mitts
The third in my series of cable knit long gloves – this time with fingers and using a cable pattern called Fishernet. This is a 24row cable pattern which may seem daunting but is fairly easy to work out once you’ve done the first repeat.
Using 3.75mm needles and DK yarn – bought mine from the wonderful King Craig Fabrics in Scotland
Abbreviations:
t3b – slip next st onto cable needle, hold at back, knit next 2 sts, then purl st from cable needle
T3f – slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front, purl next sts then knit sts from cable needle
C4b (or c4f) – slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at back (or front), knit next 2 sts then knit 2 sts from cable needle
Cast on 56sts, join in round, place marker
Cuff: K2, p2 for 10 rounds
Main arm throughout: k18sts, then 18st cable pattern, then 20sts to marker
Row 1: p2, T3F, T3B, p2,T3F, T3B, p2
Row2: p3, k4, p4, k4, p3
Row 3: p3, c4f, p4, c4f, p3
Row 4: p3, k4, p4. K4, p3
Row 5: p2, t3b, t3f, p2, t3b, t3f, p2
Row 6: p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Rows 7-12: repeat the above 6 rows
Row 13: p1, t3b, p2, t3f, t3b, p2, t3f, p1
Row 14: p1, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p1
Row 15: p1, k2, p4, c4b, p4, k2, p1
Row 16: as per row 14
Row 17: p1, k2, p3, t3b, t3f, p3, k2, p1
Row 18: p1, k2, p3, k2, p2, k2, p3, k2, p1
Row 19: p1, k2, p3, t3f, t3b, p3, k2, p1
Row 20: p1, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p1
Row 21: p1, k2, p4, c4b, p4, k2, p1
Row 22: p1, k2, p4, k4, p4, k2, p1
Row 23: p1, t3f, p2, t3b, t3f, p2, t3b, p1
Row 24: p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2
Wrist shaping
Repeat 24 rows once more, decreasing 2sts on rows 6, 12, 18 & 24 (until 48 sts) by using the following method:
12 sts before cable pattern: ssk, k10, continue in cable pattern, knit 10sts after cable pattern, k2tog
Thumb Gusset (left hand)
Continuing in cable pattern
Next round: knit until 7 sts before cable pattern – p1, k1, p1, k4, begin repeat of 24 row cable pattern
2nd round, repeat as above
3rd round: knit until7 sts before cable – p1, m1, k1, m1, p1
Repeat these 3 rows til end of 24 row repeats
Repeat first 12 rows of cable pattern again with no increases but continuing with purl gusset, then put thumb sts (all 17 between purl sts) onto waste yarn and cast on one st and rejoin the gap (48sts in hand)
Continue with cable pattern until 24th row done
Fingers
PLEASE NOTE: this is the first time I’ve written a pattern for cabled fingers, so please bear with me, the initial “cable” sts in the 1st row will line up with those from the cable pattern in the hand so if it is unclear where the start of a round is, please work backwards from these sts and place a marker at this point. By this stage in the pattern you’ll be so used to the cabling process that it should come as second nature to you, I hope!
Ensuring the glove is folded in half along the thumb gap(24 palm sts and 24 back of hand sts), keep 7 sts from the back of the hand and 7 sts from the palm of the hand across three needles and put all other hand stitches on waste canvas (34sts)
Left Finger 1
With 14 sts on needles, rejoin yarn by cast on 1 stitch between gap (on inside of finger)
Round 1: starting K10, p2, k2, p1
2: k8, t3f, p1, k2, p1
3: k8, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1
4: k8, p1, k2, t3b, p1
5: k8, p1, k4, p2
6: k8, p1, c4b, p2
7: k8, p1, k4, p2
8: k8, p1, k2, t3f, p1
9: k8, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1
10: k8, p1, t3f, k2, p1
11: k8, p2, k4, p1
12: k8, p2, c4b, p1
13: k8, p2, k4, p1
14: k8, p1, t3f, k2, p1
15: k8, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1
16-19: as round 15
Cast off
Finger 2
Put 6 sts from palm on needle and 6 sts from top of hand on needle, cast on 2 between gap and pick up 3 sts from base of finger 1 (ssk two of these sts on first round. (16 sts)
1: k9, p2, k2, p2
2: k9, p1, t3b, p2
3: k9, p1, k2, p3
4: k9, p1, k2, p2, t3f
5: k8, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1
6: K8, p1, t3f, t3b, p1
7: k8, p2, k4, p2
8: k8, p2, c4b, p2
9&10: k8, p2, k4, p2
11&12: repeat round 8&9
13: k8, p1, t3b, t3f, p1
14: k8, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1
15: k8, p1, t3f, t3b, p1
16-19: repeat rounds 8-11
Cast off
Finger 3
Put 6 palm and 6 top sts on needles, pick up 3 from the base of finger 2 and cast on 1 between gap
1: k8, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1
2: k8, p1, t3f, t3b, p1
3: k8, p2, k4, p2
4: k8, p2, c4f, p2
5&6: k8, p2, k4, p2
7&8: repeat rounds 4&5
9: k8, p1, t3b, t3f, p1
10-19: repeat rounds 1-9
Cast off
Finger 4
Put remaining 10 sts on needles and pick up three from base of finger 3 (13sts)
Knit every round until desired length
Cast off
Thumb
Pick up 17sts from waste yarn, pick up 5 sts on thumb base*, knit until desired length, cast off.
