Tuesday 27 October 2009

Happy Halloween mitts

Please note I am not a professional pattern writer, and I offer these for free. I'm afraid there is no graph for these. Enjoy

Materials patons fab black 02311,
  wendy peter pan orange 285 and a scrap of green i used grass by patons fab
4mm straight needles and 4 4mm dpns

Cast on 36 in black and rib in k2, p2 for 4 rows change to orange and ss 2 rows

Diagonal stripe pattern pattern
Row 1 *k3 orange,k3 black* repeat to end pattern
Row 2 p1 orange *p3 black, p3 orange * repeat from *to last* to 2 stitches p2 orange pattern
Row 3 k1 orange* k3 black, k3 orange* repeat from * to* to last 2 stitches k2 orange pattern
Row 4 *p3 orange, p3 black* repeat to end pattern
Row 5 k2 black,*k3 orange, k3 black* repeat from * to* to last st k1 black pattern
Row 6 p2 black, * p3 orange, p3 black* repeat from *to* to last st p1 black repeat diagonal stripe pattern once more.
change to Orange only and ss 2 rows change to black only and ss two rows ***
LEFT mitten PUMPKIN Pattern FOR LEFT MITT pattern
Row 1 k6 black, k7 orange, k23 black pattern
Row 2 p22 black, purl 9 orange ,p5 black pattern
Row 3 k4 black, k3 orange, k5 black, k3 orange, k21 black pattern
Row 4 p20 black, p3 orange, p1 black,p5 orange,p1 black, purl 3 orange, p3 black pattern
Row 5 k3 black,k2 orange, k2 black, k5 orange, k2 black, k2 orange, k20 black pattern
Row 6 p20 black, p6 orange, p1 black, purl 6 orange, p3 black pattern
Row 7 k3 black, k4 orange, k1 black, k3 orange, k1 black, k4 orange, k20 black pattern
Row 8 p21 black, p3 orange, p1 black, purl 3 orange, p1 black, p3 orange,p4 black pattern
Row 9 k5 black, k9 orange, k22 black pattern
Row 10 p23 black, p7 orange,p6 black pattern
Row 11 k9 black, k1 green, k26 black pattern
Row 12 p23 black, p1 green, p1 black, p1 green, p1 black,pl green,p1 black,p1 green, p6 black, pattern
Row 13 k7 black, k1 green, k3 black, k1 green, k 24 black
 purl 1 row black
change to orange and starting with knit row ss 2 rows
change to black and ss for 3 rows
cast off knit wise fold mitt in half wrong side out sew from top side seam down 5cm and leave 4cm un sewn as an opening in the side seam for the thumb portion now sew the remaining 8 cm of side seam closed , turn mitt right way out now complete thumb portion thumb using 4mm dpns in black pick up and knit 16 stitches around thumb opening k6 rounds, change to orange to k2 rounds cast off knit wise.

RIGHT HAND MITT work exactly as left hand mitt up to *** except substitute the pumpkin pattern part for this one for this one
pattern row 1 k23 black, k7 orange, k6 black pattern
Row 2 p5 black, purl 9 orange ,p22 black pattern
Row 3 k21 black, k3 orange, k5 black, k3 orange, k4 black pattern
Row 4 p3 black, p3 orange, p1 black,p5 orange,p1 black, purl 3 orange, p20 black pattern
Row 5 k20 black,k2 orange, k2 black, k5 orange, k2 black, k2 orange, k3 black pattern
Row 6 p3 black, p6 orange, p1 black, purl 6 orange, p20 black pattern
Row 7 k20 black, k4 orange, k1 black, k3 orange, k1 black, k4 orange, k3 black pattern
Row 8 p4 black, p3 orange, p1 black, purl 3 orange, p1 black, p3 orange,p21 black pattern
Row 9 k22 black, k9 orange, k5black pattern
Row 10 p6 black, p7 orange,p23 black pattern
Row 11 k26 black, k1 green, k9 black pattern
Row 12 p6 black, p1 green, p1 black, p1 green, p1 black,pl green,p1 black,p1 green, p23 black, pattern Row 13 k24 black, k1 green, k3 black, k1 green, k7 black
Continue with right hand mitt from here exactly as set out for left hand mitt happy holidays!

10 comments:

  1. You have made my daughter incredibly happy! She is Halloween crazy, and these are adorable! Thanks..

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  2. Never used drpns but these look great so going to give them a try wish me luck

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  3. I don't knit, only crochet. If you come up with a similar crochet pattern, please post it! I would love to make these in crochet. Thanks

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  4. on the nineth row down you say ss next 2 rounds please explain. i can not find definition, Maria

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  5. Pretty sure the "ss next 2 rounds" means to just knit them (stockinette stitch, which I probably spelled all kinds of wrong).

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  6. yes my dear the entire thing is worked flat in stocking stitch (ss) then seamed apart from the thumb which is knit in the round, hope that helps x

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  7. so stocking stitch isknit one row purl one row

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  8. have got pattern for bigger size thease tiny

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  9. HI these fit adult hands, you could try moving up a half needle size that might work x

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