With their classic horizontal striped pattern, the Simple Stripes Mitts are an easy-to-knit project, perfect for using up partial skeins of yarn. These mitts are great to give as a gift, they’re quick to knit, unisex and the pattern includes three size options - I originally designed them as a Christmas present for my husband.

Sizing
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
Finished hand circumference: 7 (8, 9)” / 18 (20.5, 23) cm
To measure the circumference of your hand measure your palm horizontally just below your knuckles (at the widest part of your hand), keeping your fingers relaxed.
These mitts are designed to be worn with either zero ease or up to 1” of positive ease, so if you’re between sizes I would recommend choosing the larger size.
The brown and pink sample mitts are shown in size 1 on 6.5” / 16.5 cm circumference hands.
The blue sample mitts are shown in size 2 on 7.75” / 20 cm circumference hands.

Yarn
Colour A: Fingering weight yarn
24 (28, 37) grams
112 (130, 172) yards
102 (119, 157) metres
Colour B: Fingering weight yarn
15 (18, 23) grams
70 (84, 107) yards
64 (77, 98) metres

Suggested Yarn
Brown and pink sample mitts:
Colour A: 1 skein of Beehive Yarns Audrey, colour ‘Conker’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 465 yards / 425 metres per skein.
Colour B: 1 skein of Beehive Yarns Audrey, colour ‘Cosy Up’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 465 yards / 425 metres per skein.
Blue sample mitts:
Colour A: 1 skein of Yarnsmiths Merino Sock, colour ‘Delft Blue (2K285)’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein.
Colour B: 1 skein of Yarnsmiths Merino Sock, colour ‘Hydrangea (2K266)’ (75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein.

Needles
2.25mm - 9” / 23 cm circular, or your preferred needle type for small circumference knitting (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).

Notions
Row counter
2 stitch markers (1 for beginning of round and 1 additional)
Waste yarn (to hold thumb stitches)
Tapestry needle

Gauge
40 sts & 52 rnds in a 4 x 4 inch (10 x 10 cm) square worked in stockinette stitch in the round, blocked.

Techniques
Knitting
Purling
Working in the round
Half-twisted ribbing
Increasing (M1L and M1R)
Picking up stitches
Long Tail cast on
Backwards Loop cast on
Long Tail bind off