*if this isn’t enough to ensure no gaps, pick up more sts and decrease them using ssk or k2tog in the first round
Thumb gusset (right hand)
After cable pattern: k4, p1, k1, p1
Repeat as per left thumb
Weave in all ends
T3F (Twist 3 Front) – slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, purl next st from left hand needl, then knit sts from cable needle
T3B (Twist 3 Back) – slip next st onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from left hand needle, then purl st from cable needle
C4F – slip next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold in front of work, knit next 2 sts from left hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle
C4B – slip next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from left left hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle
3.5 mm DPNS (or circular needles if you prefer)
Aran yarn (I used Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran)
CO56 sts using long tail method place marker before joining.
Rib for 8 rows (k2,p2)
Left glove
Knit 22 sts from the marker and start cable pattern (when not knitting the cable pattern, you knit round)
(unlike my previous pattern there is no knit row between the ribbing and the cable as the cables appear to continue the rib
Cable pattern
Round 1: p2, k2, p2, t3f, t3b, p2, k2, p2
Round 2 and all even rounds: knit the knit sts, purl the purl sts
Round 3: p2, t3f, p2, c4f, p2, t3b, p2
Round 5: p3, t3f, t3b, t3f, t3b, p3
Round 7: p4, c4b, p2, c4b, p4
Round 9: p3, t3b, t3f, t3b, t3f, p3
Round 11: p2, t3b, p2, c4f, p2, t3f, p2
Round 13: p2, k2, p2, t3b, t3f, p2, k2, p2
In this pattern I have worked the cable pattern a total of 7 times.
After 1st repeat of the pattern, start shaping for the wrist.
Wrist/arm shaping:
Dec 2sts either side of the cable pattern on rounds 2 and 9 for the next 3 repeats of the pattern (12 st dec in total) as follows:
(1st repeat)
Round 2: knit to 12 sts BEFORE cable pattern, ssk, k10, cable pattern next 18sts, k10, k2tog, knit to marker
Round 9: repeat as above
(2nd repeat)
Round 2: knit to 11sts BEFORE cable pattern, ssk, k9, cable pattern next 18sts, k9, k2tog, knit to market
Round 9: as above
(3rd repeat)
Round 2: knit to 10 std BEFORE cable pattern, ssk, k9, cable pattern next 18sts, k8, k2tog, knit to market
Round 9: as above
44sts in total
Thumb gusset (left glove)
On the 5th repeat of the cable pattern, begin the thumb gusset, from marker, repeat the following 14 rows in conjunction with the cable pattern
Round 1: K7, p1, k2, p1, k5, continue in cable pattern (on each occasion)
Round 2: k7, p1, m1, k2, m1, p1, k5
Round 3 & 4: k7, p1, k4, p1, k5
Round 5: k7, p1, m1, k4, m1, p1, k5
Round 6: k7, p1, k6, p1, k5
Round 7: K7, p1, k6, p1, k5
Round 8: k7, p1, m1, k6, m1, p1, k5
Round 9 & 10: k7, p1, k8, p1, k5
Round 11: k7, p1, m1, k8, m1, p1, k5
Round 12: k7, p1, k10, p1, k5
Round 13: K7, p1, k10, p1, k5
Round 14: k7, p1, m1, k10, m1, p1, k5
(54 sts in total)
Repeat cable pattern once more with no increases in the thumb gusset (but continue purling the purl stitches)
After this repeat (6 cable repeats in total), put 12 thumb sts onto waste yarn, CO 6 sts and rejoin yarn (48sts) and repeat the cable pattern one last time.
Ribbing
Starting P2, K2, rib for 4 rows, Cast off in rib.
Rejoin Thumb
Put 12 sts back on the needle, pick up 6 sts across the gap by the hand, knit 1 row.
On next row, decrease 2 sts across the gap 6 sts: K1, ssk, k2tog, k1
Knit 2 more rows then 4 rows of k2, p2, ribbing, Cast off in rib
Weave in ends.
