Updated September 2023: The pattern has now been expanded to include SIX sizes, which should fit older children/tweens/delicate hands all the way through sturdy hands of any gender. There’s some fresh photos of new samples as well.

I’ve also built in a coupon that will give you 40% off another mitten pattern, either Luxury Liners, Shall We Mitts - Worsted or Shall We Mitts - Bulky. This way you can make a liner mitt and an outer mitt for better protection against cold and snow, or simply to have choices in your mitten wardrobe. Luxury Liners fit under either SWMs, and SWM - Worsted fit snugly under SWM - Bulky.

Simply add the new pattern to you cart on Ravelry (note - you have to have purchased one of the three patterns previously or be purchasing one at the same time as a second) and enter the code ALLTHEMITTENS before checking out.

This pattern is for a basic pair of mittens with a ribbed cuff, a thumb gusset, and a fitted, tapered hand. The mitts are knit at a firm gauge for maximum warmth.

The pattern includes instructions for a fingerless mitt version in all the same sizes. Fingerless mitts use approximately 15% less yarn than full mitts.

Shown in worsted weight in purple in Lang Yak, you will need 1 (2, 2) balls. If knit in the widely available Cascade 220, you will need 1 (1, 1) skein.

Fingering weight yarns may also be used in the pattern, held double. The variegated mittens shown use Mirasol Hachito. If using doubled yarn, you will need 240 (300, 370) yds/ 220 (275, 340) m.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and beautifully photographed.

My pattern is based on mittens I received every year as a child from a grandmother who had knitting on every horizontal surface in her house. I like to think that’s where I get it from.

New September 2017
I made a fun gradient version (see the purple & blue photo) using three colours of fingering weight yarns (I used Koigu) and updated the pattern to include instructions for you to make your own!