Worsted Wonderland Mittens by Woolen Cottage

Worsted Wonderland Mittens

Knitting
December 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in the round on larger needle
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
55 - 164 yards (50 - 150 m)
Baby, Child, Adult Small, Medium, Large
English
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The Worsted Wonderland collection of hats, socks, and mittens is like finally finding the perfect recipe that turns out exactly right every time!

Celebrating Worsted Weight yarn:

  • It’s an easy weight of yarn to get your hands on from both small and large marketplaces
  • Worsted weight (especially wool) is plenty warm but not too thick
  • It knits up quick for gifts, charity, or just a wardrobe of colors

It’s all there in this pattern - the tricks for a perfect cast-on, the seamless join, changing needle sizes, and creating a neat and tidy thumb.

Mittens for Everyone! - sizes included for precious little baby fingers all the way to XL adult hands.

Adult Medium is a fairly universal fit for adults if knitting for gifts or charity - photos show two hand sizes comfortably wearing a pair of Adult Medium Mittens

Construction
Worked bottom up, in the round. Instructions included for both the full mitten and fingerless options.

Yarn
Any Worsted weight yarn will do nicely! Have fun with colors and prints.
(If using wool, a superwash variety is recommended for gifts & charity)

Yarns shown as samples in the photos.
-Adult Mittens: KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in Shire Heather
-Adult Fingerless Mitts: Madelinetosh Vintage in Joshua Tree
-Baby Mittens: Cascade 220 superwash in Doeskin Heather

Baby & Child Sizes = 25-40g (50-70m) for full mitten
Adult Sizes = 60-80g (120-150m) for full mitten

Needles & Notions
3.75mm (US 5) & 4.5mm (US 7) - 32” (80cm) circular needles for MagicLoop or DPNs if preferred
note: for baby size, 4mm (US 6) is used as the larger needle size
2 stitch markers
Tapestry/Yarn Needle for weaving in the ends.

Difficulty
An everyone-can-knit-this pattern! Perfect for mitten beginners and marvelous for experienced knitters looking for a worsted mitt recipe.