Right Glove
Exactly the same as the left glove EXCEPT:
18 sts after the marker, start cable pattern
Thumb gusset (right glove)
AFTER the Cable Pattern
Round 1: k5, p1, k2, p1, knit 5 (til marker)
Round 2: k5, p1, m1, k2, m1, p1, k5
Round 3 & 4: k5, p1, k4, p1, k5
Round 5: k5, p1, m1, k4, m1, p1, k5
Round 6: k5, p1, k6, p1, k5
Round 7: K5, p1, k6, p1, k5
Round 8: k5, p1, m1, k6, m1, p1, k5
Round 9 & 10: k5, p1, k8, p1, k5
Round 11: k5, p1, m1, k8, m1, p1, k5
Round 12: k5, p1, k10, p1, k5
Round 13: K5, p1, k10, p1, k5
Round 14: k5, p1, m1, k10, m1, p1, k5
Please note: there is another, gorgeous pattern on Ravelry that uses this cable pattern but is very different in construction. If you’re after a shorter pair, without the wrist shaping – this pattern may be for you: Vancouver Fog Mitts
This is a pattern for a gorgeously long, warm pair of cable fingerless mittens. So thick and warm, they’re almost sweater sleeves!
Knitted for a friend, I was very sad to see them go, especially in this cold weather.
This is the first of a few cable mitten patterns I intend to put up over the next couple of weeks, once I get them typed up from the back of envelope stage!
Abbreviations:
C8F = Move next 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in FRONT, knit next 4 stitches, then knit 4 on cable
C8B = Move next 4 stitches to cable needle and hold in BACK
Using aran weight yarn and 3.5 mm needles (this gives a really tight neat finish, perfect for gloves so the wind can’t get in)
CO 60 sts using long tail cast on (or any cast on you like to do)
Join, place marker and rib (k2, p2) for 10 rounds
Knit 1 round
Start cable pattern
20 sts from the marker start cable pattern, this is an 8 round pattern with 4 purl stitches either side.
Round 1: p4, knit 12, p4
Round 2: p4, k12, p4
Round 3: p4, C8F, k4, p4
Round 4: p4, k12, p4
Round 5: p4, k12, p4
Round 6: p4, k12, p4
Round 7: p4, K4, C8B, p4
Round 8: p4, k12, p4
During this 8th Round (and every 8th round after) there is a 2 stitch decrease:
Dec 1 stitch 10sts AFTER the marker (using ssk) and 1 stitch 10sts BEFORE the marker (using k2tog), this will create a dart up the side of the glove, creating shaping in the wrist.
Repeat the cable pattern (including the decrease stitches) 6 times in total (48sts)
Thumb gusset (left glove)
Starting on the 1st row of the cable pattern, begin creating the thumb gusset, 8sts BEFORE the cable pattern starts (including the purl stitches)
Round 1: p1, k2, p1
Round 2: p1, k2, p1
Round 3: p1, m1, k2, m1, p1
Round 4: p1, k4, p1
Round 5: p1, K4, p1
Round 6: p1, K4, p1
Round 7: p1, m1, K4, m1, p1
Round 8: p1, k6, p1
Repeat until 14sts between the the two purl stitches (60 sts total)
For the next 8 rows (1 repeat of the cable pattern), continue straight, purling the gusset stitches as you find them
Next round:
Move the 14 sts between the purl stitches onto some waste yarn, cast on 2 sts and join after the gap.
Continue to knit hand for one more repeat of the pattern (twice if you want the hand/finger part) to be really long)
After final 8th round of the cable pattern:
Knit one round
Rib (k2, p2) for 5 rows and CO
Thumb gusset (right glove)
Exactly the same as for the left glove EXCEPT start the gusset 4sts AFTER the cable pattern (including the purl stitches)
Thumb
Put 14sts back on the needles, knit round, pick up 4 stitches along the hand edge and join (18sts)
Next row: knit round until the last 6 sts (2 sts plus those you just picked up) and ssk, k2, k2tog (16sts)
Next row: knit
Last rows: rib (k2, p2) for 5 rows
CO
Weave in ends, wear, LOVE.
These mittens were inspired by the Jaywalker socks by Grumperina, the first socks I ever knitted. When trying to decide what to call them I asked my OH (explaining about the sock pattern) and being a Star Wars fan he came up with Skywalker!
I love the Chevron and the way they stay up on your feet so I thought I’d experiment with some fingerless mittens. Rather than use some self striping yarn I thought I’d also experiment switching colours in the round. This pattern helps to ‘hide’ the small shift from each round. I found twisting the different colours at the round helped to reduce any gaps. The thumb gusset increases are slightly different to conventional ones, in order to keep the decrease pattern running up the thumb (see picture below).
