A simple slip-stitch pattern and three colours of yarn is all you need to create the funky, lovable Heartbeat Mitts. The eye-catching pattern is easy to work, so the mitts are quick and fun to knit.

The mitts are worked in the round from the cuff up.

Sizes and measurements
XS, S, M and L with a hand circumference of approximately 15.75 (17.25, 18.5, 20) cm 6.25 (6.75, 7.25, 7.75)”. Hand length results in 17 (17, 20, 20) cm 6.75 (6.75, 7.75, 7.75)” when knit as given in the pattern, adjustable.

Material
Sport weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 280 m (306 yds) per 100 g in three contrasting colours: approximately 140 m (153 yds) in MC (black) and CC1 (white) and 14 m (15 yds) in CC2 (red)
Used in the sample: Sugar Bush Yarns Itty-Bitty in Midnight, Whisper White and Crimson

2.25 mm / US size 1 DPNs or circular needle(s), for your preferred way to knit in the round

2 stitch markers, darning needle, waste yarn or stitch holder

Gauge
28 sts and 48 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in Heartbeat pattern