Mallow Mittens

A new addition to the Mallow family, these mittens are richly decorated with a cable-looking design that doesn’t involve a single cable. It is composed of traveling stitches, a combination of simple increases and decreases. Gentle mallow flowers symbolize health and protection, and Mallow mittens carry this sentiment along with the coziness and comfort.

Two mittens are knit in a slightly different manner to accommodate the ergonomic thumbs. Stretchy ribbing on the palms is decorated with columns of wrapped stitches. The patterns open up beautifully when worn with a bit of negative ease. Both the charts and written row-by-row instructions are provided.

Size

• 1 (2, 3): to fit hand circumference of 6-7.5 (7.5-9, 9-10.5)“ / 15-19 (19-23, 23-27)cm
• Length: 9.5” / 24cm, adjustable
• Sample is shown in size 2

Yarn

• 240 (305, 370)yds / 220 (279, 338)m of fingering weight yarn
• Recommended: solid or semi-solid colorway that wouldn’t distract from the details of the pattern
• Sample mittens: Gloss Fingering from Knit Picks (70% merino, 30% silk, 1.75oz / 50g, 220yds / 200m) in color Cranberry

Needles and Gauge

• US 1/2.25 mm - US 2/2.75 mm circular needles for magic loop method or a set of DPNs
• Choose the size needed to obtain gauge of 36sts and 40 rows in 4” / 10cm in 2x1 Rib, unstretched

Construction and Pattern Details

• The mittens are knit from the bottom up seamlessly in the round.
• Increases for thumbs are worked into the palms, then thumb stitches are placed on hold and finished after the mittens are completed.
• The central panel has both the written row-by-row instructions and the charts.
• The palms, thumb, and cuffs are worked in 2x1 rib decorated with columns of wrapped stitches.
• The right and left mitten mirror each other, so directions for them are different.