Mount Alphubel Mittens in Schachenmayr Bravo Big Color - Downloadable PDF

Mount Alphubel Mittens in Schachenmayr Bravo Big Color – Pattern Summary

The Mount Alphubel Mittens are a pair of cozy, chunky knitted mittens (Fäustlinge) designed for quick and satisfying knitting. This free downloadable PDF pattern is sized for Size S and produces a pair of warm, decorative mittens featuring a bold colorwork embroidery detail on the back of the hand. The pattern is published by Schachenmayr and is worked in the round using a double-pointed needle set.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a matching pair of mittens — a right mitten (rechter Fäustling) and a left mitten (linker Fäustling). Both mittens are worked identically, with the exception that the thumb is placed on the opposite side for the left mitten, creating a properly mirrored pair. Each mitten features a decorative embroidered motif of 8 dots on the back of the hand, adding a charming, handcrafted finishing touch.

Yarn and Materials

• Main yarn: Schachenmayr original Bravo Big Color in Fuchsia Tweed (Fb 00336) — 200 g required
• Contrast yarn: A small amount (Restgarn) of Schachenmayr original Bravo Big Color in Anis Tweed (Fb 00371), used for the embroidery detail
• Needles: A Milward double-pointed needle set (Nadelspiel) in 8 mm
• Additional tools: 1 blunt-tipped tapestry needle (Wollsticknadel ohne Spitze) for finishing and embroidery

Bravo Big Color is a super chunky weight yarn, which means these mittens knit up quickly and result in a thick, warm fabric ideal for cold-weather accessories. The tweed colorways add a rustic, textured visual appeal to the finished mittens.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 9 stitches and 14 rows over 10 x 10 cm worked in stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) using 8 mm needles. Checking gauge before beginning is recommended to ensure the mittens come out at the intended size S.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round — the mittens are worked entirely in the round using a double-pointed needle set, which creates a seamless tube of fabric
• Casting on (Maschen anschlagen) — 18 stitches are cast on and joined to work in the round for the right mitten
• Thumb placement — the thumb is integrated into the mitten construction; for the left mitten, the last 4 stitches of the round are worked as the thumb position, then 3 new stitches are cast on to continue the hand
• Mirror construction — the left mitten is worked identically to the right mitten but with the thumb placed on the opposite side (gegengleich), a common technique in mitten knitting
• Finishing — yarn ends are woven in (Fäden vernähen), and any small holes that may form at the base of the thumb are carefully sewn closed
• Embroidery (Plattstich / satin stitch) — once knitting is complete, the back of each mitten is embroidered in Anis Tweed using satin stitch (Plattstich). Eight dots are created by stitching around two stitches three times side by side, then repeating the process above, forming a neat, decorative pattern on the mitten's back

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch in the round (Glatt rechts) — all stitches are knitted on every round, which produces a smooth, classic stockinette fabric when working in the round
• Cast-on (Maschen anschlagen) —