Monday, December 12, 2011

Santa Mittens



Aren't these the cutest???!!! I knit a pair for Cindylou for her first Christmas 16 years ago.....and ever since then, I hang them on my tree as an ornamet. Well, I've known of a few babies born this year, so I knit a few more pair...and decided to write out the pattern. They whip up super quick in just a few hours...plenty of time to make a baby happy and warm this Christmas :)



Here's what you need:

size 8 needle
Red Heart Sport yarn in red, black, pink and white

Cast on 24 stitches in red. Knit 11 rows of ribbing. Continue with red and knit 4 rows of stockinette.



Then knit 4 rows of white.



Knit 8 rows of pink in stockinette. Knit 10 rows of white. Then bind off. Make two of these.



Using black and red yarn and a darning needle sew stitches on to make his face. Turn inside out and fold in half to sew up. That's it!! Waaaaay cute :) I'm linking up to Jennifer Juniper's Tutorial Tuesday over at Hope Studios....check it out. Merry Christmas!


15 comments:

  1. those are quite possibly the cutest mittens i have ever seen!
    I we lived closer so you could teach me to knit!

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  2. Oh my gosh Miss Treat! How cute are those!!!

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  3. These are adorable! How do you get the white garter stitch to come out pointed?

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  4. Drenda, at a guess it would be as there is an odd number of coloured rows prior

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  5. why are the stitches being held on the holder?

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  6. So love this and a perfect thing to make in a snowy day like today thank you so much

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  7. How do I get the rest of the pattern for the santa mittens. It seems to stop half way through the pattern. Thank you

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  8. Sweet mittens. Do you decrease stitches before casting off? Usually that's the case, but I don't see that in the instructions. If you don't decrease, the top of the mitten would be square.

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    1. Hi Pamela wile did you get an answer.? I was thinking the same thing

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  9. These directions are wrong

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  10. These are very cute but the directions are wrong

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  11. I followed written directions and then used the following to decrease to a point.
    Row 1: k4, k2 tog across
    Row 2: k3, k2 tog across
    Row 3: k2, k2 tog across
    Row 4: k1, k2 tog across
    Row 5: k2 tog across ( 4 stitches on needle)
    Cut yarn, draw thru 4 stitches and sew up side

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  12. Thanks so much. I will certainly try this.

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  13. What needle size in most plz?

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  14. It reads needle size 8-what is that in millimeters plz?

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