I used 3 colours of Rowan 4 Ply soft (Blue – A, Rose – B, Pink – C) and 3mm DPNs
Abbreviations:
kfb: knit front and back of stitch
p2sso: pass 2 slip stitches over
Cast on 60 stitches with A and split 15 on each needle
Round 1: Knit all stitches
Round 2: [kfb, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, kfb] across each needle
Repeat these 2 rounds once more
Change to B and repeat the 2 rounds above twice.
Change to C and continue in pattern
Continue switching colours B and C every 4 rounds until you’re happy with the length – the ones above have 5 colour repeats
Thumb Gusset
At the next colour repeat (knit round)
Round 1: (first needle) K5, kfb, k3, kfb, K5, knit all stitches on remaining needles
Round 2: (first needle) kfb, k6, sl2, k1, psso, k6, kfb. (remaining needles) kfb, k5, sl2, k1, p2sso, k5, kfb
Round 3: (first needle) K5, kfb, k5, kfb, K5, knit all stitches on remaining needles
Round 4: (first needle) kfb, k7, sl2, k1, p2sso, k7, kfb. (remaining needles) kfb, k5, sl2, k1, psso, k5, kfb
Continue with the above decreases until there are 31 stitches on the 1st needle (continuing to switch colour every 4 rounds).
Next round: knit 5, put 21 stitches onto some waste yarn, CO 5 sts, rejoin to remaining 5 sts on 1st needle, knit round all stitches (60 sts)
Round 2: [kfb, k5, sl2, k1, psso, k5, kfb] across each needle
Continue in pattern, with colour changes until almost desired length. For last 4 rounds, return to original colour and cast off.
Rejoining thumb
Place stitches across 3 needles, there will now be 2 chevrons on the thumb, one along the front and one on the ‘back’ (closest to the fingers) so will need some ‘tweaking’ to ensure the pattern continues correctly, there will also only be 13sts in each chevron, rather than the 15 for the rest of the mitten.
Round 1: k21, pick up and knit 5 stitches across gap
Round 2: k4, kfb, k4, sl2, k1, p2sso, k4, kfb, kfb, k4, sl2, k1, p2sso
Round 3: knit
Round 4: k4, kfb, k4, sl2, k1, p2sso, k4, kfb, kfb, k4, sl2, k1, p2sso
Continue until desired length, knitting the last 4 rounds in the original colour, cast off.
Sew in all ends and block to ensure the chevrons stay pointy. Although, as you can see from the picture, this works better at the wrist than at the fingers which tend to curl with movement.
January 2012 – have amended the thumb notes so the maths makes sense!
I am officially a very rubbish blogger!
I’ve been really busy creating loads of mitten patterns recently that I must get the patterns up here so I can link them on Ravelry!
First off are my Michigan Mitts. I bought the yarn in Michigan, I knitted them in Michigan (all over, from Royal Oak to Leland and many places in between) and them being mitt shaped (naturally) they look a lot like Michigan too.
I used Spud and Chloe Fine in Anemone (a word which always makes me think of Finding Nemo!) spud and chloe gorgeous yarn to knit with and lovely, lovely colours.
Using 3mm DPNs, cast on 48 stitches and joined in the round (for the rib repeat, use multiple of 4).
For every round: rib repeat of [K2,K1 tbl, P1], do however many rounds until you’ve got a cuff you’re happy with (mine is about 2 inches)
Thumb gusset:
Next round [K2,K1tbl, P1] once, kfb, K2, kfb continue round in rib repeat
Next 2 rounds [K2,K1 tbl, P1] once, knit next six stiches, continue rib repeat
Repeat these three rounds 4 more times (14sts in thumb gusset)
Next round [K2,K1tbl, P1] once, kfb, K2, kfb continue round in rib repeat (16 thumb gusset sts)
Next round K2,K1tbl, P1, thread 16 thumb stitches onto spare yarn and tie in loose knot, then join* knitting in rib repeat and continue in round
*I am not a fan of the way stitches ‘cast on’ here look so avoid them, it means the top of the mitt is slightly more narrow than the hand part but in my opinion this improves the aesthetic.
Continue to knit remaining 44 stitches in rib repeat until the desired length (mine are up to my knuckles) and cast off in rib.
Rejoining the thumb:
Divide thumb stitches across three needles, rejoin yarn and knit all stitches, pick up 5 stitches across inner thumb*
*I tend to pick up one extra stitch than I need at this point then decrease it on next row as this helps with the shaping, left with 20 stitches
Knit until 3-4 rounds from desired height
Next round K2, K1 tbl, P1 to end
Repeat for 2-3 rounds
cast off in rib
Make other glove
Repeat all of the above, however, instead of making thumb gusset on first needle after the round join, make it in the last needle to reverse the shaping,
Wear, enjoy, love