Twist mittens and fingerless mittens are knitted in a chunky yarn that shows the texture of the stitches beautifully.

You start both styles of mitten in the same way up to the fingers. Either, you shape the fingerless mittens using the one-over-two cast-off used for the cowl or you carry on knitting the mittens, then finish them with the crochet cast-off used for the hat. Finally, you knit the folk-style thumbs, with no shaping necessary.

Patterns for a matching hat and cowl are also available.

You can purchase all the patterns in Twist Collection together in a single booklet or separately. All the patterns in Twist Collection are available to purchase here as a digital pdf downloads, or as printed booklets (together with a free Ravelry download code) from the Being Knitterly webstore.

Twist Mittens & Fingerless Mittens - the A4 pattern has 7 pages:

1. Cover.
2. Before You Start: notes, sizing, yarn, tension | gauge and abbreviations.
3. Stitch guide (Vikkel braid, one-over-two cast-off and crochet cast-off seam).
4. Fingerless mittens pattern.
5. Mittens pattern.
6. Right thumb for the mittens & fingerless mitten.
7. Left thumb for the mittens & fingerless mitten.

Pattern details

Sizes

Palm circumference: 6.25 (7.5: 8.75: 9.75) inches | 16 19: 22: 25 cm.
Finished mitten circumference: 6 (7: 8.25: 9.5) inches | 15 18: 21: 24 cm.

The mittens and fingerless mittens worn by the model are finished size 7 inches.

Yarn
Rowan British Sheep Breeds Chunky Undyed (chunky; 100% wool; 120 yds | 110 m per 100 g ball): shade Light Masham.

Mittens: 1 2, 2, 2 x 100 g.
Fingerless mittens: 1 1, 2, 2 x 100 g.

Small amount of smooth waste yarn for mittens and fingerless mittens.

Needles & Accessories
US 10 | 6.00 mm | UK 4 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
US 11 | 8.00 mm | UK 1 of your preferred type for working small circumferences.
US 10 | 6.00 mm | UK 4 crochet hook.
Stitch marker.
Yarn needle.

Gauge | Tension
19 sts and 17 rounds per 4 inches | 10 cm over stranded colourwork stocking stitch using 8.00 mm needles.

Other details

This pattern is available in two versions: there’s one written for those who knit left-handed as well as the standard one for those who knit right-handed.

Most of you knit right-handed, that is, your stitches move from the left to right needle as you knit: choose “knitting right-handed”.

Some of you knit left-handed, that is, your stitches move from the right to left needle as you knit: choose “knitting left-handed”.

If you are a left-handed knitter who knits right-handed, that is your stitches move from the left to right needle, you should choose “knitting right-handed”.

Samples knitted by Nicki Merrall and Amanda Golland.