My First Mittens & Gloves
Don’t just knit your first pairs of gloves and mittens — make them a rousing success! Learn all the steps you need to go from start to stunning finish.
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Don’t just knit your first pairs of gloves and mittens — make them a rousing success! Learn all the steps you need to go from start to stunning finish.
Getting Started
Meet Angela Tong, your guide to creating fun accessories that will keep your fingers toasty! Begin with an overview of double-pointed needles and yarn as well as the anatomy of mittens and gloves. Get tips for taking measurements (even on a fidgety toddler!), then master the stretchy long-tail cast-on.
Joining & Knitting in the Round
A gauge swatch is your key to success with any project where size is critical. Angela demonstrates an easy way to swatch in the round and determine the right needle size to use. Learn two ways to cast on for your project and to avoid unsightly gaps, or laddering, as you knit in the round.
Starting the Mitten
Begin knitting your mitten with Angela’s guidance, reviewing pattern sizes and some common abbreviations. Cast on and knit the stretchy ribbed cuff using a smaller needle size for a snug fit. Then switch to larger needles for the hand section and learn a “make one” increase.
Completing the Mitten
Use more increases to create the gusset, that small triangle of fabric that accommodates the base of your thumb. Then put the gusset stitches on hold to complete the hand, adding decreases to shape the top of the mitten. Finish the thumb with Angela’s help and your mitten is done!
Starting the Glove
Gloves start out the same way mittens do, but Angela has chosen a finer yarn so you’ll have less bulk between your fingers. Learn to knit with smaller needles as you work the cuff, hand and thumb gusset of your cozy and practical gloves.
Completing the Glove
Soon you’ll have your knitting wrapped around your little finger. Angela shows you how to work each finger separately, while holding the rest of the stitches on scrap yarn. Then get some tips for finishing both mittens and gloves by closing gaps and weaving in ends.
Washing, Blocking & Variations
Help your stitches relax and give your project a pleasing shape by washing and blocking it. Then learn how to personalize your work with different yarns, embellishments such as duplicate stitch, and a fingerless mitten variation. Angela shows you how!
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