Just in time to knit a slew of mittens for the December gift-giving season (a grand plan that sometimes fails) and to actually finish them (a happy success!), here is a chart for knitting mittens in six different sizes, child to adult, and four different gauges. These mittens don’t have annoying little holes between the thumb and the rest of the fingers (a problem with a lot of handknitted mittens) because balanced make-one increases are worked on either side of the thumb gore. This project was inspired by a vintage mitten chart sent to Knits by Nancy Nehring, author of The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann.

Finished Size 51⁄2 (61⁄4, 7, 73⁄4, 81⁄2, 91⁄2)“ (14 16, 18, 19.5, 21.5, 24 cm) hand circumference. To fit 2 yr (4 yr, 8 yr, 12 yr, woman’s, man’s) hand.

Yarn Brown Sheep Handpaint Originals (70% mohair, 30% wool; 88 yd 80 m/50 g), Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky (85% wool, 15% mohair; 125 yd 114 m/100 g), Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted (100% wool; 245 yd 224 m/100 g), Brown Sheep Top of the Lamb Sport (100% wool; 154 yd 141 m/50 g), Brown Sheep Nature Spun Fingering (100% wool; 310 yd 283 m/50 g). Fifty grams of yarn is sufficient to make a pair of mittens in any of the first four sizes; 100 grams are needed for the largest two sizes.

Needles Bulky—Size 9 (5.5 mm); Worsted—Size 7 (4.5 mm); Sport—Size 5 (3.75 mm); Fingering—Size 3 (3.25 mm): Set of 4 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); tapestry needle.