Colorful Fish Bath Baby Mitt by Anna Meier

Colorful Fish Bath Baby Mitt

Knitting
March 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
12 stitches = 2 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
2.0 mm
66 - 98 yards (60 - 90 m)
1-2, 3-4, 5-6 years
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Colorful Bath Mitt for a baby aged 1-6 features garter stitch back and nice front with bright scale pattern.

The Fish is worked in Magic loop, has lots of W/T stitches, still there are quite good instructions to follow.

This fish is a wonderful choice for those wishing to reduce the yarn remains in the stash :)

Sizes and finished measurements

Sizes 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-6 years
Length 13,8 cm 14,5 cm 16 cm
Width 6,3 cm 7 cm 7,8 cm

Materials
• size 1,5 US (2.5 mm) circular needles or size needed to obtain the gauge (Magic Loop method of knitting)
• size 2-2,5 mm crochet hook (US B/C)
• 1 black bead (2,5-3 mm) for an eye
• 1 st marker
• tapestry needle

Yarn
• 20g (30g, 40g) of 100% cotton (may be also 50% cotton and 50% acrylic, any yarn that is delicate and soft to the skin) yarn in Color A and B, 5 g of 100% cotton yarn for all three additional colors C, D and E (for the fish’s scale).
• Yarn weight – Sports or DK

Gauge
12,5 sts = 5 cm in st stitch. To save time, take time to check your gauge.

Used colors

Color A – apple green
Color B – green
Color C – turquoise
Color D – blue
Color E – pink