Product Description
These cozy mitts in worsted weight yarn take just a couple of hours to finish and make a great gift. Choose from an undulating stripe in a slipped stitch pattern, a solid stripe, or a simple colorwork stripe. The stripes are a great way to use up your leftover bits of yarn from other projects. The mitts can be worked on either double pointed needles or a long circular.
All directions are written except the colorwork stripe, which is presented as a chart.
Mitts should fit the hand with no ease or negative ease, so pick a size that is close to the same size or slightly smaller than the recipient’s actual hand circumference. Mitts can be adjusted in length by adding or subtracting rounds just before the colorwork stripe.
Information is included for adapting the pattern to a longer or shorter hand length, for making a solid colored mitt, and for substituting other colorwork patterns.
Simple Colorwork Mitts by Heddi Craft
Project Overview
Simple Colorwork Mitts are cozy hand coverings designed by Heddi Craft that can be completed in just a couple of hours, making them an ideal quick knit project and thoughtful gift. These mitts showcase three distinct stripe pattern options, allowing knitters to choose their preferred visual style while utilizing leftover yarn from other projects.
What Is Being Made
The Simple Colorwork Mitts are fingerless mittens available in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. The finished measurements include palm circumferences of 6.5 inches (16.5 cm), 7.25 inches (18.5 cm), and 8 inches (20.5 cm) respectively, with lengths of 7.25 inches (18.5 cm), 7.75 inches (19.5 cm), and 8.25 inches (21 cm). These mitts are designed to be practical, comfortable hand accessories suitable for various seasons and occasions.
Knitting Techniques Used
This intermediate-level project incorporates several essential knitting techniques that make it an excellent skill-building pattern. Knitters will practice fundamental methods including casting on stitches, binding off, and working basic knit and purl stitches. The pattern also develops more advanced skills such as single increases and decreases for shaping, picking up stitches along edges, and changing yarns to create colorwork effects.
Stripe Pattern Options
- Slipped Stitch Pattern: An undulating stripe created using slipped stitches, offering a textured and visually interesting surface
- Solid Stripe: Simple alternating color stripes for a clean, classic appearance
- Simple Colorwork Stripe: A straightforward colorwork approach combining multiple yarn colors in stripe formations
Stitches and Skills Required
The pattern requires foundational knitting skills including knit stitch, purl stitch, cast on techniques, and bind off methods. Intermediate skills needed are single increases and decreases for shaping the mitt circumference and length, picking up stitches to create seamless transitions or add new sections, and yarn changing techniques essential for executing the colorwork stripe patterns.
Materials and Yarn Specifications
Simple Colorwork Mitts are designed to be worked in worsted weight yarn, specifically using Malabrigo Yarn Rios. This yarn is composed of 100% Merino Superwash fiber, with each skein containing 100 grams and 210 yards of yardage. The pattern requires 2 skeins total to complete a pair of mitts. The pictured sample mitts showcase Malabrigo Rios colors including Indiecita, Reflecting Pool, and Tranquilo for Color A, with Azul Profundo used for Color B, demonstrating the beautiful color possibilities available in this yarn line.
Needle Options
Knitters have flexibility in their needle choice for this project. The mitts can be worked on either double pointed needles or a long circular needle, allowing crafters to select their preferred knitting method and the needle size appropriate for their chosen worsted weight yarn.
Difficulty Level
Rated as an intermediate project, Simple Colorwork Mitts are suitable for knitters who have mastered basic stitches and are ready to develop skills in shaping, stitch manipulation, and colorwork techniques. The relatively quick completion time makes this pattern accessible and rewarding for knitters building their intermediate skill set.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | Heddi Craft |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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