After the request of the many knitters, I made a free little pattern for the mittens of my daughter. I gave a rather nice name: Happy together!

Happy Together, small baby mittens with a string to slip into the sleeves.

Please read through the entire pattern before beginning. The pattern also exists in PDF version.

MATERIAL

Yarn: some sport weight yarn.
Needles: 3.75mm/US5 circular needles. Adjust needle size to obtain the correct gauge.
Autre: marqueurs, aiguille à laine, arrête-mailles ou fil contrastant.

GAUGE

12 sts and 16 rows = 5 cm/2’’ in St stitch, washed and blocked.

SIZE

Baby 1-3 years

Abbreviations

st(s): stitch(es)
rnd(s): round(s)
CO: cast on
BO: bind off
K: knit
P: purl
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
m: marker
pm: place marker
slm: slip marker
K2tog: knit 2 sts together
rib 1/1: *K1, P1*, repeat ** to end.
rib 2/2: *K2, P2*, repeat ** to end.
M1R: make one right. Insert the left needle, from back to front, under the strand of yarn which runs between the stitch just worked and the next stitch on the left needle, knit this stitch through the front loop.

Instructions

CUFF
CO 28 sts with the method CO for rib 2/2. See the photo tutorial. pm. Join in the rnd.

HAND
Work 14 rows in rib 2/2.

Next rnd, *K7, M1R*, repeat ** to end.
You now have 32 sts.

K 6 rnds.
P 1 rnd.

Next rnd, place the next 5 sts on hold, CO 5 sts on your right needle, K to end.

K 16 rnds.

Next rnd, *K6, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.
K 1 rnd.

Next rnd, *K5, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.
K 1 rnd.

Next rnd, *K4, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.

Next rnd, *K3, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.

Next rnd, *K2, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.

Next rnd, *K1, K2tog*, repeat ** to end.

Cut the yarn leaving a length of at least 10 cm. Draw the yarn tail through the remaining live stitches and pull taut closing the hole.

THUMB
With RS facing, pick up 5 sts that were on hold on your needles, pick up and K1 between CO sts and thumb sts, pick up and K5 sts on CO sts, pick up and K1 between CO sts and thumb sts, pm. Join in the rnd.
K 12 rnds.

Next rnd, repeat k2tog to end.

Cut the yarn leaving a length of at least 10 cm. Draw the yarn tail through the remaining live stitches and pull taut closing the hole.

FLOUNCES
you will pick up sts on the purl rows of the hand. With RS facing, place the cuff at bottom, pick up and K1 st through every top loop, pm. Join in the rnd.

Next rnd, *K1, M1R*, repeat ** to end.

Work 4 rnds in rib 1/1.

Next rnd, BO all sts with the method elastic bind off. See the photo tutorial.

STRING
Montez 3m. *Tricotez 3m à l’end, puis remettez ces 3m sur votre aiguille gauche*, répétez ** jusqu’à la longueur souhaitée.

FINISHING
Sew the string on the mittens.Weave in ends. Wash and dry flat.

Enjoy the friends! Do not forget to show me when your mittens will be finished!