Cabled mittens Novita 7 Veljestä Napapiiri
These mittens will keep your fingers from freezing in the wind. Knitted from 7 Veljestä Napapiiri yarn in the Wolverine (863) colourway, the cabled mittens feature an Indian thumb gusset.
Designer
Saara Toikka
Size(s)
One size
Finished dimensions
Women
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä Napapiiri (863) Wolverine 100 g
Needles and other supplies
Double-pointed needles: Novita 4 mm (UK 8 / US 6) or size needed to obtain gauge
Finished dimensions
Women
Stitch patterns:
- Ribbing in the round:
*k1, p1*
Left mitten
Starting at the beginning of a colour repeat, cast on 44 sts and divide them onto four double-pointed needles. The beginning of the round is between needles IV and I. Work ribbing in the round for 8 cm.
Switch to stockinette st. On the first round, evenly increase 5 sts on needles III and IV = 54 sts.
Begin the cable pattern from row 1 of the chart: work the 22 sts on needles I and II in stockinette st and then work the 32 st cable pattern on needles III and IV. Keep repeating rows 1-12 of the chart.
After 3 rounds, redistribute the sts for an Indian thumb gusset: 4, 18, 16, and 16 sts.
Begin the gusset increases:
1st increase round: work the 4 sts on needle I, increase 1 st (= pick up the strand of yarn between needles I and II and knit it through the back loop onto needle I), work to end of round. 55 sts in total, 5 sts on needle I.
2nd increase round: work the 5 sts on needle I, increase 1 st (= pick up the strand of yarn between needles I and II and knit it onto needle I), work to end of round.
56 sts in total, 6 sts on needle I. Repeat the increases in this manner on every round until there are 22 sts on needle I.
Now leave the 18 sts on needle II on hold for the thumb. Redistribute the sts so that you have 11 sts on needles I and II.
Continue working the stitch patterns with the 54 sts until you have worked rows 1-12 a total of 3 times and then worked rows 1-4 once more (approx. 17 cm after the ribbing).
Work row 5 of the chart and at the same time decrease the purl sts: k2tog at the beginning of needle III and skp at the end of needle IV (= slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass the slipped st over) = 52 sts.
Work rows 13-14 of the chart. 11 sts on each needle.
Work all sts in stockinette st and begin the top decreases: k1, skp at the beginning of needles I and III, and k2tog, k1 at the end of needles II and IV. Repeat the increases on every round until 8 sts remain. Break the yarn, pull it through the sts and securely weave in.
Thumb
Pick up and knit the sts on hold as well as 2 sts from the base of the thumb. Divide these 20 sts onto three needles and work stockinette st in the round, decreasing 1 st on each needle.
When you have worked for 4,5 cm or until the mitten covers half your thumbnail, work the top decreases: k2tog at the end of each needle. Repeat the increases on every round until 4 sts remain. Then work 1 st and pass the other sts over from left to right. Break the yarn and securely weave in.
Right mitten
Cast on at the beginning of the same colour repeat as you did the left mitten. Work as the mirror image of the left mitten. Work the thumb gusset increases from between needles III and IV onto needle IV.
Finishing
Steam the mittens lightly.
Finished dimensions
Women
Stitch patterns:
- Ribbing in the round:
*k1, p1*
Left mitten
Starting at the beginning of a colour repeat, cast on 44 sts and divide them onto four double-pointed needles. The beginning of the round is between needles IV and I. Work ribbing in the round for 8 cm.
Switch to stockinette st. On the first round, evenly increase 5 sts on needles III and IV = 54 sts.
Begin the cable pattern from row 1 of the chart: work the 22 sts on needles I and II in stockinette st and then work the 32 st cable pattern on needles III and IV. Keep repeating rows 1-12 of the chart.
After 3 rounds, redistribute the sts for an Indian thumb gusset: 4, 18, 16, and 16 sts.
Begin the gusset increases:
1st increase round: work the 4 sts on needle I, increase 1 st (= pick up the strand of yarn between needles I and II and knit it through the back loop onto needle I), work to end of round. 55 sts in total, 5 sts on needle I.
2nd increase round: work the 5 sts on needle I, increase 1 st (= pick up the strand of yarn between needles I and II and knit it onto needle I), work to end of round.
56 sts in total, 6 sts on needle I. Repeat the increases in this manner on every round until there are 22 sts on needle I.
Now leave the 18 sts on needle II on hold for the thumb. Redistribute the sts so that you have 11 sts on needles I and II.
Continue working the stitch patterns with the 54 sts until you have worked rows 1-12 a total of 3 times and then worked rows 1-4 once more (approx. 17 cm after the ribbing).
Work row 5 of the chart and at the same time decrease the purl sts: k2tog at the beginning of needle III and skp at the end of needle IV (= slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass the slipped st over) = 52 sts.
Work rows 13-14 of the chart. 11 sts on each needle.
Work all sts in stockinette st and begin the top decreases: k1, skp at the beginning of needles I and III, and k2tog, k1 at the end of needles II and IV. Repeat the increases on every round until 8 sts remain. Break the yarn, pull it through the sts and securely weave in.
Thumb
Pick up and knit the sts on hold as well as 2 sts from the base of the thumb. Divide these 20 sts onto three needles and work stockinette st in the round, decreasing 1 st on each needle.
When you have worked for 4,5 cm or until the mitten covers half your thumbnail, work the top decreases: k2tog at the end of each needle. Repeat the increases on every round until 4 sts remain. Then work 1 st and pass the other sts over from left to right. Break the yarn and securely weave in.
Right mitten
Cast on at the beginning of the same colour repeat as you did the left mitten. Work as the mirror image of the left mitten. Work the thumb gusset increases from between needles III and IV onto needle IV.
Finishing
Steam the mittens lightly.
