Fair Isle Mitts and Mittens by Edie Eckman

Intermediate | 40 min 51 sec

Taught by Edie Eckman

Learn how to make cute and cozy Fair Isle mittens with knitting teacher extraordinaire, Edie Eckman. With this timeless, wintry design, you have the option to make standard mittens or a shorter, fingerless mitt version. The Fair Isle knitting is the same on both versions, making it easy to customize. This is a great introduction to stranded knitting and chart reading, ideal for intermediate knitters.

Learn how to:

Make a mitten or fingerless mitt
Do a long-tail cast on without a slip knot
Work in the round on double-pointed needles or using magic loop method
Follow a chart
Work stranded knitting holding yarn in two hands
Work a thumb gusset

What You'll Get:

Detailed lesson on how to make fair isle mitts and mittens
4 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list and downloadable PDF pattern ($8 value)
Step-by-step expert instruction from Edie Eckman
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Introduction
Overview00:46

Materials
Materials01:11

Getting Started
Cast on09:37
Working the chart07:05

Finishing Mitt or Mittens
Working mitt ribbing09:03
Working mitten decreases13:09

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted, 100% wool (3.5 oz/100 g, 220 yds/200m), 1 skein each #91868 Vivid Blue (A) and #12270 Natural (B) - (or use #4 worsted weight yarn of your choice)
Set of 4 or 5 US size 7 [4.5 mm] double-pointed knitting needles (or one 40" [100 cm] or longer circular for magic loop method) or size needed to obtain gauge
2 stitch markers
Waste yarn for stitch holder
Yarn needle

Downloads:

FairIsleMittens_ClassPDFupdate.pdf