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Simple Instructions on How To Knit Mittens...

It's easy when you know how and have the right patterns

You'll need a few supplies before you get satrted:

-Pair of Double-pointed knitting needles

-1 Skein of yarn

-Some Stitch holders, scrap yarn, or spare needles

-Some Paper Clips or Split stitch markers

-Mitten Hand template

Making the Finger Pocket

1. Create a template by tracing your dominant hand, with the thumb extended and fingers held together. Make an arc around the fingers, adding about 1/4 inch along the side of the hand.

2. Use your double-pointed knitting needs to figure-eight cast on some stitches. The number of stitches you cast on depends on how pointed you want your mittens to be.

3. Knit one row around. Place a stitch marker after finishing the first row to make the start of the row. The row you cast on will be loose.

4. Knit the second row, adding four stitches. Increase by four stitches every other row.

5. Compare your developing finger pocket to your template. Increase stitches every other row until you reach the width of your template.

6. Mark your last stitch increase with your stitch marker when the finger pocket is the right width.

7. Work straight until you get to the angle of the thumb webbing on your template.

Making the Thumb

1. Place what you've knitted so far on stitch holders or spare needles.

2. Cast on two stitches each needle with a figure-eight cast-on. Increase by two stitches every other row until the thumb is wide enough. Keep comparing your developing mitten to your template.

3. Put the main part of the mitten back onto the needles. You may want to put the thumb stitches on a holder.

4. Join the thumb to one edge of the mitten to make a specific right or left mitten. Join the thumb to the palm with four stitches.

5. Line up the thumb and finger pocket and three-needle bind off your desired number of stitches.

6. Mark the start of the row when you've finished joining the thumb and palm. Form the thumb gusset by decreasing a stitch every third row. This will make a gradual slope that will fit well.

Making the Cuff

1. Knit until the palm of the mitten reaches the bottom of the palm of your template.

2. Knit another two rows once you reach the base of the palm on the template.

3. Knit in ribbing until the cuff is at the length you desire and then bind off.

4. Weave in the ends, and you're ready to start the second mitten.

How to knit mittens...

Knowing how to knit mittens will not just make you feel comfortable during cold weather but it will also help save money. First, you need to mark out the hand you are making the mittens for. Sketch the hand and do not forget to allocate a little space for the hand to move and stay comfortable. Sketch out the drawing to be used as a basic pattern. Create an arc around the fingers and remember to add approximately º inch around the+perimeter.

To know the procedure in making or knitting mittens, determine the pointiness for your fingertips. At this point, start knitting in the region of your pattern so as to close the mittens depending on what have been sketched. Leave a tag in which you have begun marking that tip as you begin stitching in the border.

Subsequently, repeat stitching for the following row. Add in four stitches more. Add the four stitches every other in the border of the mittens. Hold back and do not rush. Keep in mind to stitch carefully because your manner in learning how to knit mittens will honestly affect the outcome of the mittens as their durability and quality. Make it as fun as possible.

Continue to learning the correct way of knitting mittens by working straight as you carry on with the knitting of the mitten's thumb. At this time, you need to prop up your mittens for it to have a better working direction especially when you close up the thumb.

Creating or making your pair of mittens does not only concern learning how to knit mittens as such. It is important to provide a suitable space for good hand movement. This way, you can create just mittens which are just right in fit and for it will have a consistent strength in it, not too tight, not too loose. Additional insulations can also be added in if you like.

To finish these snug mittens, stitch around the cuff. Nonetheless, do not leave a lot of space so as not to make it very loose. Spot your starting point so as to stitch safely all through the endpoint. Interweave the tip then begin with the other pair. Once you learn the process on how to knit mittens and when you have done it fittingly, you are also able to save budget and slip a pair of comfy mittens in your hands when you them.

More Advanced Instructions:

You'll need:

PDF Pattern: Click Here to get it.

Briggs & Little Heritage 2-ply (100 g) yarn:

1 skein MC

Small amount of CC

One pair 4.00 mm needles OR whichever needles you require to produce the tension given below

Tension:

18 sts and 27 rows = 10 cm (4 ins) in St st. Work to the exact tension with the specified yarn to obtain satisfactory results.

Left Mitten

*With MC, cast on 28 (34,40) sts. Work 8 cm (3-1/4 ins) in [k1,p1] ribbing. Beg with a k row, work 2 rows in St st.*

To make thumb gusset and begin dot pattern:

Row 1: K9(12,15), p1, [inc 1 st in next st] twice, kl, p1, work Row 1 of Dot Pattern Graph (beg at right side of graph).

Row 2: Work next row of graph, k1, p5, k1, p to end of row.

Row 3: K9(12,15), p1, k5, p1, work next row of graph.

Row 4: Rep Row 2.

Row 5: K9(12,15), p1, inc 1 st in next st, k to within 2 sts of next p st, inc 1 st in next st, k1, p1, work next row of graph.

Continue in this manner, following dot pattern as established, inc every fourth row until there are 9(11,13)sts between the 2 purled sts, ending with a p row.

To make thumb:

K20(25,30), turn.

Next row: Cast on 1 st, p cast-on st and next 11(13,15) sts, turn.

Next row: Cast on 1 st, k cast-on st and next 12(14,16) sts. Beg with a p row, work these 13(15,17)sts in St st until thumb from cast-on sts measures 4(5,6) cm/1-1/2 (2, 2-1/4) ins, ending with a p row.

Next row: K1, [k2 tog] across, row.

Break yarn. Thread end through rem 7(8,9) sts. Draw up and fasten securely. Sew thumb seam.

To make remainder of mitt:

With right side facing, join yarn to last st on right-hand needle. Pick up and k5 sts at base of thumb. K across sts on left-hand needle, continuing dot pattern as before. 28(34,40) sts now on needle. Keeping continuity of pattern, work even in St st until work from base of thumb measures 9 cm/3-1/2 ins, ending with a p row.

To shape top:

Keeping continuity of dot pattern, shape as follows:

Row 1: K1, sl 1, k1, psso, k8(11,14), k2tog, k2, sl 1, k1, psso, k8(11,14), k2tog, k1.

Row 2 and all alternate rows: Purl.

Row 3: K1, sl 1, k1, psso, k6(9,12), k2tog, k2, sl 1, k1, psso, k6 (9,12), k2tog, k1.

Rep Rows 2 and 3, having 2 less sts between dec until 8(10,8) sts on needle. Break yarn and fasten off as for thumb.

Right Mitten

Work as for left mitten from * to *.

To make thumb gusset and begin dot pattern:

Work Row 1 of Dot Pattern Graph (beg at left side of graph), p1, [inc 1 st in next st] twice, k1, p1, k to end of row.

Row 2: P9(12,15), k1, p5, k1, work next row of graph.

Continue in this manner, following dot pattern as established and inc every fourth row between 2 purled sts as for left mitt, until there are 9(11,13) sts between the 2 purled sts, ending with a p row.

To make thumb:

K25(30,35), turn.

Next row: Cast on 1 st, p cast-on st and next 11(13,15) sts. Turn.

Next row: Cast on 1 st, k cast-on st and next 12(14,16) sts. Turn.

Complete thumb and rem of mitt as for left mitt.

TO FINISH:

Weave in yarn ends on wrong side of work. Steam lightly through a damp cloth.

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