Product Description
Tight fitting mitts that make it easy to use your smartphone, regardless of the cold. Simply flip off the small caps that go over the thumb, and use your thumbs as though you weren’t wearing gloves at all – when done, just flip on the larger cap so your finger tips are kept warm!
The convertible cap can be left off or put on after your liking. The buttons make it easy to add or remove the cap whenever you feel for it.
Smartphone Friendly Mitts by Dieuwke Schack-Mulligen
What is Being Made
The Smartphone Friendly Mitts are a pair of fitted knitted mittens designed specifically for cold-weather use while maintaining full access to smartphone touchscreens. These are women's mittens available in three sizes: Small (16.25cm/6.5" across the knuckles), Medium (19.5cm/7.5"), and Large (21.5cm/8.5"). The innovative design features removable caps that cover the thumbs, allowing wearers to flip off the caps and use their thumbs freely on touchscreen devices. Once finished using the smartphone, the larger caps flip back on to provide warmth and protection for the fingertips and thumbs.
Knitting Techniques and Construction
These mittens are constructed using intermediate-level knitting techniques. The pattern employs circular needles or double-pointed needles (DPNs) depending on the knitter's preferred method, worked in the round to create seamless, fitted mittens. The construction includes the integration of a specialized thumb design with removable caps, which requires careful stitch placement and shaping. The pattern utilizes stitch markers to track pattern repeats and construction points throughout the project.
Stitches Used
While the specific stitch patterns are contained within the downloadable PDF, the mittens are worked using fundamental knitting stitches appropriate for an intermediate skill level. The pattern includes crochet work as well, specifically for constructing and finishing the smartphone-friendly thumb caps, requiring a 2.5mm crochet hook alongside the knitting needles.
Materials and Specifications
- Yarn: Misti Alpaca HandPaint Sock in the colorway Reggaeton (HS19), featuring 400 meters (437 yards) per 100g skein. This is a 4-ply weight yarn, ideal for creating fitted, warm mittens with excellent stitch definition.
- Needles: 2.5mm circular needles (US size 1.5) or double-pointed needles, depending on preferred knitting method
- Crochet Hook: 2.5mm crochet hook, used specifically for working the smartphone-friendly thumb caps
- Gauge: 34 stitches and 44 rows over 10cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch
- Additional Notions: 3 stitch markers, waste yarn for provisional cast-on or stitch holding, row counter or pen and paper for tracking progress, and 2 buttons approximately 10mm in size for securing the removable thumb caps
Design Features
The mittens feature a practical dual-cap system for the thumbs. The smaller removable cap can be flipped off to expose the thumb for smartphone use, while the larger cap provides insulation and warmth when not actively using a touchscreen device. This innovative design is secured with buttons, making the caps easy to manipulate even while wearing the mittens. The tight-fitting construction ensures that the mittens stay in place during use and provide effective warmth retention.
Pattern designed by Dieuwke Schack-Mulligen. This is a downloadable PDF pattern intended for personal use only.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | 4 Ply |
| Designer: | Dieuwke Schack-Mulligen |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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