This Pattern is Retired…but you can (probably) get it in November

I have a lot of patterns! But I also get overwhelmed if I have to deal with them all at once. So I’ve picked 12 of my favorites (the Core Collection) to keep around. Then every few months, I decide on a theme or a technique and make a handful of related patterns (the Rotating Collection) available for a little while (then they go away again).

The other patterns are retired and are not generally available. However, because I know some folks will want them, I make many of the retired patterns available for a few weeks every November. If you want me to tell you when they’re back, subscribe to the mailing list or patreon, and I’ll let you know!

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This is a companion to Presage (the hat in the picture at the bottom of this page).

As usual, the hat came first. But what can I say, I think accessories are more fun in sets. Actually, I secretly (not so secretly) believe that really delightful accessory sets are one of the very best things about being a knitter. So I made some mitts!

Now, mitts are not hats, and they need a slightly different approach. Wrists are, generally speaking, smaller than heads. So that lovely, big, graphic stitch pattern that looks amazing on a hat can be a tad overwhelming on a mitt. So I scaled the pattern down a bit and kept it confined to one dashing stripe down the back of your hand. And mitts need thumbs, and there are few things in this world as satisfying as a brioche thumb gusset, so I added a truly lovely one.

And the result is this delightful little treat. Make the whole set, or wear it all by itself. Either way, you’re going to have a delightful time and look absolutely adorable!

The mitt is written in three sizes (castons of 38, 42, or 46 stitches), and you should feel free to adjust your gauge a bit to fine tune the fit of the mitt. Just be sure that you’re working at a gauge that gives you a fabric you like with your chosen yarns!

I recommend working at something around 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, or 7 stitches per inch, and I’ve included a table to help you figure out what gauge you’ll want to use for your size. With that range of sizes and gauges, the mitt will fit a hand or arm (measure the widest part you want the mitt to cover) between 6 and 10 inches (with lots of points in between).

Oh, and just to help you plan, I used about 125 yards of each yarn to make mitts for a large adult. If you’re making a larger or longer mitt (or if you use a skinnier yarn), you might want more like 150 yards of each. I was able to comfortably get a hat and matching mitts for a large adult from one skein of each of the yarns I used.