Warm, but light, Herbaceous mitts are just the ticket for cool fall days. The branched leaves lace pattern grows out of the lower ribbing and twines up the front of these long lacey mitts. Knit in the round, they knit up surprisingly fast in a fingering weight yarn. The pattern shows up best in a solid or tonal color.
Downloadable PDF HERE
Materials:
2.5 mm needles
4 stitch markers
200 yards fingering weight yarn
Gauge: 7 stitches per inch
Abbreviations:
K2tog – knit 2 stitches together
SSK – slip, slip, knit
YO – yarn over
PM- place marker
SM- slip marker
M1 – make one, using your preferred method
Instructions:
CUFF:
Cast on 56 stitches using the German twisted cast on over 2 needles held together. If using double pointed needles, divide stitches onto 4 needles and join to knit in the round. Place stitch marker.
Row 1: {K3, P1} five times. K3, place second stitch marker, P1. {K3, P1} to end of round.
{K3, P1} around, slipping markers on each round, until ribbing is approximately 2 inches from cast on.
ARM:
SM, work row 1 of chart, SM, knit to end of round. Continue working next consecutive row of chart between stitch markers and knitting to end of round for 5 chart repeats.
Chart:
Key:
O = YO
\ = SSK
/ = K2TOG
• = Purl
= Knit
THUMB GUSSETS:
Right Mitt –
Work row 1 of the chart, K4, PM, M1, K1, M1, PM, knit to end of round.
Row A: Knit around, slipping markers.
Row B: Work next consecutive row of chart between chart markers, K4, SM, M1, knit to marker, M1, SM, knit to end of round.
Left Mitt–
Work row 1 of the chart, K around to last 6 stitches, PM, M1, K1, M1, PM, k to end of row.
Row A: Knit around, slipping markers.
Row B: Knit next consecutive row of chart between chart markers, knit to thumb marker, SM, M1, knit to marker, M1, SM, knit to end of round.
Both Mitts –
Repeat rows A and B until there are 21 stitches between markers.
Knit to thumb marker. Remove marker, place the 21 thumb stitches on waste yarn, remove marker. Cast on 2 stitches using backward loop method and join to knit in the round. Knit to end of round.
HAND:
Continue knitting in pattern for 2 more full repeats of chart
SSK, K19, K2TOG, (K3, SSK) twice. Knit 14, (K2TOG, K3) twice
[K2, P1] until ribbing measures about one inch
Bind off in pattern.
THUMB:
Put thumb stitches on 2 needles, knit across first 2 needles then pick up 3 stitches along edge.
Knit 6 rows.
K2, P1 around for 6 rows.
Bind off in pattern.
Weave in ends
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Thank you! What a pretty pattern!
Thanks for being so kind as to say so, Dot! 🙂
Really pretty!Thanks for the pattern!
Penny
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You’re welcome, Penny. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
LOVING THIS PATTERN!!
I don’t think I have EVER queued anything so fast! Now I’m really itching to finish up this blanket I’m working on and get going on these!
Thanks so much for your kind words, Melissa! Hope you enjoy the knitting of them as much as I did!
Thank you, not only for the lovely pattern but for providing it in PDF form.
These look great! I love the vibrant blue yarn you used. xoxo
Thank you Laura! 🙂 My Mom’s manicure really brought out that blue, too! hee hee!
Thank you very much for a lovely pattern
You’re so welcome, Karyn! So glad to know it’s being enjoyed. 🙂
Lovely pattern. I would love to make this for my daughter but can you tell me what yarn was used as I am not very experienced and this will be the first time I will try something like this. Thank you.
Hello Havva, I used fingering weight, (sock) yarn for the pattern. Any yarn you like in that weight will work. Enjoy picking your color!
They are so pretty, and your instructions and chart make it very clear! I think this may be my next project. I’ve never encountered the German twisted cast on method…but then I’m not a seasoned knitter. Do you have a link to some instructions for that? Thanks.
Sure Ellen. The German Twisted Cast On is great for socks or mitts. Gives a very stretchy edge. Knitting Help.com has a great instructional video here.
Can you tell me the finished size of these mitts ?
I would like to make a pair for myself & was also thinking of my granddaughters who are 7 & 9 yrs old. Can you tell me how I would make smaller ones ?
I’m a fairly new knitter & this looks like it would be fun
Thank you so much for replying
Hi Carmel! The mitts are 7 inches around unstretched. A woman’s medium size. Unfortunately, the pattern isn’t available in a children’s size. Happy Knitting to you!
thank you for the free pattern
You’re so very welcome, Rose!
Lovely pattern. It’s in my to do list. I can see a pair of matching socks to go with them
This is the most beautiful pattern I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing it – you are wonderful <3
Thankyou for your kind words, Nela. 🙂
Thank you for the lovely pattern.
Just wanted to say thanks for this lovely pattern, I really enjoyed knitting these mitts and hope the recipient loves them as much as I do.
You’re very welcome Lisa! I’m really glad you got a beautiful finished item from it!
I love knitting and sewing! I will try out this fingerliess glove! My mom will love this very much! She loves blue very much!
Hi! Love this pattern! I haven’t run into the ‘Make one’ before, so for now I’m stumped. Make one what? I’m at the thumb gussets on the pattern. Thanks for the pretty pattern and any help you can give me!
I figured it out. LOL!
I would like to thanks for this amazing, beautiful pattern. Everything is explained very well and I really enjoy knitting it. 🙂
I hae a question also. I just wanted to start thumbs in this mitts, when I realized, that pattern is not symetrical – distance between lace pattern nad the thumb is different in left and rignt mitt. It is 4K on the right mitt, and 5K on the left one. Is it for a reason? Or just a mistake?
Thanks for answer 🙂
Hi Marta! So glad you like the pattern. It’s been a long time since I’ve knit these. I’m making a note to check on your question by casting on for them again at my next opportunity! 😊