Baby Mittens

This is a pattern for some Knit Baby Mittens, I had a really hard time finding a pattern that I could do for a 10 month old and was just knit on two needeles. I'm not too fond of knitting on double pointed needles or in the round for such small projects.  I prefer to just knit them straight and then sew up the seams.

You will need yarn (I used Homespun in brown), Size 3 and Size 5 Needles, 2 stitch holders, and 2 stitch markers, and a sewing needle for yarn.  This is a fairly easy pattern as you just repeat it for the other hand!

Base:

Co 18

Row 1 K2, P2, repeat

Row 2 P2, K2, repeat

Rows 3-9 repeat row 1 and 2 (this will make the cuff of the mitten)
Row 10 (Change to size 5 needles) inc in 1st st, knit until last st, in 1 in last st

Row 11 purl

Row 12-13 repeat row 10 and 11

Row 14 K10, place st marker on needle, inc 1 in nxt 2 st place st marker on needle K10

Row15 purl (when you get to st marker transfer to other needle)

Row 16 K10, transfer st marker, inc 1 in nxt st, K2, inc in nxt st, transfer st marker, K10

Row 17 purl 

Row 18 K10, move slip onto st holder, remove st marker, K6(this will be your thumb), remove st marker, slide remaining st onto different st holder

Thumb

K Rows 1-4

Row 5 K2 tog until end

cut yarn weave threw remaining st (leave a long tail so you can sew up the side seam)

Hand:

Join yarn in Knit off of 2nd st holder(in the picture this would be the white one), slide st from 1st st marker onto 2nd needle, K to join together on same needle

Row 2 purl

Row 3 K

Row 4-5 repeat row 2 and 3

Row 6 purl

Row 7 K2 tog until end

Row 8 purl

Row 9 K2 tog K1 K2 tog

cut yarn weave threw last remaning st sew up remaing seams

My little man really likes these and they help keep his hands warm in the awful Kansas wind.  I will be posting a matching hat here soon!