Sweetpea Bicycles

We promised a long while ago to open source the S’mitten pattern for all those folks who have the mad skills to knit their own. There’s snow on the ground here in Portland and the radio reports no morning kindergarten, so we figure it’s S’mitten knittin’ time.

So here is the deal. We are open sourcing this because, 1) the world needs more three fingered gloves and 2) because some of you talented knitters out there can make this thing better, stronger, faster, cozier. So if you use this pattern and improve on it, please comment and let us know.

Hand Knitted S’mitten Pattern

Materials:

Any plied, worsted weight yarn. I used less that one skein of Brown Sheep Nature Spun.

Size US 10, straight and dpn

2 stitch markers

tapestry needle

Gauge:

Jeepers, not so sure. It doesn’t matter because you will be shrinking the be-jeezus out of them.

Cuff:

Cast on 40 sts. K in St st for 20 rounds. You can substitute ribbing here if you like, but once you felt it, any ribbing will be flattened out a fair bit.

Thumb Gusset:

Row 1: K 20 sts, place stitch marker on needle, inc one st in next st, k1, inc one st in next st, place second marker, k rest of row.

Row 2: K

Row 3: K to st marker, slip marker, increase one st in next st, k to last stitch before marker, inc on st in next st, slip marker, k rest of row.

Alternate rows 2 and 3 until there are fifteen sts between markers.

End by knitting one row plain.

Thumb:

Place first 20 sts on stitch holder or piece of scrap yarn. Distribute the 15 sts between markers on three dpns and place the remaining sts on a stitch holder or scrap yarn.

K 10 rounds.

Decrease as follows:

Row 1: K2, k2tog

Row 2: K

Row 3: K1, K2tog

Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts.

Hand:

Distribute hand sts on 3 dpns.

Knit 8 rounds, beginning round at the pinkie edge of the hand.

Pinkie and Ring Fingers:

Row 1: K 8 sts, c/o 4 sts using backward loop cast on, place 24 sts on holder, k remaining 8 sts. (20 st)

Row 2-12: K

Row 13: K1, ssk, k to 3 sts before the end of the row, k2tog, k1 (18 sts)

Row 14: K

Row 15: K1, ssk, k to 3 sts before end of row, k2tog, k1 (16 sts)

Row 16 K

Row 17: k1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1 (14 sts)

Row 18:K

Place sts on 2 needles and graft seam with kitchener stitch.

Middle and Index Fingers:

Place remaining live sts from holder onto 3 dpns.

Row 1: Pick up and knit 2 sts from between Ring and Pinkie Fingers and the Middle and Index Fingers (you will p/u and knit two more sts at the end of this round, so just grab the two sts immediately preceding the live sts.) Knit to end of row, p/u and k 2 sts from between fingers. (28 sts)

Rows 2-14: K

Row 15: K10 sts, k2tog, k2, ssk, k to end of row. (22 sts)

Row 16: K

Row 17: K9 sts, k2tog, k2, ssk, k, to end of row. (24 sts)

Row 18: K

Row 19: K1, ssk, k5, k2tog, k2, ssk, k to 3 sts before end of row, k2tog, k1. (18 sts)

Row 20: K

Place stitches on two needles and graft seam with kitchener stitch.

Finishing: Weave in the ends.

Make second S’mitten to match.

Felting: Hand wash and agitate both S’mittens in hot, soapy water until they shrink to the proper fit. Block and air dry, flat.