Blip by Barbara Gregory

Blip

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Here is Blip in his star-lit universe. The left hand features a spaceship, a planet and a falling star, or choose the mirror-image chart for the option of Blip’s twin on the left mitten.

The Blip pattern includes charts and instructions for both kids’ and women’s size mittens. The child’s mittens are worked in fingering weight yarn and the adult sizes are worked in worsted weight yarn with an extended chart for extra length.

This design was produced in partnership with North Light Fibers as part of their Beacon program. I’m grateful to North Light Fibers for their partnership.

Kits for child’s size mittens are available here.

Kits for woman’s size mittens are available here.

The size of the mittens is determined by the gauge, and is altered by changing needle size. The child’s size range covers approximately ages 2 to 6 years.

Finished measurements:
Child’s sizes:
Hand circumference: 5 ¼ (5 ½, 5 ¾, 6 ¼)” / 13 (14, 15, 16) cm
Hand length: 4 ¼ (4 ½, 4 ¾, 5)” / 11 (11.5, 12, 13) cm
Total length: 6 ¼ (6 ½, 6 ¾, 7)” / 16 (16.5, 17, 18) cm

Woman’s sizes:
Hand circumference: 7 (7 ¾, 8 ¼)“ / 18 (19.5, 21) cm
Hand length: 6 ¾ (7, 7 ¼)” / 17 (18, 18.5) cm
Total length: 9 ¼ (9 ½, 9 ¾)“ / 23.5 (24, 25)

Needles:
For child’s size 5 ¼” / 13 cm: Size 1 US / 2.25 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For child’s size 5 ½” / 14 cm: Size 1 US / 2.25 mm and 1 ½ US / 2.5 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For child’s size 5 ¾” / 15 cm: Sizes 1 US / 2.25 mm and 2 US / 2.75 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For child’s size 6 ¼” / 16 cm: Sizes 1 US / 2.25 mm and 2 ½ US / 3 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For woman’s size 7” / 18 cm: Size 2 US / 2.75 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For woman’s size 7 3⁄4” / 19.5 cm: Size 2 US / 2.75 mm and 3 US / 3.25 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

For woman’s size 8 1⁄4” / 21 cm: Size 3 US / 3.25 mm and 4 US / 3.5 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Gauge:
Child’s sizes:
40 sts and 46 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 1 US / 2.25 mm needles

38 sts and 43 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 1 ½ US / 2.5 mm needles

36 sts and 41 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 2 US / 2.75 mm needles

33 sts and 38 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 2 ½ US / 3 mm needles

Woman’s sizes:
29 sts and 33 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 2 US / 2.75 mm needles

27 sts and 32 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 3 US / 3.25 mm needles

25 sts and 31 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over Chart using Size 4 US / 3.5 mm needles