Back Bay Mitts by Åsa Buchta

Back Bay Mitts

Knitting
February 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in reverse stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
216 yards (198 m)
(7½, 8½)" / (19, 21.5) cm around x 7.5" / 19 cm long
English

Cable columns pop in the Back Bay hat & mitts set, giving them a univeral appeal. Clever integrated decreases on the crown create a smooth finish for the hat and reverse stockinette background on the mitts showcase the cable panel. These fun projects are great for gifts and their bottom up, seamless construction makes them quick knits too!

Cable patterns are both charted and written out.

SIZES
(1, 2)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
(7½, 8½)“ / (19, 21.5) cm around x 7.5” / 19 cm long

YARN
BERROCO REMIX WOOL (100 g): 1 ball
Shown in #12316 Lt Green (size 1) and #12317 Olive Green (size 2)

NEEDLES
1 set each double-pointed needles (or preferred needles for working small circumferences), sizes 5 / 3.75 mm and 7 / 4.5 mm

NOTIONS
Stitch markers (1 a different color for BOR), cable needle and tapestry needle

GAUGE
20 sts and 26 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Reverse St st on larger needles
18 stitch pattern panel on mitts measures 3½“ / 9 cm
Gauge is measured after blocking. To save time and ensure accurate measurements, take time to check gauge.