Standard Mitten Free Knitting Pattern

As winter is fast approaching I wanted to start making some mittens again. After a quick internet search you can find loads of knitting patterns for mittens or all various shapes, sizes, designs, colours etc but I want just a simple plain mitten pattern which I can mix up the colours on and also the photos that come with these patterns sometimes do not do the patterns any justice :/

I've written a pattern for a plain mitten with a ribbed cuff that will fit a teenager to an adult, but probably not men, as their hands are typically larger. My hands are fairly average and these fit nicely on me!

Anyway here is the pattern.

Standard Mittens

Sizes
Adult

Materials
2mm and 3¼mm needles.
Double Knitting Yarn

Abbreviations
MC: Main Colour
K2tog: Knit two stitches together at the same time

Mittens

Using MC 2mm needles Cast on 54 sts. I always cast on purl wise as it gives a nicer edge.

1^st row: K2, P2 to end
Continue working in rib for 20 more rows.

Change to 3¼ needles.
Next Row: Knit to end
Next Row: Knit to end

Continue in garter stitch for 38 rows.

Divide for Thumb

Next Row: Knit 20, place next 14 sts onto a stitch holder, knit across remaining 20 sts.

Next Row: Work 48 rows in garter stitch.

Next Row: K2tog, K2, K2tog to end, knit last 2 sts.
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: K2tog to end.
Next Row: Knit.
Next Row: K2tog to end, K1.

Break yarn and thread yarn through sts.

Thumb

Rejoin yarn to the 14 sts on the stitch holder.

Next Row: Increase once, K5, increase twice, k5 increase last st. 18 sts.

Garter Stitch 20 rows.

Next Row: K2tog to end

Break yarn and thread yarn through sts.

Sewing up is pretty easy to work out and you should have a nice glove. For a bigger fit you could knit it on larger needles :))

Here's the mittens I've knitted with this pattern. I adjusted the pattern slightly to make a smaller mitten.

C x