Coffee Mittens

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The Coffee Mittens are worked in the round, bottom-up, with ribbing and a thumb opening marked with waste yarn before the stitch pattern is worked from the chart. The thumb is worked last, from the resting stitches.

Coffee Mittens and a beanie with a pom-pom on a dark stone · the thumb is knit last from resting stitches

Construction: Bottom-up, in the round, with the thumb opening marked as you go

A dark brown Coffee Mitten held against a cream sweater · the thumb opening is marked with thread along the way

One finished Coffee Mitten and one on the needles, on a wooden table · knit in the round from the bottom up

A Coffee Mitten on a hand, seen from above · the top is closed neatly with Kitchener stitch

A Coffee Mitten on a hand with the thumb out, on a wooden floor · sizes from 3-6 years to adult L

Two teal Coffee Mittens laid flat on a light surface · ribbing at the wrist

Teal Coffee Mittens on hands, seen from above · knuckle circumference from 14 to 22 cm

Teal Coffee Mittens on hands, seen from the side · the thumb is knit last

How it is knitted

Cast on and work the ribbing, placing markers for the thumb opening.

Switch to a larger needle and work the chart to the top, closed with kitchener stitch.

The thumb is worked from the resting stitches and decreased at the tip.

Repeat for the second mitten.

Techniques

Half twisted rib
Left-leaning and right-leaning increases
Kitchener stitch

Help videos

The Unforgettable Kitchener Stitch

A pair of teal Coffee Mittens on a wooden table · the thumb opening is marked with thread

What you need

Yarn A: Isager Soft, 50 g / 125 m; Isager Soft: 50 g, all sizes
Needles: 4.5 mm [US 7] double-pointed needles · 3.5 mm [US 4] double-pointed needles (or a long circular for magic loop)
Gauge: 15 sts x 26 rows · 4.5 mm (textured pattern) · 17 sts/10 cm rib · 3.5 mm

Measurements

Ferdige mål i cm
Str.	Knokeomkrets min	Knokeomkrets maks	Lengde
3-6 years	14	16	13.5
6-10 years	16	17	15
S	17	19	17.5
M	19	20	18.5
L	20	22	21

Finished measurements in cm
Size	Hand circ. min	Hand circ. max	Length
3-6 years	14	16	13.5
6-10 years	16	17	15
S	17	19	17.5
M	19	20	18.5
L	20	22	21

Coffee Mittens on a hand outdoors against dry grass · a partly twisted rib holds them in place

Fit

Mittens sized by knuckle circumference, from 14–16 cm [5.5–6.25 in] for 3–6 years to 20–22 cm [7.75–8.75 in] for size L, with a half-twisted rib cuff that holds them at the wrist.

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