail slightly to tighten.
- Repeat until you have 7 stitches on the needle, switch to another needle and repeat, until you have 7 stitches on 4 needles. Alternatively, cast 28 stitches onto one needle and distribute the stitches over 4 needles after.
Part 2: Knit the wrist part
The knitting begins, the entire mitten is knitted in knit stitches. Knit in the round, moving from needle to needle without turning the work.
How to knit
- Keep the working yarn to the back of your work.
- Insert the right needle in the first stitch on the left needle.
- Wrap the working yarn around the right needle an pull it through the stitch to form a loop.
- Release the stitch from the left needle, the loop aka the new stitch stays on the right needle.
Keep knitting in the round until your wrist part reaches your preferred length. Measure and make a note for the second mitten. Try it on as you go, this part of your mitten should reach up to the base of your thumb. For reference, the wrist part of my mittens measures 15 cm.
Part 3: Separate stitches for the thumb and knit the top part of the mitten
Grab your contrasting color piece of yarn and use it to knit the first 6 stitches of your round. This piece of yarn will be removed later, it only holds your thumb stitches while you knit the rest of the mitten.
Knit the rest of the stitches with the usual yarn and carry on as usual, knitting the contrasting color stitches as if they were regular ones. Keep knitting until the work reaches the tip of your pinky, when it's time for decreases.
Part 4: Decrease
Decreases are made on every second round, one decrease per needle.
How to decrease
- Knit the first stitch of the needle, knit the two next stitches together as one, knit until the end of the needle. Repeat on all four needles until end of round.
- Knit one round without decreases.
- Repeat these two rounds until there is 2 stitches left on each needle, finish with a decrease free knit round.
Step 5: Tie off the end
The remaining 8 stitches are pulled together, use adarning needle or crochet hook for ease.
- Start by cutting the working yarn, leave a tail of approximately 20 cm.
- Feed the yarn through all remaining stitches, dropping the needles as you go, pull tight.
- Pull the yarn tail to the inside of your mitten and secure it.
- Finish by weaving the yarn tail into several stitches on the inside of the mitten, cut off excess.
Step 6: The thumb
Start by carefully releasing the contrast color yarn from its stitches and picking the live stitches up on two needles: 6 on the bottom and 5 on top. They will be divided onto 4 needles when knitting resumes.
In order to avoid little holes on the sides of the thumb, you will need to create some extra stitches for the "short ends" of the thumb slit, which will happen during knitting.
- Grab your original yarn and knit the first 4 stitches on needle 1.
- Knit the following 2 stitches on to needle 2.
- Time to create 2 new stitches: insert the needle into a loop right after your last knitted stitch, pick it up and pull the working yarn through the loop to create a new stitch. Place the new loop on your needle as if you just knit it regularly.
- Repeat this in the loop right before your next upcoming stitch. You now have 4 stitches on needle 2.
- Continue by knitting the following 4 stitches onto needle 3.
- Knit the final stitch onto knitting needle 4 and create 3 new stitches as earlier.
- You should now have 16 stitches divided evenly onto 4 needles.
Knit these 16 stitches as you did the body of the mitten, try it on as you go and stop at 1 cm before the tip of your thumb. Take a measure at this point and make a note for the second mitten. For reference: my thumb part is 5 rounds/approx. 4 cm.
Part 7: Thumb decreases
Thumb decreases are made on every third round, one decrease per needle.
- Round 1: decrease 1 on every needle.
- Round 2-3: knit, no decreases
- Round 4: decrease 1 on every needle
- Round 5-6: knit, no decreases
- Try it on to check the fit of the thumb. Knit another round without decreases, if it feels short.
- Finish the thumb by pulling the yarn through remaining stitches, just like the end of the body of the mitten.
Mitten one done!
Proceed to knit mitten number two the same way. The mittens are symmetrical, no need to differentiate between right hand and left hand.
Well done
Part 1: Cast on
Cast on 28 stitches and distribute them evenly onto 5 mm double pointed needles.
How to cast on
Start by tying a slip knot and placing it on your needle in order to cast on:
- Hold the needle in your dominant hand, with the end tail of the yarn towards you and the working yarn away from you.
