Flowing Hearts Mittens by Janet Welsh Knits

Flowing Hearts Mittens

Knitting
August 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in Stranded pattern, knit in the round
US 2 - 2.75 mm
295 - 317 yards (270 - 290 m)
Women's Small, Medium and Large (regular and short lengths)
English
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In these mittens, hearts will flow.

This pattern is designed as a Mystery Knitalong for the month of September 2025.The design is suitable for two colours of fingering-weight yarn. Charts are provided for both a regular and shorter-length mitten.

This is a mystery knitalong. You will initially purchase the introduction only. The pattern will be released in five clues on September 1, 6, 10, 13 and 19, 2025. You will receive an email and your Ravelry library will be updated with a new file to download as each clue is released.

Degree of Difficulty
This pattern is suitable for an intermediate knitter with some experience working with charts and knitting in the round. Designer tips are provided for those who are new to stranded colourwork.

Techniques used in pattern:
• Stranded colourwork
• Knitting in the round
• Knitting from a chart
• Increase stitches (make one left and make one right)
• Decrease stitches (Slip, slip, knit and knit two together)

Size
Instructions are written for a woman’s small hand with medium and large in brackets. Instructions and alternative charts are included for those who want a shorter mitten.

Finished Measurements
Circumference around fingers: 18.0 cm/7.1 inches 19.2 cm/7.5 inches, 20.3 cm/8 inches
Bottom of cuff to top of fingers: 26.2 cm/10.3 inches 28.3 cm/11.1 inches, 30.1 cm/11.9 inches
Wrist to top of fingers: 18.6 cm/7.3 inches 20.1 cm/7.9 inches, 22.1 cm/8.7 inches

Materials
Sandnes Garn Tynn Peer Gynt fingering weight yarn (100% Norwegian Wool, 205 meters/50 grams)
• 1 ball main colour (MC) in Colour 2321; 1 ball contrast colour (CC) in Colour 4372.
• You will require approximately 140 m/150 yds each of the MC and CC.

Needles: set of 5, 2.75 mm (US#2) double-pointed needles (DPNs); or one 2.75 mm (US#2), 100 cm (40 inch) long circular needle, if you prefer to use the Magic Loop method, or size needed to get gauge.
Tapestry needle for finishing.
Length of smooth, contrasting colour waste yarn to hold thumb stitches.

Gauge
9 stitches and 10 rows/ 2.54 cm (1 inch) over stranded pattern, knit in the round.
Knitting to the correct gauge is important to achieving the finished measurements noted above.

Note: This pattern uses 64 68, 72 stitches around the top of the hand.