Swedish Knit Mittens Pattern on Straight Needles

Knit mittens are great for keeping your hands warm during the winter, but who told that they can’t be beautifully styled? :). Now we have complete wicker set that consists of a knit hat and knit mittens designed in the national colors of Sweden. Choose colors of your country or make a surprise to your friends and knit mittens in the national colors of their country. I would truly enjoy getting the photos of your knitting projects and making a dedicated post with them along with short story behind it :). Let’s get started!

Knitting materials and knitting tools:

<> 2 sets of 5 Double Pointed Knitting Needles 2.5 mm (US 2) and 3.5 mm (US 4) ;

<> Gazzal yarn (baby wool) Medium 40% Lana Merino, 20% Cashmere Pa, 40% acrylic. Teal blue and yellow colors: 50 grams -100 m per skein – 0.5 ball – teal blue and 1.5 balls yellow;

Swedish knit mittens size:

Wrist size 16-20 сm

Gauge:   20 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette (body)

26 stitches = 4 inches in ribbing – not stretched (cuff)

Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:

k – knit

p – purl

k2tog – knit two together

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over

Note for knitters:

The left mitten is identical to the right one until you reach the thumb gusset.

Swedish-style knit mittens pattern

Knitting cuff of the mittens:

Using 2.5 mm needles cast on 44 stitches, redistribute evenly between 4 needles, place marker and join to knit in round being careful not to twist stitches. Work k2, p2 ribbing for 32 rounds or 13 cm.

Knitting main part of the mittens:

Change yarn color from teal blue to yellow and needle size from 2.5 to 3.5 mm.

Increase round:

1^st needle: k5, inc, k1, inc, k3, inc, k1, inc, k1

2^nd needle: k2, inc, k1 inc, k3, inc, k1, inc, k4

3^rd needle: k3, inc, k1, inc, k3, inc. k1, inc, k3

4^th needle: inc. k1, inc, k3, inc. k1, inc, k6

At the end you will have 60 stitches or any number of stitched multiple of 6.

Please use any suitable method to increase or check picture of how I did it.

Take working yarn, and twist it clockwise.

Rounds 1-3: knit in stockinette stitch;

Round 4: [C3F] – 10 times;

Rounds 5-7: knit in stockinette stitch;

Round 8: k3, [C3B]- 9 times, slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold them in the back of the work, k3 (it means that you start already knitting stitched from the Round 9), place marker.

Round 9: k3 from the extra needle and continue working in stockinette stitch;

Rounds 10-11: knit in stockinette stitch;

Repeat rounds 4-9 one more time.

Knitting the thumb gusset:

Right hand:

1^st needle: k15

2^nd needle: k1, slip 7 sts onto holder, now cast on new 7 sts using the same method as for increase part above, k7

3^rd needle: k15

4^th needle: k15

Left hand:

1^st needle: k15

2^nd needle: k15

3^rd needle: k7, slip 7 sts onto holder, now cast on new 7 sts, k1

4^th needle: k15

Knit one more round in stockinette stitch.

Shaping top of the mittens:

Round 1:

1^st needle: k12, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k12

3^rd needle: k12, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k12

 

Round 2:

1^st needle: k11, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k11

3^rd needle: k11, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k11

 

Round 3:

1^st needle: k10, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k10

3^rd needle: k10, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k10

 

Round 4:

1^st needle: k3, C3B, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, C3B, Slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in back of the work, k3 from the 3^rd needle

3^rd needle: k3 from the extra needle, C3B, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, C3B, Slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in back of the work, k3 from the 1^st needle

Round 5:

1^st needle: k3 from the extra needle, k5, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k8

3^rd needle: k3, k5, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k8

 

Round 6:

1^st needle: k7, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k7

3^rd needle: k7, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k7

 

Round 7:

1^st needle: k6, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k6

3^rd needle: k6, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k6

 

Round 8:

1^st needle: Slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of the work, k2 from the left-hand needle, k3 from the extra needle, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of the work, k2 from the left-hand needle, k3 from the extra needle

3^rd needle: Slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of the work, k2 from the left-hand needle, k3 from the extra needle, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, slip 3 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of the work, k2 from the left-hand needle, k3 from the extra needle

 

Round 9:

1^st needle: k4, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k4

3^rd needle: k4, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k4

 

Round 10:

1^st needle: k3, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k3

3^rd needle: k3, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k3

Round 11:

1^st needle: k2, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k2

3^rd needle: k2, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k2

 

Round 12:

1^st needle: k1, skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog, k1

3^rd needle: k1, skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog, k1

 

Round 13:

1^st needle: skpo, k1

2^nd needle: k1, k2tog

3^rd needle: skpo, k1

4^th needle: k1, k2tog

 

Round 14:

1^st needle: skpo,

2^nd needle: k2tog

3^rd needle: skpo

4^th needle: k2tog

Cut yarn and pull tail through the remaining stitches. Weave in ends

Knitting gusset section of the mittens:

Start decreasing rounds.

Round 1: [k2tog] – 8 times

Round 2: [k2tog] – 4 times

Round 3: [k2tog] – 2 times

Round 4: [k2tog] – 1 time

Cut yarn and pull tail through the remaining stitches. Weave in ends

Repeat the same pattern for the left knit mitten, paying attention to the thumb gusset round.

Your wicker knitting set is finished and you are fully equipped with knit hat and knit mittens for a snowball fight 🙂

Ciao, Ann