I’ve released my “Young at Heart Mitts” just in time for Valentine gift knitting. Ever since I designed Young at Heart Hat, back in 2014, I’ve wanted to do some matching fingerless mitts. This year I managed to think of it just in time to get all the steps finished for a February release. I love fingerless mitts – they allow me to type, knit, and even grab a cookie, plus they are a quick project in worsted weight. These mitts seem to knit up particularly quickly due to that knitterly phenomenon of “just one more row” that happens when you are knitting an image. The cute little heart motif is calculated to center on the back of each hand when worn, and is in the same style as the hearts in the hat pattern, giving you a matching set if you wish.
As in the hat, the heart on the mitts is formed by simple slip stitches while carrying only one color yarn at a time, and it is both charted and written out. You should be comfortable with knitting in the round on double point needles for this pattern. The gusset requires some “at the same time” directions, but I’ve included a round-by-round cheat sheet for that section to make it easier for you if you have less experience with that sort of thing. The three sizes allow you to knit them for the whole family.
I sent the mitts to Montana to my favorite photographer, my son Joe. His girlfriend, Katie, and my daughter, Melissa, both helped out and modeled for this very tight deadline photo shoot. My daughter even baked a batch of her favorite frosted holiday cookies to use as a prop! And when I opened the return package I was so touched to see some of the cookies tucked in with the mitts! I am a very lucky mom!
You can read all about the pattern details on the pattern page HERE, or on Ravelry.