- Hold the yarn with your other hand. Place the working yarn between index and middle fingers, wrap the tail over your thumb and grip both yarn ends firmly in your palm.
- Insert the needle in the thumb loop from below, then raise the needle to grab the yarn on your index finger from above, pull it through the thumb loop and pull the tail slightly to tighten.
- Repeat until you have 7 stitches on the needle, switch to another needle and repeat, until you have 7 stitches on 4 needles. Alternatively, cast 28 stitches onto one needle and distribute the stitches over 4 needles after.
Part 2: Knit the wrist part
The knitting begins, the entire mitten is knitted in knit stitches. Knit in the round, moving from needle to needle without turning the work.
How to knit
- Keep the working yarn to the back of your work.
- Insert the right needle in the first stitch on the left needle.
- Wrap the working yarn around the right needle an pull it through the stitch to form a loop.
- Release the stitch from the left needle, the loop aka the new stitch stays on the right needle.
Keep knitting in the round until your wrist part reaches your preferred length. Measure and make a note for the second mitten. Try it on as you go, this part of your mitten should reach up to the base of your thumb. For reference, the wrist part of my mittens measures 15 cm.
Part 3: Separate stitches for the thumb and knit the top part of the mitten
Grab your contrasting color piece of yarn and use it to knit the first 6 stitches of your round. This piece of yarn will be removed later, it only holds your thumb stitches while you knit the rest of the mitten.
Knit the rest of the stitches with the usual yarn and carry on as usual, knitting the contrasting color stitches as if they were regular ones. Keep knitting until the work reaches the tip of your pinky, when it's time for decreases.
Part 4: Decrease
Decreases are made on every second round, one decrease per needle.
How to decrease
- Knit the first stitch of the needle, knit the two next stitches together as one, knit until the end of the needle. Repeat on all four needles until end of round.
- Knit one round without decreases.
- Repeat these two rounds until there is 2 stitches left on each needle, finish with a decrease free knit round.
Step 5: Tie off the end
The remaining 8 stitches are pulled together, use adarning needle or crochet hook for ease.
- Start by cutting the working yarn, leave a tail of approximately 20 cm.
- Feed the yarn through all remaining stitches, dropping the needles as you go, pull tight.
- Pull the yarn tail to the inside of your mitten and secure it.
- Finish by weaving the yarn tail into several stitches on the inside of the mitten, cut off excess.
Step 6: The thumb
Start by carefully releasing the contrast color yarn from its stitches and picking the live stitches up on two needles: 6 on the bottom and 5 on top. They will be divided onto 4 needles when knitting resumes.
In order to avoid little holes on the sides of the thumb, you will need to create some extra stitches for the "short ends" of the thumb slit, which will happen during knitting.
- Grab your original yarn and knit the first 4 stitches on needle 1.
- Knit the following 2 stitches on to needle 2.
- Time to create 2 new stitches: insert the needle into a loop right after your last knitted stitch, pick it up and pull the working yarn through the loop to create a new stitch. Place the new loop on your needle as if you just knit it regularly.
- Repeat this in the loop right before your next upcoming stitch. You now have 4 stitches on needle 2.
- Continue by knitting the following 4 stitches onto needle 3.
- Knit the final stitch onto knitting needle 4 and create 3 new stitches as earlier.
- You should now have 16 stitches divided evenly onto 4 needles.
Knit these 16 stitches as you did the body of the mitten, try it on as you go and stop at 1 cm before the tip of your thumb. Take a measure at this point and make a note for the second mitten. For reference: my thumb part is 5 rounds/approx. 4 cm.
Part 7: Thumb decreases
Thumb decreases are made on every third round, one decrease per needle.
- Round 1: decrease 1 on every needle.
- Round 2-3: knit, no decreases
- Round 4: decrease 1 on every needle
- Round 5-6: knit, no decreases
- Try it on to check the fit of the thumb. Knit another round without decreases, if it feels short.
- Finish the thumb by pulling the yarn through remaining stitches, just like the end of the body of the mitten.
Mitten one done!
Proceed to knit mitten number two the same way. The mittens are symmetrical, no need to differentiate between right hand and left hand.
Well done
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