Nothing says love like a pair of warm, woolen mittens.
Mittens that lead to rosy cheeks, delighted giggles, endless sled runs, and memories that last a lifetime.
Family Mittens
An Easy Peasy Mitten Pattern
To Knit For The Whole Family
- Difficulty – Novice Knitter
- 5 sizes
Child S (Child M /L, Women’s S /M,
Women’s L / Men’s S, Mens M / L) - Knit Stripes or a Solid Color
Requires 100-400 yards of Worsted Weight yarn total
(Wool is recommended for warm, sledding ready mittens) - Video Stitch Guides
Pattern Details
Size
Child S (Child M /L, Women’s S /M, Women’s L / Men’s S, Mens M / L)
Finished hand circumference –
5 ½ (6 ½, 7 ¼, 8, 9)”
Needles
Size 8 (5mm) needles
Your choice between a 36” circular for
magic loop knitting or double pointed
needles
Gauge
20 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette in
the round
Yarn
For Solid Colored Mittens:
100-400 yards of Worsted Weight Yarn
For Striped Mittens:
50-200 yards of Worsted Weight Yarn in each of 2 colors
Recommended Yarn:
Twice Sheared Sheep Everyday Merino
Notions
Scissors
Darning Needle
3 stitch markers
A small amount of waste yarn or a
stitch holder
Skills Needed For Family Mittens
Cast On (Long Tail Cast on version shown here)
Knit Stitch
Purl Stitch
Make 1 (M1)
Knit 2 Together (K2tog)
Slip, Slip, Knit (SSK)
Meet the designer
Dawn Prickett
Dawn loves to design patterns that are simple, fun, and help to expand the skillsets of knitters.
She believes that trying new things shouldn't be scary and has developed a whole line of knitting tools to help knitters keep their place so they can stress less and knit more!
You can find her tools and her patterns on her website Twiceshearedsheep.com
Now Go Create Some Family Memories!
© Twice Sheared Sheep LLC & Dawn Prickett – Pocatello, Idaho, USA