"Astrid Cap Gloves" - Gloves Knitting Pattern For Men in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

Astrid Cap Gloves – Men's Stranded Stripe Knitting Pattern by MillaMia

The Astrid Cap Gloves are a charming and practical knitting pattern from MillaMia, designed to produce a pair of men's cap gloves featuring a fold-over mitten cap that can be secured in place with a button when not in use. This is a wonderfully functional accessory pattern that bridges the gap between full mittens and fingerless gloves, making it ideal for everyday winter wear. The pattern is rated at an improving skill level, making it accessible to confident beginners who are ready to take on a small, satisfying project with a few additional techniques.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a pair of cap gloves — also known as convertible or flip-top mittens — sized to fit men's hands. Two sizes are available: Small to Medium and Medium to Large, with the pattern specifically noting that men should work the second, larger size. Each glove features a knitted cap that folds down over the fingers and is held neatly in place using a small button loop and button when the wearer needs their fingertips free. This clever design detail makes the Astrid Cap Gloves both stylish and highly practical for outdoor activities in cold weather.

Colourways and Yarn

The pattern is worked in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight yarn celebrated for its softness, stitch definition, and vibrant colour range. The featured colourway uses three colours worked in stripes:

• Daisy Yellow (142) — Colour A
• Fuchsia (143) — Colour B
• Peacock (144) — Colour C

Each colour requires just 1 x 50g / 1¾oz ball, making this an economical and stash-friendly project. The pattern also showcases a range of alternative colourways using other shades from the MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino palette, including Midnight (101), Scarlet (140), Storm (102), Snow (124), Pitch Black (100), Forget Me Not (160), Fawn (105), and Sable (120), giving knitters plenty of creative freedom to personalise their gloves.

Needles and Additional Materials

The pattern calls for two pairs of straight knitting needles in different sizes:

• 3mm (US 2) knitting needles — used for the ribbed cuff section
• 3.25mm (US 3) knitting needles — used for the main body of the gloves

Additional materials required include a small crochet hook for working the button loop, and 2 buttons approximately 12mm / ½ inch in diameter — one per glove — to fasten the cap securely when folded back.

Tension and Gauge

The recommended tension is 25 stitches and 34 rows to a 10cm square worked in stocking stitch on 3.25mm (US 3) needles. Achieving the correct gauge is particularly important for gloves, as even small differences in tension can significantly affect the fit around the hand and fingers.

Techniques Used

The Astrid Cap Gloves are worked flat (back and forth on straight needles) and then seamed to finish. This construction method is well suited to beginner and improving knitters who may not yet be comfortable with working in the round on double-pointed needles. The techniques involved include:

• Seamed construction — the gloves are knitted flat and sewn together, a traditional approach that produces neat, durable seams
• Stripe patterning — simple colour stripes are worked across the glove body using the three chosen yarn colours, adding visual interest without requiring complex colourwork techniques such as Fair Isle or intarsia
• Stocking stitch (st st) — the main fabric of the gloves is worked in classic stocking stitch, knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows