Mittens

For the mittens in this small collection are used multicoloured yarns combined with simple patterns.

I have used Kauni effect yarn and different types of Noro yarn, but you can as well use other types of multicoloured yarn or solid coloured yarn if you prefer that.

By using the multicoloured yarn you will get extremely many colour combinations – often unpredictable – which make the knitting interesting.

It means, too, it makes it difficult to knit two similar mittens. I think it’s one of the charms of the yarn and think it just pay something extra to your design that, in this case the two mittens are not identical and symmetric, but of course it’s a matter of taste.

If you prefer identical colours you have to be very carefully choosing the same place in the colour way when you start to knit both mittens. That may cause a waste of yarn but it can be nice to have the remains for other projects. By combining one strand of multicoloured yarn and one of solid coloured yarn it’s easier to have uniformity.

It will all depend on your personal preferences.

I like the way the colours mix unpredictably and I find it fun to let go and see what happens.

The patterns are written with that reservation and I only mention what kind of yarn I have used for the mittens, knowing, that even if you use the similar yarn in the same colour way, your result may be quite different.

One thing will happen for sure: You will get your personal, unique design.

The size of the mittens is traditionally adjusted by using knitting needles in smaller or larger sizes and I will recommend that. Or you can add or reduce number of stitches and rows. The good thing about knitting mittens is that – especially if you knit for you self – you can just measure on the hand to see if it fits.

For all the patterns I have added a “empty” chart, which you can use for designing your own mittens or you can just use it for alteration, you may have done during your knitting.

I have used knitting needle size 2½ - 3 for the mittens (3½ - 4½ mm if I want to full after knitting). The supply of yarn will alter, but about 50 g will do for a pair of mittens – if you want the fulled type 75 – 100 g.

The tension (10x10 cm):  
- Noro sock yarn: 30 sts x 56 rows, needle size 2½ mm.

- Noro silk garden (lite) 22sts x 33 rows, needle size 3 mm

- Kauni 8/2: 30 sts x 54 rows, needle size 2½ mm.

- Kauni 8/2: 26 sts X 33 rows, needle size 3 mm.

This small collection of mitten pattern hopefully will inspire you to knit your own personal mittens.

I hope you will enjoy your knitting.

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ruth@mail.tele.dk .

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