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Knitting materials and knitting tools:
<> Double-pointed knitting needles 9 (US 13/UK 00). You can use circular needles and magic loop method.
<> Lion Brand Wool, Ease Thick & Quick – 20% wool, 80% acrylic. Color of your choice.
<> Tapestry needle or hook, scissors.
Super bulky toddler knit mittens size:
Hand circumference: perfectly fit 12-13 cm
Gauge: 10 stitches in = 4 inches in stockinette
Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:
K – knit
P – purl
Pm – place marker
skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.
K2tog – knit two together
M1L – make one left increase: make 1 left: pick up bar bringing left hand needle from the front to the back, then knit the bar through the back loop
M1R – make one right increase: pick up bar bringing left hand needle from the back to the front, then knit the bar through the front loop
Inc – increase: cast on stitch
Toddler-size bulky knit mittens pattern
Knitting the cuff
Cast on 12 stitches. Join to knit in the round. Rib k1, p1 for 6 rounds.
Round 7-9: work rounds in stockinette stitch.
Knitting gusset section
Round 10: k5, pm, M1R, k1, M1L, pm, k6
Round 11: knit in stockinette stitch.
Round 12: k5, pm, M1R, k3, M1L, pm, k6
Round 13: knit in stockinette stitch.
Round 14: k5, inc 1 (to replace the original 1 stitch that we used in the thumb gusset), place next 5 sts on a stitch holder or to a scrap yarn, k6
Rounds 15-19: work rounds in stockinette stitch
Shaping the top
Round 20: [skpo, k2, k2tog] – repeat twice
Round 21: [skpo, k2tog] – repeat twice
Cut the yarn, leaving 10-15 cm tail. Pull yarn through remaining 4 stitches. Pull the hole tight and weave in.
Knitting the thumb
Pick up 5 stitches from the stitch holder and pick up and knit 1 more stitch
around the gap to have in total 6. Do not worry you might have some holes
that we are going to sew later.
Rounds 1-4: work rounds in stockinette stitch
Round 5: [k2tog] – 3 times
Cut the yarn, leaving 10-15 cm tail. Pull yarn through remaining 3 stitches. Pull
the hole tight and weave in.
Use tail from where you have attached yarn and sew all gaps.
14 comments
I’m a beginner mitten knitter. I found the directions for the gusset confusing. My markers and where I was to put stitches on holder were different. Please advise. I have been slipping the marker each row. Should I have been removing and pM where told? Also…size 10 for the hand is to narrow. I did not see to use anther size after cuff. For us newbies I think we need more explanation. Thx
Hi Maryjean. I know it can be hard if you are just beginner that is why I have made video tutorial that you can follow. Find it after abbreviation section. It is correct to slip markers where it is written PM. You can remove thumb markers in 14th Round. If you are tight knitter take 10 mm knitting needles. Usually 9 mm and super bulky yarn works perfectly together. Let me know if you have other questions.
Thanks..I’ve figured it out, I think. Lol. I’m on my 3 rd mitten. Honestly I’m thrilled you responded. Yes…I will check out the tutorial.. Thanks so much. I’m Using 10 for cast and 13 for mitten hand and 10 for thumb. I’m not a real tight knitter. I had to relax…at 18 I got OA in my thumbs. I started really knitting about a year ago. I Can knit for days. I’m 70. MJ
Wow 70! Thanks for your comment, I will be happy to help more. I am working on other sizes now, hopefully will finish them soon.
Great. Can’t wait. I started a mitten..did a side Ssk and knit 2 together decrease. It was perfect…but I can’t duplicate it. Hard to keep which pattern…have too many socks on 9” shorties, while I’m trying to relearn dpns. Anyway thanks again…once it clicks I wonder why I didn’t get it. MJ🤪
I forgot to say the mittens turned out great.mJ
Thank you Maryjean, hope your grand daughter will enjoy them 🙂
Hi I purchased your family mitten pattern and when I try to download it indicates I have reached my limit. Can you help please.
Hi Heather, I have sent the pattern to you again
WHAT IS SKPO
skpo means slip, knit, pass over
sorry I didn’t see this earlier, thank you
Hi can you please tell what size the needle length is. 16″ 24″ 29″ I think you said 9mm but not the length. Thank you so much its really hard to know what size you need for mittens. I looked at so many patterns and no one every says the length. Your pattern looks like it would be easy to follow from the video. Thank you.
Hi Mary take 24 or 29″. 16″ is too short