Homemade knits and crafts

Monday, May 12, 2008

Handmade Baby Mitts

I saw some baby mitts on a friend's baby registry a few months ago and thought - I could make nicer ones than those. So I started experimenting. I picked up some Bernat Satin yarn in blue. It is super soft and nicer than some of the "baby" yarns I've seen.

The first knitting pattern I made went as follows:


  • Using size 8 needles, cast on 18 stitches.
  • Work in Knit 1 Purl 1 ribbing for 4 rows.
  • Work in stockinette for 10 rows.
  • Decrease by 2 stitches at begin and end of row. (16 stitches)
  • Purl the next row.
  • Knit, K2tog* repeat to end of row. (11 stitches)
  • Purl the next row.
  • K2tog* repeat to end of row. (6 stitches)
  • P2tog* repeat to end of row. (3 stitches)
  • Pull yarn through the remaining stitches and weave seam together.

Here is what baby mitt pattern #1 looks like when finished: Baby Mitts
They measure about 4 inches by 2 inches.

The second baby mitt pattern went as follows:

  • With size 8 needles cast on 22 stitches.
  • Work in Knit 1 Purl 1 ribbing for 5 rows.
  • Work in stockinette for 8 rows.
  • Decrease - K2tog* repeat
  • Purl
  • Decrease - K2tog* repeat
  • Purl
  • Decrease - K2tog* repeat
  • Pull yarn through the remaining stitches and weave seam together.

Here is what baby mitt pattern #2 looks like when finished:
Baby Mitts Too
These are slightly wider than the first pattern (2.5 inches instead of 2 inches) and seem easier to slide on baby hands.

Both patterns seem to fit tiny hands well.

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