Trick or Treat Mitts Pattern

Designed for the Helter Skelter Halloween Challenge run by Hobbii Yarns in 2023 these colour work fingerless mittens, with Trick and Treat on both sides, are perfect for a chilly Halloween night when fingers are needed for eating sweets. Worked from the bottom up with a chart for the colour work in just a total of 60 rows these mittens are made in 4ply wool so they are super cosy and quick to make.

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Difficulty

Working colour from a chart, knit, purl and working in the round

Yarn and Notions

4ply sock yarn (fingering) approximately 110 meters / 120 yards. I have used Hobbii Rainbow Sock Wool one ball of each colour which is a 50g ball with 210 meters / 230 yards

Colour A – Purple

Colour B – Orange

Needles:       A set of 2.75mm (US 1) double pointed needles

                       A set of 3.25mm (US 3) double pointed needles

Alternatively you can use a small circular needle, those designed for sock knitting

Tension

28 sts and 36 rows over 10 cm / 4 inch square in stocking stitch on the larger needle

Measurements

Size 1 has a 16.5cm / 6.5 inch circumference

Size 2 has a 19cm / 7.5 inch circumference

Length for both 17cm / 6.75 inches