This cozy hat and mitts set will be perfect for spring walks and autumn days. The alpaca and wool blend yarn is lovely and soft, and the colorwork provides a double layer for extra warmth. Both hat and mitts have a stranded motif of pawprints, easy enough for a first colorwork project. They are worked in the round, so no need for sewing up afterwards. The hat and mitts come in three sizes and are quick to make, ideal for gift knitting.

TUTORIALS FOR THIS PATTERN

Choosing Colors

How to Knit a Thumb Gusset

Size

The mitts are not sized with any negative ease, so they will be comfortable for the wearer.

Child 6.5” (16.5cm) circumference

Adult 7.5” (19cm) circumference

Large Adult 8.5-9” (21.5-23cm) circumference

Yarn

Drops Flora (65% wool, 35% alpaca; 230 yards [210 meters]/50 grams): 05 Dark Grey (MC), 1 (1, 2) balls; 07 Beige (CC), 1 (1, 1) balls

Needles

Size US 2 (2.75mm) and size US 3 (3.25mm): dpns and 24” circular

Notions

Stitch marker; tapestry needle.

Gauge

30 sts and 36 rows = 4” [10 cm] over pattern.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Chart

Pattern Notes

The mitts are worked in the round.

Mitts

Using MC and 2.75mm (US 2) dpns, CO 48 (56, 68) sts and join to work in the rnd.

Work 20 rnds of k2 p2 rib, starting with k2 (the length can be adjusted to create a longer or shorter cuff).

Change to 3.25mm (US 3) dpns and work 1 rnd in st st, inc 2 (4, 2) sts evenly across the rnd; 50 (60, 70) sts.

Begin working from chart, reading right to left, and continue until you are ready to work the final rnd of the 4^th complete pattern (you will have worked 27 rnds).

Work thumbholes (rnd 28)

Continue patterning while working the thumbholes.

Left mitt

K14 (19, 22), BO 8 (8, 10) sts, k to end.

Next rnd – K14 (19, 22), CO 8 (8, 10) sts in patt, K to end.

Right mitt

K28 (33, 38), BO 8 (8, 10) sts, k to end.

Next rnd – K28 (33, 38), CO 8 (8, 10) sts in patt, K to end.

Both mitts

Continue working from chart until you have worked 6 (7, 8) complete patts in total from end of ribbing, or 42 (49, 56) rnds.

Work 1 rnd st st, dec 2 (4, 2) sts evenly across the rnd; 48 (56, 68) sts.

Change to 2.75mm (US 2) needles and work 6 (6, 8) rnds of k2 p2 rib, starting with a k2.

BO in rib.

Work thumbs

Using 3.25mm (US 3) needles and MC, pick up and k 20 (20, 24) sts around thumbhole and join to work in the rnd.

Note: You’re picking up more sts than the amount you bound off. This is to account for the anatomy of the thumb while retaining the colorwork patterning.

Work 6 (6, 8) rnds of k2 p2 rib, starting with a k2.

BO in rib.

Finishing

Sew in yarn ends.

About the Designer: Torya Winters

Torya is an actor turned student midwife who knits furiously through all coffee breaks! She has previously designed for Knit Picks IDP, and sells her patterns through Ravelry and Love Knitting, as well as being published in the UK magazine Knit Now. In her spare time, she tests and sample knits for other designers.

You can find her on Ravelry or Instagram.

Paw Prints – Mitts