These mitts knit up quickly, and require only one skein of Cora Color yarn—our own locally shorn and spun New York State wool/alpaca blend from Tahki Yarns. They are inspired by a pair that I saw in Sundance Catalog—simple, stylish, and they sit low enough on the fingers to keep you warm without getting in your way. The buttons provide an extra opportunity to personalize.

This is perfect gift knitting, quick and easy so that you have more time to indulge in your egg nog. In fact, I’ve written out all of the instructions row-by-row so you can check them off as you go, making it easy to keep track if you’ve already dipped into the punch bowl, or if you’re toting these along on holiday shopping trips. Also, there’s no purling until the last five rows!

Skills

This pattern is appropriate for beginners who have experience working in the round. You will also need to bind off purlwise, and increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch (both easy tasks), and it’s also a good introduction to the afterthought thumb technique.

The mitts are knit in one piece from the wrist up, with the wrist trim knit back-and-forth (flat) before joining your work in the round to knit the stockinette stitch portion of the hand. Waste yarn is used to hold a place for the thumbs, with those stitches picked up and knit after the main part of the mitts are finished. No seaming!

Special thanks to Gail and Meghan at the Cornwall Yarn Shop, for enabling me.