I made these for a friend for her birthday, I needed something cool that knit up really fast. I’d seen more elaborate gloves that turn into mittens before, so I thought I’d try and make some slightly simpler ones. Knit on double pointed needles in a nice thick yarn, you should have them done in a couple of evening’s work.

Picture with fingers free

Picture with mitten cover on

Suggested yarn: Brown Sheep Co Lamb’s Pride Bulky

Needles: one set of 6.5mm dpns

Gauge: 3 stitches x 4 rows= 1 inch

Notions: two stitch markers (or scrap yarn), a darning needle, a crochet hook, 4 buttons

To make the gloves (make 2)

Cast on 22 stitches.

Join without twisting and work in 2×2 rib for 3 inches

Work in stocking stitch for 2 ½ inches

To make the hole for your thumb, stop working in the round and knit back and forth in stocking stitch for 1 inch (that should be about 6 or 7 rows.)

Rejoin the two edges and continue in stocking stitch for 1 inch in the round.

To make the mitten covers (make 2)

Cast on 24 stitches

Join without twisting and work in stocking stitch for 3 inches

Place markers before the 1st and 12th stitches

K2tog after each marker

Knit one row plain.

Repeat the last two steps 2 times.

Now K2tog after the markers on every row until you have only 6 stitches left.

Rearrange the stitches so that you have 2 on each needle and k2tog 3 times.

3 stitches remain. Pull the last stitch knitted through the other 2 stitches, pull taught and break yarn, leaving a long tail.

Finishing

Sew the mitten covers onto the back of the gloves, make sure you put them on the right way around so that the thumb points inwards! Now crochet a chain 2 inches long at the tip of the mitten cover and at the cast-on edge on the side that isn’t attached to the glove. These will form the loops that attach the mitten cover either to your wrist or to the palm. Secure the chain into a loop, either by crocheting it or sewing (I can’t crochet anything more elaborate than a chain so apologies for the lack of explanation). Now sew the buttons, one at the wrist and one on the palm, onto the glove where the loop stretches to (see the pictures for details).

Hope that makes sense. Leave a comment with any queries.

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