A train whistles softly in the distance as you’re waiting in traffic. Or standing in line for coffee. Or reading a good book in your favorite armchair.

It’s almost a nightly occurrence for me - I hear it when I’m turning my bed covers down or right when I’m about to fall asleep. It’s soothing. Comforting. It’s the sound of people heading off to their next great adventure. If I could bottle the sound and take it everywhere with me, I would.

Instead, I’ve designed these mitts. The simple cobblestone texture is reminiscent of the ballast bed, and when paired with the track like scales either side, they create the perfect train tracks.

Trains in the Night is my way of carrying the sound with me. I slip these on my hands, and I’m ready for my own great adventure.

Finished Measurements:

Small: 6-7” width / 6.5-7” height

Medium: 7-8” width / 7-8” height

Large: 8-9” width / 8-9” height

Due to the stretchy nature of this design, these mitts have natural positive ease built in. Length is customizable to fit each person.

Gauge: 36 sts x 48 rows = 4” in stockinette

Yarn: One skein of From The Milk Parlor Yarns, Basic Sock base (or at least 190-220 yards of a fingering weight yarn)

Needles: US size 2 / 2.75 mm needles 32” circular needles for magic loop (either DPN’s or 9” circulars can be easily substituted for magic loop method)

Additional materials: stitch markers, waste yarn (to put thumb stitches on hold), scissors, tapestry needle

Skills involved: Ribbing, knit and purl texture, increasing, decreasing

You may sell finished products made from this pattern with credit and a link back to the pattern