How to Knit Basic and Lace Mittens

You’ll Need:

For basic mittens you need 100% wool rove + 100% wool 8/2 yarn;

For lace mittens you need 100% wool 8/2 yarn;

Knitting needles 4 mm and 5 mm.

Needles: size 4 mm for basic mittens, size 5 mm for lace mittens.

Instructions

Wrist (Cuff)

Worked in the round on double pointed needles.

1 round: K 40, 2 round: P 40 (continue to work same way 5 times).

13 round: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 8 (continue same in every needle). Now you have 9 sts in every needle (36 sts).

14 round: P 36, 15 round: K 36 (continue to work same way 5 times).

26 round: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 7 (continue same in every needle). Now you have 8 sts in every needle (32 sts).

27 round: P 32, 28 round: K 32 (continue to work same way 8 times).

If you want really warm mittens, then you may also knit with 2 rove + woolen yarn.

Left Mitten

4 rounds: K 32

On the 5-th round start to knit thumb gusset. The thumb gusset is in the end of the 2-needle (left mitten) and in the beginning of the 3-needle (right mitten).

5 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted st, K 2, increase one twisted st, K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

6-7 round: K 34

8 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted st, K 4, increase one twisted st, K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

9-10 round: K 36

11 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted st, K 6, increase one twisted st, K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

Now you have all 8 sts you need for thumb gusset. Continue knitting stockinette sts until you reach to thumb gusset. To find the right height try how it suits to your hand.

Gusset

1 round: 1-needle: K 8, 2-needle K 5, slip the 8 thumb sts on one stitch holder, pick up 4 new sts behind the thumb gusset, K 1 (now you have 10 sts on the 2-needle), 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

2 round: 1-needle: K 8, 2-needle K 4, slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 2, K 2 tog (now you have 8 sts on the 2-needle), 3-needle: K 8, 4-needle K 8.

Continue with stockinette stitch until you reach the end of the index finger.

Decreasing

If you reached to the end of the index finger start to decrease your basic mitten.

Decrease in every round:

• 1-needle: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K;
• 2-needle: all sts except the last two K, two last sts K 2 tog;
• 3-needle: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K;
• 4-needle: all sts except two last K, two last sts K 2 tog.

Continue knitting the same way until you have one st on every needle. Then cut the yarn, pull through the loop, and fasten.

Thumb

Slip the 8 thumb sts back to double pointed needles size 4 mm / US 6. Pick up 4 sts behind thumb gusset = 12 sts.

Work in stockinette stitch in the round for approximately 6 cm. Then start decreasing at the beginning of every needle: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K. Continue the same way until you have one st on every needle. Then cut the yarn, pull through the loop, and fasten.

Now the basic mitten is ready, and we can start with lace.

Lace Covering

Yarn: 100% 8/2 wool

Needles: 5 mm

Left Mitten

Pick up 16 stitches with lace yarn on the first side of the mitten on two needles (8+8) and 15 stitches on the back side of the mitten on one needle.

Divide stitches on the needles in this way (if you knit with 4 needles):

1-needle: 15 sts (if you decide to knit with 5 needles, divide those sts to two needles 8 to one, 7 to another);

2-needle: 8 sts;

3-needle: 7 sts;

Start to knit with lace yarn according to the chart below.