Completely Unoriginal Unoriginal MITTEnS
First I found the "Leftover Mitts" pattern by Emma Jane Maple, then her pattern led me to the "Unoriginal Hat" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. I loved both patterns, and made both, but then decided I wanted full mittens, and I wanted mittens with the larger cable pattern from the hat. So, unoriginally, here is what I came up with.
Materials:
Yarn: any super-bulky weight Needles: US13 (9mm) double-pointed Yarn needle for finishing
Skills:
In the round Provisional cast on Basic cabling Picking up stitches Increasing/decreasing Stitches: C2R= slip 1 stitch to cable needle (CN), hold in back. K2, p1 from CN. C2L= slip2 to CN, hold in front, p1, k2 from CN. C4B= slip 2 to CN, hold in back, k2, k2 from CN.
Top of each mitten:
c/o 7, leaving a 6-inch tail for sewing up hole at finishing row 1: k around row 2: kfb around (14 stitches) row 3: k1, kfb around (21 stitches) shift stitches on needles to have 9 on first needle and then divide remaining 12 row 4: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 5: p3, C4B,p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 6: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 7: p2, C2R, C2L, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 8: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 9: p1, C2R, p2, C2L, (p1, k2 to end) row 10: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 11: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 12: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 13: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 14: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 15: p1, C2L, p2, C2R, (p1, k2 t0 end)
Left mitten:
row 16: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2, k2tog, ssk, k2, p1, k2) (19 stitches) row 17: p2, C2L, C2R, p1, (p1, k2, using provisional cast-on, cast on 6 stitches, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 18: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 19: p3, C4B, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 20: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 21: p2, C2R, C2l, p1, (p1, k2, p1, ssk, k2, k2tog, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 22: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 23:p1, C2R, p2, C2l, (p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 24: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 25: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2, p1, ssk, k2tog, p1, k2, p1, k2) row 26: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 27: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 28: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 29: p1, C2L, p2, C2R, (p1, k2 to end) row 30: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 31: p2, C2L, C2R, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 32: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 33: p3, C4B, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 34: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 35: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 36-40: p1, k2 to end bind off loosely
Right mitten:
row 16: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, ssk, k2) (19 stitches) row 17: p2, C2l, C2R, p1, (p1, k2, p1, k2, using provisional cast-on, cast on 6 stitches, p1, k2) row 18: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2) row 19: p3, C4B, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2) row 20: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k6, p1, k2) row 21: p2, C2R, C2l, p1, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, ssk, k2, k2tog, p1, k2) row 22: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2) row 23: p1, C2R, p2, C2L, (p1, k2,p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2) row 24: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2) row 25: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, ssk, k2tog, p1, k2) row 26: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 27: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 28: p1, k2, p4, k2, (p1, k2 to end) row 29: p1, C2L, p2, C2R, (p1, k2 to end) row 30: p2, k2, p2, k2, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 31: p2, C2L, C2R, p1, (p1, k2 to end) row 32: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 33: p3, C4B, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 34: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 35: p3, k4, p2, (p1, k2 to end) row 36-40: p1, k2 to end bind off loosely
Thumbs
Move 6 stitches from waste yarn to dpn, pick up 4 more stitches evenly around thumbhole. rows 1-7:k around row 8: k2tog around (5 stitches remain) row 9: k2tog, k2tog, k (3 stitches) use yarn needle to pull yarn through remaining stitches.
Finishing
Use yarn needle and tail to pull holes on tops of mittens together Weave in all other ends.
Although this pattern is called "unoriginal unoriginal," and came from the influence of two lovely other designers' work, I did work hard to adapt and write it all down for you. Please respect this and do not use this pattern for commercial use. Feel free to use it for gifts and other personal/charity uses and let me know what you think of the pattern on Ravelry. Cheers,
