The mitten is knit from the cuff to the top, fingertip portion of the mitten. Shortly after you finish the ribbed cuff, you being to create extra stitches. These extra stitches are soon set aside and placed on a scrap of yarn to be dealt with later. Before you know it, the hand and fingertip portion of your mitten will be complete so you can devote your attention to the stitches on hold which become a thumb after just a few quick rounds.

I enjoy making miniature ornaments each year for my Christmas tree. This year, I made miniature mittens following a number of patterns I found on Ravelry. The tiny size of the mittens and the length of my double pointed needles made me feel I was “all thumbs” while knitting, especially the mitten’s tiny thumbs. Ironic! I actually went so far as try to knit on wooden tooth picks and it seriously would have worked if it weren’t for the fact the tooth picks splintered easily. I learned bits and pieces from each pattern I tried and I incorporated what I’ve learned from making full-sized mittens in order to come up with my own pattern which is quick and easy to knit.

Feel free to use this pattern however you would like. Make them for yourself, for family, for friends… make a gazillion of them and sell them at a craft fair. Enjoy!

Take a photo of your mini-mittens and share them with me on Ravelry; I would love to see what you make! :)