Cabled Blues Mitts in Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Aran - A395 - Downloadable PDF

Cabled Blues Mitts – Knitting Pattern Summary (Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Aran, A395)

The Cabled Blues Mitts is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern designed by Shannon Dunbabin and published by Cascade Yarns (pattern number A395). This pattern produces a pair of cozy, cable-accented fingerless mitts suitable for women's and men's hands, worked in the round on double pointed needles. The pattern is rated intermediate in skill level and is available as a free downloadable PDF.

What Is Being Made

The pattern creates a pair of knitted fingerless mitts — hand warmers that cover the palm and back of the hand while leaving the fingers free. Two sizes are offered:

• Women's Small/Medium: 8" circumference x 8" long
• Women's Large/Men's Medium: 9" circumference x 8" long

The mitts feature a prominent 12-stitch cable panel running along the back of the hand, framed by purl stitches for definition, with a ribbed cuff and a gusset-style thumb opening. Separate instructions are provided for the left mitt, with the cable and thumb placement mirrored accordingly.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round on double pointed needles (DPNs), which creates seamless, tubular fabric ideal for mitts and gloves
• Ribbing (K2, P2) worked for approximately 1.5 inches to form a stretchy, fitted cuff
• Cable knitting using a cable needle, producing a bold twisted rope effect on the back of the hand
• Thumb gusset shaping using Kfb (knit front and back) increases worked every other round to gradually widen the gusset before the thumb stitches are bound off and separated
• Stitch marker placement to track the start of the round and the boundaries of the thumb gusset
• Binding off thumb gusset stitches to create the thumb opening without a separate thumb worked in the round

Stitches Used

• Knit (K) and Purl (P) — the foundational stitches forming the stockinette and ribbed sections
• K2, P2 Rib — used for the cuff to provide elasticity and a neat finished edge
• C8F (Cable 8 Front): Slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit the next 4 stitches, then knit the 4 stitches from the cable needle — creates a left-leaning cable cross
• C8B (Cable 8 Back): Slip 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, knit the next 4 stitches, then knit the 4 stitches from the cable needle — creates a right-leaning cable cross
• Kfb (Knit Front and Back): An increase stitch used to build the thumb gusset one stitch at a time on each increase round
• Stockinette in the round — all knit stitches worked in the round, forming the smooth fabric of the palm and hand sections

The cable panel alternates between C8F and C8B crosses worked every four rounds, creating a classic braided or rope cable appearance across the 12-stitch panel. The purl stitches flanking the cable serve as a visual frame, making the cable motif stand out clearly against the knit fabric.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Aran — 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 100 g (3.5 oz) / 150 yards (137.5 m) per skein; 1 skein in color #1999 Majolica Blue is required