Vau's Treads Mittens

janestarz
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:57:22 GMT

I am using the stitch count of the Sara fingerless mitts to knit the Treads mittens in sport-weight yarn.

CO 40 sts with smaller needles. K2P2 for 10 rounds.

Switch to larger needles.

Knit one round plain.

Lateral braid

Knit one round plain, finishing with a kfb in the last stitch (41 sts). This will make the next part seamless.

Knit in moss stitch for 10 rounds

Knit one round plain

Lateral braid

Knit one round plain.

Start thumb gusset. Increase as per pattern until you have 15 sts for the thumb.

Knit two more rows plain.

Park the thumb stitches on scrap yarn.

CO 1 sts behind the thumb stitches to bridge the gap.

Knit one round plain.

Lateral braid

Knit one round plain

Knit 10 rounds of moss stitch.

Knit one round plain.

Lateral braid.

Knit one round plain finishing with a k2tog at the end of the round (40 sts)

Switch to smaller needles.

Finish with 10 more rounds of k2p2 ribbing.

Finishing the thumb with smaller needles:

Pick up thumb stitches and pick up 1 stitch extra (16 sts)

Knit 10 rounds of k2p2 ribbing.