Night Mitts - Fingerless Mitts and Mitten Knitting Pattern
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Years ago, I improvised a set of fingerless mitts while on a road trip. Originally, I had intended them to be socks, but halfway through I decided to drop in a quick thumbhole and finish them off as fingerless mitts instead.
Those improvised chevron mitts are the ones I reach for over and over again, particularly while I’m reading in bed and need to ward off the cold air on my hands. Knitted in fingering weight yarn, they are warm and cozy indoors or out, without being bulky and hot. When it came time to work on a new design, I knew I had to revisit and upgrade my favorite mitts.
Use fingering weight or sport weight yarn to knit fingerless or full mitten versions of the Night Mitts pattern. Each mitt is ambidextrous, so no worrying about making separate left and right. The fabric is very forgiving and fits hand circumferences from 5.5” (Size 1 relaxed) to 12” (Size 4 comfortably stretched).
Finished Sizes:
The cuff is 4” as written, but can be knitted longer.
Size 1 – Hand circumference 5.5” relaxed -7.5” comfortably stretched/15 cm relaxed -19 cm comfortably stretched
Size 2 – Hand circumference 6.75” relaxed -9” comfortably stretched/18 cm relaxed -25.4 cm comfortably stretched
Size 3 – Hand circumference 7.75” relaxed -10.5” comfortably stretched/20.5 cm relaxed - 11.2 cm comfortably stretched
Size 4 – Hand circumference 8.75” relaxed -12” comfortably stretched/22.2 cm relaxed – 30.5 cm comfortably stretched
Yarn and Yardage Estimates:
Self-striping, variegated, speckled, tonal or semisolid are all good color options. I recommend wool, wool blend, or acrylic yarn with good recovery.
Size 1:
Fingering: 1.94 oz/55 gr, 194 yds/177 m
Sport: 1.94 oz/55 gr, 178 yds /162 m
Size 2:
Fingering: 2.7 oz/80 gr, 320 yds/292 m
Sport: 2.7 oz/80 gr, 246 yds/224 m
Size 3:
Fingering: 3.1 oz/88 gr, 352 yards/321 m
Sport: 3.1 oz / 88 gr,
Size 4: The yardage on Size 4 is very close. You may be able to get a full pair of mitts from 100 gr of yarn if you make the cuff slightly shorter.
Fingering: 3.88 oz/110 gr, 440 yds/ 402 m
Sport: 3.88 ox /110 gr, 356 yds /325 m
Gauge:
2 repeats wide (24 stitches) and 11 repeats tall (22 rows) is 2.3”/6 cm wide and
2”/5 cm tall using size 2 US/2.75mm needles.
Stockinette equivalent = 7.5 stitches and 10 rows per inch/2.5 cm using
size 2 US/2.75 mm needles
Gauge is somewhat flexible due to the stretchy nature of the fabric.
Those improvised chevron mitts are the ones I reach for over and over again, particularly while I’m reading in bed and need to ward off the cold air on my hands. Knitted in fingering weight yarn, they are warm and cozy indoors or out, without being bulky and hot. When it came time to work on a new design, I knew I had to revisit and upgrade my favorite mitts.
Use fingering weight or sport weight yarn to knit fingerless or full mitten versions of the Night Mitts pattern. Each mitt is ambidextrous, so no worrying about making separate left and right. The fabric is very forgiving and fits hand circumferences from 5.5” (Size 1 relaxed) to 12” (Size 4 comfortably stretched).
Finished Sizes:
The cuff is 4” as written, but can be knitted longer.
Size 1 – Hand circumference 5.5” relaxed -7.5” comfortably stretched/15 cm relaxed -19 cm comfortably stretched
Size 2 – Hand circumference 6.75” relaxed -9” comfortably stretched/18 cm relaxed -25.4 cm comfortably stretched
Size 3 – Hand circumference 7.75” relaxed -10.5” comfortably stretched/20.5 cm relaxed - 11.2 cm comfortably stretched
Size 4 – Hand circumference 8.75” relaxed -12” comfortably stretched/22.2 cm relaxed – 30.5 cm comfortably stretched
Yarn and Yardage Estimates:
Self-striping, variegated, speckled, tonal or semisolid are all good color options. I recommend wool, wool blend, or acrylic yarn with good recovery.
Size 1:
Fingering: 1.94 oz/55 gr, 194 yds/177 m
Sport: 1.94 oz/55 gr, 178 yds /162 m
Size 2:
Fingering: 2.7 oz/80 gr, 320 yds/292 m
Sport: 2.7 oz/80 gr, 246 yds/224 m
Size 3:
Fingering: 3.1 oz/88 gr, 352 yards/321 m
Sport: 3.1 oz / 88 gr,
Size 4: The yardage on Size 4 is very close. You may be able to get a full pair of mitts from 100 gr of yarn if you make the cuff slightly shorter.
Fingering: 3.88 oz/110 gr, 440 yds/ 402 m
Sport: 3.88 ox /110 gr, 356 yds /325 m
Gauge:
2 repeats wide (24 stitches) and 11 repeats tall (22 rows) is 2.3”/6 cm wide and
2”/5 cm tall using size 2 US/2.75mm needles.
Stockinette equivalent = 7.5 stitches and 10 rows per inch/2.5 cm using
size 2 US/2.75 mm needles
Gauge is somewhat flexible due to the stretchy nature of the fabric.