Matilija Mitts

A pair of purple, fingerless mitts with an all-over textured design on two hands splayed out across a white marble countertop. There are pale pink roses to the left, a white lacy tablecloth underneath the mitts/hands, and a lavender teacup filled with milky tea on the right.

The Matilija Mitts are now available on Payhip, Etsy, and Ravelry! Here you’ll find links and some discount codes.

Payhip:

Here’s where you’ll find the Matilija Mitts.

To take 15% off your purchase through Sunday, September 6, use the code MATRELEASE.

Etsy:

Here’s where you’ll find the Matilija Mitts.

The mitts are 15% off through Sunday, September 6. Discount automatically applied at checkout.

Ravelry:

Here’s where you’ll find the Matilija Mitts

The mitts are 15% off through Sunday, September 6. Discount automatically applied at checkout.

About the Matilija Mitts

The stitch pattern on these mitts reminded me of a flower, and one of my very favorite flowers is the Matilija Poppy. It is a gigantic plant native to the Ventura County area, and its blooms are big, white flowers with a sunny yellow center. The flowers show up every year in June, just as the summer is starting, and their petals flutter in the breeze.

These mitts are knit in a fingering-weight yarn and graded to three sizes. That’s so you can make sure they fit you just right and, hopefully, use up some leftovers. I’m a big fan of mitts for using up yarn left from knitting socks because mitts in my size only take about 35 g of yarn. If you need a little more, you can use a second yarn for contrasting ribbing at the wrist, fingertips, and thumb.

Mitts offer lots of opportunities for customizing your project! If you like these mitts, be sure to check out the Serenity Mitts and the Solace Mitts, too.

Matilija Mitts Specs and Details

SIZES
S, M, L

Finished mitt circumference 6 (7, 8) in /18 (19, 20.5) cm

MATERIALS
Fingering weight yarn, 150 (170, 190) yds / 138 (156, 174) m

GAUGE
4” (10 cm) square = 32 stitches x 40 rows in stockinette

NEEDLES
One set of needles for your preferred style of small-circumference knitting in a size to match gauge listed above

Suggested needle size: US 1.5 (2.5 mm)

TOOLS
Three stitch markers
Two pieces of waste yarn for holding thumb stitches
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
Techniques: increases, decreases, twisted stitches, knitting in the round