Zero Baby Mittens - Written Pattern
This is a simple top-down pattern that works in the round.
Size
Total height: 10cm
Hand circumference: 12cm
Cuff circumference: 9cm (stretches to 12cm)
Gauge
8 stitches x 10 rows = 5cm for the hand in stockinette
Needle Size
- 6mm for the hand
- 5mm for the cuff
Or any other sizes required to get gauge
Pattern Instructions
Hand
Start with 6mm needles
CO8 with provisional cast on, dividing stitches onto 2 DPNs
Work in the round
- Row 1: K8
- Row 2: (Kfb, K1)x4 - 12 stitches total
- Row 3: (Kfb, K2)x4 - 16 stitches total
- Row 4: (Kfb, K7)x2 - 18 stitches total
- Row 5-16: K18
Cuff
Switch to 5mm needles
- Row 17~22: (K1, P1)x9
- Bind off with any stretchy bind off method you’d prefer, and weave in ends
Tip of the hand
- Remove the yarn used for provisional casting on
- Thread through the beginning 8 stitches to close
- Weave in ends
Repeat the same instructions to make the second mitten and you’re done. ;)