{"id":10596,"date":"2022-07-06T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T06:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/?post_type=product&p=10596"},"modified":"2023-04-19T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:24:28","slug":"universal-basic-mittens-recipe","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/product\/universal-basic-mittens-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Mittens Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In this section, I explain how to measure your hand (or how to estimate the measurements based on age or gender) and then decide what size mittens you should make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are not able to measure the circumference or the length of the hand (for instance because you are going to gift the mittens) you can use the size chart for knitting mittens to determine the average size of mittens based on age and gender<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Measure your hand circumference:<\/strong> Take the measurement above the base of the thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Measure the base of the thumb to tip of the finger:<\/strong> The second measure you need is from the base of your thumb to the tip of your longest finger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n If you are going to make a peasant thumb without a gusset or if you wish to wear something (gloves or thinner mittens) underneath your pair I suggest that you make your mitts wider and a bit longer than your hand. Otherwise, for a close-fitting mitten, the circumference of your hand and the mitten can be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I prefer making mittens with wool or wool and nylon blend. The yarn used for mittens does not have to be as durable as the yarn you use for socks. In addition, mittens don\u2019t need washing quite as often as socks which make non-superwash wools a good option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See this article for a few tips on what kind of material to use and how thick should the yarn be.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n After you have picked your yarn it is time to pick the needles. This pattern is written for the magic loop method (for long circular needle) but you and adjust it for the double pointed needles as well<\/a>. The important thing here is to find needles that get you a good gauge. I like to make my mittens with quite dense fabric and basically with the same gauge that I knit my socks with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The gauge is, however, a matter of taste and you may also knit with a looser gauge if you prefer softer fabric over more long-lasting and warmer mitten. Usually, fabric knitted with wool also relaxes a bit after you have given it a soak and dry so knit rather with a bit too tight gauge than a bit too loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below you can find the most common gauges mittens are knit with. The more stitches there are \/ 4″ or 10cm the more durable and warmer the mitten will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, I knit my mittens usually with gauges 32 sts (Fingering), 28 sts (sport), 23 sts (DK) and 21 sts (Aran), 20 sts (Chunky) \/ 4″ (10cm).<\/p>\n\n\n\nCalculate the dimensions of your mittens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Selecting the needles and the yarn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Yarn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Needles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n