Purchase all four mini March mittens for $18.00!

The Mini Jo March Mittens incorporate all of the charming characteristics as their grown up version into a tiny little package designed for sweet little hands.

Jo, the creative rebel. She is ambitious, feisty, non-conforming, and fiercely loyal to her family. She sells her beautiful hair for train fare, so that her mother can go to their sick father in Washington D.C. Her big dreams and independent spirit take her to New York City where she hones her writing craft, becomes a successful author, and finds love. The back of hand motifs on Jo’s mittens are sharp (like her wit) and resemble the steel-nibbed ink pens that she uses to write her stories, while the palm and thumb are covered in bold, geometric, diamond lattice patterns.

The picot edging is inspired by the lace-trimmed garments of the Civil War era. I’ve always loved the flower-petal-like flare of lace cuffs or collars and chose a subtle interpretation that matches the March family’s economic history and status. The Latvian braids are inspired by the hand-knotted friendship bracelets that I used to make as a girl.

All of the March sisters’ mittens, big and small, include the picot edging and the right leaning Latvian braid. These two design elements ground each sister’s design in history, femininity, and the bond of sisterly love.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)
0-6 months (6 months-1 year, 1-2 years, 3-4 years)

4.25 (4.75, 5.25, 5.75)”/ 11 (12, 13.5, 14.5) cm circumference around palm.
4.75 (5.25, 5.75, 6.25)”/ 12 (13.5, 14.5, 16) cm long from tip to picot edge.
Intended to be worn with approximately 0.5”-0.75”/ 1-2 cm of positive ease.

SUPPLIES
YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Camper (Fingering weight; 100% Wool, 50g/ 200 yds/ 183 m)
Sample shown in Natural (MC) and Orchid Heather (CC).

43 (48, 54, 60) yds/ 40 (44, 49, 55) m MC
43 (48, 54, 60) yds/ 40 (44, 49, 55) m CC

BONUS! A skein each of MC and CC in Kelbourne Woolens Camper is enough yardage to knit the adult Meg March mitten as well as the Mini Meg March!

If you would like to further support my work, you can purchase the yarn kits through my Kelbourne Woolens Affiliate Link. Thank you for your support!

Yarn requirements are approximate estimates. Final quantities will be determined by
your personal tension, any modifications you make to the pattern, and your specific yarn.
Always have a little more yarn available than you think you’ll need.

NEEDLES
US 0 (1, 2, 3)/ 2 (2.25, 2.75, 3.25) mm, 32”/ 80 cm length for Magic Loop or 4 DPNS

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, removable marker, approximately 9”/ 23 cm slippery fingering weight waste yarn for thumb hole.

GAUGE
35.5 (32, 29, 26.5) sts x 40 (37, 32, 31.5) rows in 4”/ 10 cm in stranded colorwork from the Mitten Chart pattern (page 9). Gauge measurement is based on knitting in the round after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
The Mini Jo March Mittens are worked from the cuff to the fingertips. They begin with the picot edging, which is left unfolded until the end, and is followed by the right leaning Latvian braid. The hand colorwork is knit according to the Mitten Chart up to the thumb location. The thumb hole is created via the after thought thumb method and thumb sts are held on waste yarn while the remaining Mitten rnds are worked. When the hand is complete, thumb sts are transferred from waste yarn to your needles and the thumb is worked according to the Thumb Chart. To finish, the CO edge is turned inside the cuff and whip stitched in place.