NORTH WOODS MITTENS
by Heide Petroski
A doubly warm double layer mitten! These mittens are basically two mittens attached to one cuff. An outer layer tightly knit for warmth and water repellency and a thinner fingering weight inner layer for double warmth! I like to use Harrisville New England Highland wool, Cascade Eco Wool or Blackberry Ridge wool for a thick rustic outer layer. Leftover scraps of sock yarn are perfect for the inner layer. Mittens are worked from the wrist up and then stitches are picked up around the wrist and knit down for the cuff. Included are directions for a flat top mitten or a rounded top if you prefer not to do the Kitchener Stitch.
NORTH WOODS MITTENS
by Heide Petroski Materials: 50gr worsted weight wool, Harrisville Highland Wool And 50gr fingering weight wool Needles: Size 5 US, Size 3 US and Size 1 US doublepointed needles. Finished Measurements: To fit a medium hand - 7 inches around hand, 8 inches from fingertips to wrist with a 3 inch cuff. Gauge: Outer Mitten on #5 needles- 5 sts to 1 inch. Inner Mitten on #1 needles- 7sts to 1 inch.
Outer Mitten
With #5 double point needles and worsted weight yarn, Cast On 40 sts. Join for working in the round. Round 1-6: Knit plain. Round 7: Start thumb gusset as follows: Kfb in each of next 2 sts. Knit around. 42 sts. Round 8: Knit. Round 9: Kfb in first st, knit 2 sts., kfb in next st. Knit around. 44 sts. Round 10: Knit. Round 11: Kfb in first st, knit 4 sts, kfb in next st. Knit around.46 sts. Round 12-22: Continue increasing in the same manner having 2 more sts between increases every other row until there are 16 sts increased. 56 sts. Round 23: Knit one row. Thumb: Knit first 17 sts onto a spare needle, (thumb stitches), divide on two needles and join. Work in round on the 17 thumb sts until it reaches to the middle of your thumb nail. (About 1.75 inches.) Thumb Shaping- Round 1: K1, K2tog; repeat around, ending knit 2 sts. 12 sts. Round 2: K2tog around. 6 sts. Cut yarn. Using a needle draw tail end of yarn through sts and gather together. Fasten off. Knitting Mitten Hand: Join yarn and begin knitting remaining 39 hand sts. Round 1: Pick up 2 stitches at base of thumb. Knit around. 41 sts. Round 2: Knit the two picked up sts together, knit around. 40 sts. Work even until mitten hand reaches top of pinky finger. (About 6.25 inches.) For Square Top Mitten Decrease Round 1: K1, K2tog, K14, SSK, K2, K2tog, K14, SSK, K1. 36 sts. Round 2: Knit. Round 3: K1, K2tog, K12, SSK, K2, K2tog, K12, SSK, K1. 32 sts. Round 4: Knit.
NORTH WOODS MITTENS
by Heide Petroski Round 7: K1, K2tog, K8, SSK, K2, K2tog, K8, SSK, K1. 24 sts. Cut yarn. Using the Kitchener Stitch weave sts together.
For Rounded Top Mitten
Round 1: Knit. Round 3: Knit. Round 4: Knit 2 sts, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 5: Knit. Round 6: Knit 1 st, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 7: K2tog around. Cut yarn and draw end through the remaining 8 sts.
Inner Mitten
With #1 double pointed needles and sock yarn, Cast On 56 sts. Join in the round. Round 1-8: Knit plain Round 9: Kfb of next 2 sts. Knit around. 58 sts. Round 10: Knit. Round 11: Kfb in first st, knit 2 sts, kfb in next st. Knit around. 60 sts. Round 12: Knit. Round 13: Kfb in first st, knit 4 sts, kfb in next st. Knit around. 62 sts. Round 14-25: Continue increasing in the same manner having 2 more sts between increases every other row until there are 18 sts increased. 74 sts. Round 26: Knit one round. Thumb: Knit first st and put back on needle #4, then knit next 19 sts onto a spare needle. Divide sts on two needles and join. Work around on the 19 thumb sts until it reaches to the middle of your thumb nail. (About 2 inches) Thumb Shaping-Row 1: K1, K2tog; repeat around. 14sts. Round 2: K2tog around. 7 sts. Cut yarn. Using a needle draw tail end of yarn through sts and gather together. Fasten off. Mitten Hand-Round 1: Attach yarn to remaining 55 sts. and pick up 2 stitches at base of thumb. Knit around.57 sts. Round 2: Knit the two picked up stitches together, knit around. 56 sts. Work even until hand reaches pinky finger. (About 6.75 inches) For Square Top Mitten: Decrease Round 1: K1, K2tog, K22, SSK, K2, K2tog, K22, SSK, K1. 52 sts. Round 2: Knit.
NORTH WOODS MITTENS
by Heide Petroski Round 3: K1, K2tog, K20, SSK, K2, K2tog, K20, SSK, K1. 48 sts. Round 4: Knit. Round 5: K1, K2tog, K18, SSK, K2, K2tog, K18, SSK, K1. 44 sts. Round 6: Knit. Round 7: K1, K2tog, K16, SSK, K2, K2tog, K16, SSK, K1. 40 sts. Round 8: Knit Round 9: K1, K2tog, K14, SSK, K2, K2tog, K14, SSK, K1. 36 sts. Round 10: Knit. Round 11: K1, K2tog, K12, SSK, K2, K2tog, K12, SSK, K1. 32 sts. Weave remaining sts together with Kitchener Stitch
For Rounded Top Mitten:
Round 1: Knit. Round 2: Knit 5 sts, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 3: Knit. Round 4: Knit 4 sts, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 5: Knit. Round 6: Knit 3 sts, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 7: Knit. Round 8: Knit 2 sts, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 9: Knit. Round 10: Knit 1 st, k2tog. Repeat around. Round 11: K2tog around. Cut yarn and draw end through the remaining 8 sts.
Cuff
Inner and outer mittens are knit together by picking upstitches andknittingbothlayers together. Pick up 40 sts on outer mitten with #5 double pointed needles and using #3 double pointed needles pick up 40 sts on inner mitten by picking up 2 sts and skipping 1 st. Attach worsted weight yarn; holding inner mitten inside outer mitten, knit around knitting through both sets of picked up stitches. 40 sts. Knit cuff in k2 p2 ribbing for 3" inches. Bind off all stitches loosely in ribbing.
