Chevron Mitts

Chevron Mitts by Terri Kruse

Project Overview

The Chevron Mitts are an advanced-level knitting pattern designed by Terri Kruse. This downloadable PDF provides instructions for creating a pair of fitted hand mitts featuring a distinctive chevron stitch pattern. The pattern is offered in two sizes: S/M with a finished hand circumference of 6.5 inches and length of 9 inches, and M/L with a circumference of 8 inches and length of 10 inches.

What Is Being Made

These mitts are hand-covering accessories that extend to the wrist. The chevron design creates a visually striking zigzag pattern across the surface of the mittens, making them both a functional and decorative knitting project. The pattern includes construction details for both sizes, allowing knitters to customize the fit for different hand dimensions.

Knitting Techniques Used

This advanced pattern employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques. The construction utilizes magic loop or double-pointed needle methods for working in the round, which is essential for creating seamless cylindrical mittens. The pattern incorporates increases and decreases to shape the chevron motif and achieve proper fit. Stranded colorwork techniques are employed, as the pattern uses two distinct colors to create the chevron effect. Knitters must manage color changes while maintaining consistent tension and stitch integrity throughout the project.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitch base is Stockinette stitch, which provides a smooth, flat fabric ideal for showcasing the chevron colorwork pattern. The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting abbreviations and techniques including:

• k (knit) – the basic knit stitch forming the foundation of the fabric
• k2tog (knit two together) – a right-leaning decrease used to shape the chevron points
• M1R (Make 1 Right) – an increase created by lifting the strand between stitches from the back and knitting through the front, producing a right-leaning increase
• M1L (Make 1 Left) – an increase created by lifting the strand between stitches from the front and knitting through the back loop, producing a left-leaning increase
• BO (Bind Off) – the finishing technique to secure stitches at the edge

The chevron pattern itself is created through strategic placement of these increases and decreases in a stripe pattern using two colors, producing the characteristic zigzag visual effect.

Materials and Yarn

The Chevron Mitts pattern accommodates two premium yarn options from Sunshine Yarns, both specifically formulated for sock-weight projects:

• Sunshine Yarns Classic Sock – composed of 100% Superwash Merino fiber, offering 370 yards per 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
• Sunshine Yarns Luxury Sock – a blend of Merino, Cashmere, and Nylon fibers, providing 385 yards per 113 grams (3.99 ounces)

The yarn is worked in a two-color scheme. Color 1 (Dark Charcoal) requires 1 skein, though less than 50 grams is actually used. Color 2 (Linen) requires less than 15 grams. The superwash treatment on both yarns makes these mitts easy to care for and maintain.

Needles and Tools

The pattern requires two sets of needles to accommodate gauge differences between the two colors:

• US1/2.25mm needles – used for Color 1, available as either one 32-inch circular needle for magic loop method or one set of double-pointed needles
• US2/2.75mm needles – used for Color 2, available as either one 32-inch circular needle for magic loop method or one set of double-pointed needles

Additional notions include stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and a darning needle for weaving in yarn ends and finishing.

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

The pattern specifies a gauge of 26 stitches and 34 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette stitch, measured after