Knitted with a good friend mine in mind, Emi Mitts make a good introduction to colorwork and a fun quick knit for more experienced knitters.
Enjoy the pattern and try it out with different pattern combinations!
Copyright notice: please feel free to use this pattern to make mittens for yourself and friends. Don’t sell items knitted from it, and don’t sell the pattern itself. I reserve rights to the pattern but am happy to share it with other knitters free of charge.
Emi Mitts
colorwork fingerless mitts in three sizes, knitted in worsted or aran yarn
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(the pattern is written for double-pointed needles)
Sizing:
small (hand circumference of 7”/ 17.5 cm at widest point, not counting the thumb):
needles: US 8/ 5.0 mm (mitten body), US 7/ 4.5 mm (cuff)
gauge (not crucial): 18 sts, 23 rows in 4”/ 10 cm in colorwork pattern (stockinette stitch in the round)
(the mittens pictured are all in size small)
medium: size up to US 9/ 5.5 mm needles (mitten body), US 8/ 5.0 mm (cuff)
large: in aran or bulky yarn rather than worsted, size up to US 10/ 6 mm (mitten body), US 9/ 5.5 mm (cuff)
all sizes - spare needle for bottom stitches of the thumb
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Directions:
The number of stitches to cast on depends on your chosen type of cuff. I recommend the long-tail cast on because it will give you a stretchy edge. Choose among three cuff patterns (or more, if you wish):
CUFF:
1x1 RIB CUFF:
CO (cast on) 32 sts with smaller needles in main color (MC), distribute stitches evenly on four needles and join to knit in rounds.
Work 8 or more rounds.
STRIPED GARTER STITCH CUFF:
CO 32 sts with smaller needles in MC, distribute stitches evenly on four needles and join to knit in rounds.
Round 2: purl (p) all in MC
Round 3: join contrast color (CC) and knit all stitches
Round 4: purl all in CC
Repeat the rounds above in any color combination you want, as many times as you wish.
PETIT WELTING FANTASTIC CUFF (a smaller version of the Welting Fantastic pattern from Barbara Walker’s A Treasure of Knitting Patterns):
CO 33 sts with MC on smaller needles, distribute stitches evenly on three needles and join to knit in rounds.
Round 1 (MC): k all
Round 2 (MC): p all
Round 3 (MC): k all
Round 4 (CC): *k2tog (knit 2 sts together), k2, kfb (increase by knitting into the front and the back of the same stitch) twice (i.e. do this over the next 2 stitches), k3, ssk (slip two stitches as if to knit, slide them back onto the left needle and knit them together through the back loop)* repeat the section between the * twice more
Round 5 (CC): k all
Round 6 (CC): same as round 4
Round 7 (CC): same as round 5
Round 8 (MC): same as round 4
Repeat rounds 1-3 once more
First body round (for this cuff only): switch to larger needles, decrease one stitch and distribute the 32 stitches evenly on 4 double-pointed needles.
MITTEN BODY:
Switch to larger needles, knit one or two rounds.
Next round: start the Emi Mitts chart (PDF download). Pay attention to thumb placement (both mittens are identical).
THUMB SETUP (round 16 of chart): k 5 sts in MC onto the spare needle, CO 5 sts with backwards loop method onto the right needle, continue working the remaining rounds of the chart
SMALL CUFF OVER FINGERS:
After you finish the chart, cut CC and work 2 or more rounds in 1x1 rib. Bind off purlwise.
THUMB:
The thumb is knitted on three double-pointed needles, in MC.
Needle 1: attach yarn, pick up and knit the 5 bottom stitches from the spare needle
Needle 2: pick up one st on the side of the thumb opening, pick up 2 sts from the top cast on
Needle 3: pick up 3 sts from the top cast on, pick up one additional st on the side of the thumb opening
Join to knit in rounds. Knit 6 rounds.
Work 2 rounds in 1x1 rib. Bind off purlwise.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends and block mittens in your preferred method.
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Enjoy wearing the mitts.
LINKS:
Pattern page on Ravelry (If you're posting your project on Ravelry, please link to it)
My project pages for Emi Mitts: 1 and 2
