{"id":4979,"date":"2021-02-17T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T09:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2022-11-14T22:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:57:00","slug":"hand-size-chart-for-knitting-mittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/blog\/hand-size-chart-for-knitting-mittens\/","title":{"rendered":"Size Chart for Knitting Mittens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These measurements are the average measures of vanilla mittens gathered from different sources (e.g. knitting books &amp; websites). You can use the measurement as a basis when you are grading your mitten design or when you are knitting the mittens as a gift. However, there is no chart that works for everyone (for instance I have longer thumbs than my husband) so it\u2019s always better if you are able to measure the hand you are going to knit the mitten for. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"4608\" class=\"elementor elementor-4608\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e95fbce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e95fbce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3796a110\" data-id=\"3796a110\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c7d413 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"78c7d413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fi.pinterest.com\/pin\/419257046566386890\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Save this article to your Pinterest board<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mittens-measurement-chart-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mittens-measurement-chart-1.png 254w, https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mittens-measurement-chart-1-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The schematic of a mitten<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A<\/strong> = From the top of the longest finger to the base of the thumb. This is the place where you either cast on the thumb stitches (top-down mitten) or place your thumb stitches on scrap yarn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B<\/strong> = From the base of the thumb to the beginning of the cuff (where usually ribbing starts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D<\/strong> = Cuff length (adjustable)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C<\/strong> = Thumb length<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E<\/strong> = Mitten circumference<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Babies and toddlers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Measurement in schematic<\/th><th>6 &#8211; 9 months<\/th><th>1 &#8211; 2 years<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A<\/td><td>2.6\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><td>3.1\u2033 (8 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B<\/td><td>1.4\u2033 (3.5 cm)<\/td><td>1.6\u2033 (4 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C<\/td><td>1.4\u2033 (3.5 cm)<\/td><td>1.6\u2033 (4 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D<\/td><td>2\u2033 (5 cm)<\/td><td>2.5\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>E<\/td><td> 3.8\u2033 (9.5 cm)<\/td><td>5.3\u2033 (13.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Measurement in schematic<\/th><th>3 &#8211; 5 years<\/th><th>6 &#8211; 9 years<\/th><th>9 &#8211; 12 years<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A<\/td><td>3.1\u2033 (8 cm)<\/td><td>4\u2033 (10 cm)<\/td><td>4.1\u2033 (10.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B<\/td><td>1.8\u2033 (4.5 cm)<\/td><td>2\u2033 (5 cm)<\/td><td>2.2\u2033 (5.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C<\/td><td>1.8\u2033 (4.5 cm)<\/td><td>2\u2033 (5 cm)<\/td><td>2.2\u2033 (5.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D<\/td><td>2.5\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><td>2.5\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><td>3\u2033 (7.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>E<\/td><td>6\u2033 (15 cm)<\/td><td>6.8\u2033 (17 cm)<\/td><td>7.6\u2033 (19 cm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adult<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Measurement in schematic<\/th><th>Women<\/th><th>Men<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A<\/td><td>4.7\u2033 (12 cm)<\/td><td>5.3\u2033 (13.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B<\/td><td>2.4\u2033 (6 cm)<\/td><td>2.6\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C<\/td><td>2.4\u2033 (6 cm)<\/td><td>2.6\u2033 (6.5 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D<\/td><td>4\u2033 (10 cm)<\/td><td>4\u2033 (10 cm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>E<\/td><td>8.4\u2033 (21 cm)<\/td><td>9.1\u2033 (23 cm)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how long thumb should a child&#8217;s mitten have or what should the circumference of a men&#8217;s mitten be? 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