Helping our users. ​Lace Knit Mittens.

You’ll need:

For basic mittens you need 100% wool rove + 100% wool 8/2 yarn;

For lace mittens you need 100% wool 8/2 yarn;

Knitting needles 4 mm and 5 mm.

Needles: size 4 mm  for basic mittens, size 5 mm for lace mittens.

Instructions

Wrist (cuff)

Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Cast on 40 sts on double pointed needles size 4 mm / US 6 with two yarns rove + 100% wool yarn (10 sts in every needle).

1 round K 40, 2 round P 40 (continiue to work same way 5 times).

13 round: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 8 (continiue same in every needle). Now you have 9 sts in every needle (36 sts).

14 round P 36, 15 round K 36 (continue to work same way 5 times).

26 round: slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 7 (continiue same in every needle). Now you have 8 sts in every needle (32 sts).

27 round: P 32, 28 round K 32 (continue to work same way 8 times).

If you want really warm mittens, then you may also knit with 2 rove + woolen yarn.

Left Mitten

4 rounds K 32

On the 5-th round start to knit thumb gusset. The thumb gusset is in the end of the 2-needle (left mitten) and in the beggining of the 3-needle (right mitten).

5 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted sts , K 2, increase one twisted sts K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

6-7 round: K 34

8 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted sts, K 4, increase one twisted sts, K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

9-10 round: K 36

11 round: 1-st needle K 8, 2-needle K 5, increase one twisted sts, K 6, increase one twisted sts, K 1, 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

Now you have all 8 sts you need for thumb gusset. Continiue knittig stockinette sts until you reach to thumb gusset. To find the right height try how it suits to your hand.

Gusset

1 round: 1-needle: K 8, 2-needle K 5, slip the 8 thumb sts on one stitch holder, pick up 4 new sts behind the thumb gusset, K 1 (now you have 10 sts on the 2-needle), 3-needle K 8, 4-needle K 8.

2 round: 1-needle: K 8, 2-needle K 4, slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, K 2, K 2 tog (now you have 8 sts on the 2-needle), 3-needle: K 8, 4-needle K 8.

Continue with stockinette stitch, until you reach the end of the index finger.

Decreasing:

If you reached to the end of the index finger start to decrease your basic mitten.

Decrease in every round:

1-needle: slip 1 st asi f to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K

2-needle: all sts exept two last K, two last sts K 2 tog.

3-needle: slip 1 st asi f to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K

4-needle: all sts exept two last K, two last sts K 2 tog.

Continue knitting same way until you have one sts in every needle. Then cut the yarn, pull through the loop and fasten.

Thumb

Slip the 8 thumb sts back to double pointed needles size 4 mm / US 6. Pick up 4 sts behind thumb gusset = 12 sts.

Work in stockinette stich in the round for approximatley 6 cm. Then start deacreasing in the beggining of every needle: slip 1 st asi f to K, K 1, other sts on the needle K. Continiue same way until you have one sts in every needle. Then cut the yarn, pull through the loop and fasten.

Now is the basic mitten ready and we can start with lace.

Lace Covering

Yarn: 100% 8/2 wool

Needles: 5 mm

Left Mitten

Pick up 16 stiches with lace yarn in the first side of the mitten on two needls (8+8) and 15 stiches in the back side of the mitten on one needle.

Divide sts on the needles in this way (if you knit with 4 needles):

1-needle: 15 sts (if you decide to knit with 5 needles, divide those sts to two needles 8 to one, 7 to another)

2-needle: 8 sts

3-needle: 7 sts

Start to knit with lace yarn according to chart below.