Lovely Leopard Mittens
Make your own mittens, or simply embroider a store-bought pair, to match Thirty-one Gifts Fall print, Lovely Leopard. Either way, your look will be spot on!
Lovely Leopard Mittens
MATERIALS
- 1 Ball sport-weight yarn
- Set of size U.S. 7 (4.5 mm) double-pointed needles
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scrap yarn, in 2 additional colors
MEASUREMENTS
7 1/2” long / 8″ circumference
GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rows = 4”/10 cm in Stockinette Stitch
HOW TO
Right Mitten:
CO 34 sts. Divide sts evenly among needles. Join round, taking care not to twist.
CUFF:
Round 1: *K1, P1; rep from * around.
Rep Round 1 until piece measures 2” from CO edge.
BODY:
Divide sts as follows: N1: 9 sts, N2, 18 sts, N3 9 sts.
THUMB SHAPING:
Round 1: [K2, k2tog] 3 times. — 9 sts
Rounds 2 & 4: Knit.
Round 3: [K1, k2tog] 3 times. — 6 sts
Round 5: [K2tog] 3 times. –3 sts
Cut and weave yarn through remaining sts and draw closed.
Left Mitten:
Work as for Right Mitten, reversing thumb gusset as follows:
Round 5: N 1: k2, pm, k1, M1, k1, M1, pm, k to end of N 1, k sts on N 1 & 2.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
Embroidery: Using scrap yarn, tapestry needle, and chart as a guide, duplicate leopard print motif onto mittens front.
Get Lovely Leopard Mittens Pattern PDF Here.
