Easy Machine Knit Mittens with Thumb Gusset Free Pattern
Machine Knit Mittens with a Thumb Gusset
Mittens, more discovery for me, a pattern I wrote years ago for beginning machine knitters, making something useful for the entire family, MITTENS!
Pattern is for Worsted Weight Yarn
It’s perfect for knitting on a mid-gauge or chunky machine, and can also be knit on a standard gauge using every other needle.
These machine knit mittens have a thumb gusset, meaning there’s no left or right hand difference. Easy! Then, I fine tuned it, added a smaller size for tots, and a couple of pictures.
I wrote this as a “Fill in the Blank” pattern, so print it out and circle the info for the size you want to knit.
These are quick to knit, so if your gauge is a bit off, make another, or two more for a pair and a spare. Then give them away. Someone’s cold hands will thank you. Please let me know if you make these, and if my instructions are clear.
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mittens with gusset in worsted weight
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I’ve been away from my machine for years – trying to get going again with you mitts pattern. What does (needles 00W count) mean? I HOPE MY MIND TURNS ON IF I CAN JUST GET STARTED – PAST THE FIRST BOX OF YOUR PATTERN. Thanks if you can get me going.
Out Of Work, hope that helps, let me know if you need more info. Good luck.
Wow, thanks for your speedy reply. I’m still shaking with fear to start – reviewing terms, setting up, stalling, etc. There’s a page in my instruction book describing how to bind off k1 p1 ribbing which I didn’t think was possible without a ribber attachment. Guess I should just start. Can hardly fathom that I used to knit sweaters with trains, flowers, lacy baby sweaters, booties, etc. BUT I’ve never knit mitts with gussets.
Well, I’m up to the thumb gusset, and things are SLOWLY coming together. When your pattern says “make stitches to fill in for the thumb” does that mean picking up the stitches on the edge between the markers?
yup, that’s it! Well done, so far!
I did it! Thanks so much for your pattern and encouragement.
I love this pattern until I got to the thumb gusset I see this is an old post so I know I may not get a response
first time trying to make mittens just don’t know what I am missing?
hi Judy, thanks for trying the mitten pattern, what part are you having problems with?
Congrats to you Marilyn, you stuck with it!
I’m wondering what kind of machine you use for these mitts? Mine is a Singer Memo-matic. I used a heavy wool that my book says to use every other needle for, but I couldn’t figure out how to do that to make the mock-rib, etc. The mitts turned out stiff as boards and baby size. I wasn’t too concerned – I just wanted to understand the pattern. But now I’d like to make bigger mitts that are’t so stiff. Any tips?
Hi Marilyn, I’ve made these on a Brother 230, Brother 260, Singer 155 and an LK150. Never on a standard gauge, though. I found that when I did try to convert a pattern designed for a chunky to knit on a standard, that yes, it’s every other needle, tension dial at 9 or 10 and sometimes I even hand-fed so I could skip the upper tension assembly.
Thanks so much for your answers. Now if I could come up with a ribber I could do every other needle.
You don’t need a ribber to do “every other needle” when knitting on a standard gauge. I am assuming you’re using every other needle just to follow the pattern, so then you’d use every 4th for every other. Make any sense?
Hello Yvette,
After my machines being in storage for 15 years while raising my 3 children, I dug them out and got going once again. I love making lacey socks, shawls, sweaters, coffee mug covers, and many other items including matching skirts with sweaters. However I have never tried mittens and am looking forward to trying your pattern very soon. Thanks for your website and inspiration! I’ve just signed up for your posts by email notification! ? Angela
thanks for hanging out with me Angela 🙂 If you have any questions about the mitten pattern, please don’t be shy. (a hint with these mittens) ……because there is not right hand or left hand, I often knit 3 of them, making a pair and a spare.
Thanks for responding Yvette. I can’t seem to figure out how to rehang the thumb may be too complicated for my feeble mind. I will try again to figure it out it is a great pattern.
hi Judy,
the basic concept is that you hang the 2 stitches that you removed onto the needle on the right of “0”. Then the edge stitches at the yarn markers go onto the indicated needle #, and by picking up the edge of the knitting in between, you “make” stitches to fill in. Does this help?
That does make it a little easier to understand and I will try it. I ended up making baby mitts without adding the thumb and I absolutely love them it is a great pattern thank you for sharing!
I was able to do it with those instructions thanks so much!
yipee!
Do i need to ewrap all the in between needles for the thumb piece? It would make more sense to hang all the in between stitches. Is that missing from the instructions?
I need to make that clearer in the instructions, sorry. Make stitches by hanging the edge loops along the edge between the two on needle 1 on the right of “0” and the outer needles.
Hi I’m trying to knit your machine mitts but I don’t know what EOS stands for? Also what’s does MT-3 mean?
Thanks
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline, my appologies for being slow, I just saw this now. EOS is every other stitch and MT-3 means main tension minus 3 full numbers
Hi Yvette, I am so happy to find this pattern. I have got the old knitting machines going again and trying to remember all that you taught me, and really wanted to make mittens but couldn’t find this pattern, so glad you posted it. Miss our old classes in Baltimore, Gigi
the good old days Gigi, I’m glad you find the pattern useful.
Yvette, I’m going to try to use some of this mitten pattern to make fingerless mitts on my LK 150. I really don’t care for the look of the ones that have to have the thumb gusset and the hand sewn up on the thumb side of the mitt. Wish me luck.