Knitting the thumb (six ways). How to knit a thumb mittens with a wedge Pattern of mittens without fingers

Autumn has come and hands are starting to freeze. Check out these knitted mittens or fingerless mittens. In fact, tying them is easy, and your hands are more comfortable in them and warmer.

You will need:

Mustard or other colored yarn. The thickness and color of the yarn at your discretion.

Crochet hook or knitting needles to match the yarn.

Tapestry sewing needles.

Photo A. First you need to decide on the size of the mitts. We place our palm on a flat surface. We decide for ourselves how long the mitts will be. We apply a ruler or centimeter tape to the hand and measure this length. The length of the mittens may vary. And shorter and longer.

Photo B. Now we need to know the width of the mitts. To do this, measure the girth of the palm below the thumb with a measuring tape.

Link two rectangles with given dimensions. The knitting method and patterns are at your discretion, but the most ordinary ones will do. when finished knitting rectangles, then leave a long tail of yarn. Thread the needle into the needle, sew the rectangle into the tube, leaving a hole for the thumb. You need to sew on the width of the rectangle. Sew the second rectangle in the same way. Make sure that the thumb holes are the same distance on both mitts. The mitts are ready. They can be left as they are, or they can be decorated.

One of the extravagant options for decor and for young people is to make a "mummy" mitten glove. In addition to this square, in this case, also knit narrow strips of white yarn, they will personify the bandages of mummies.

After the rectangles have been tied and sewn, leaving room for the fingers. Insert white thread and sew white stripes around the mitts. Sew on the strips however you wish.

Here's another way to decorate mitts:

"Cheeseburgers".


"Bacon and Egg"

"Popcorn Box"

"Halloween Pumpkin"

"Flowers"

Mittens-mitts without fingers polar bear crochet.

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In order for the mittens to fit well and not squeeze the hand, it is important to correctly determine the size. To do this, put your hand on a sheet of paper and, slightly moving to the side thumb, circle along the outer contour.

Step 2

In order to avoid painstaking counting of rows when knitting, you should make a markup - mark auxiliary lines on the resulting contour. Line a - the end of the cuff in an elastic band, line b - the beginning of the thumb, line c - the tip of the little finger and the beginning of the decreases to form the upper part of the mitten, line d - the length of the thumb.

Step 3

Loops for mittens should be as loose as possible so that the cuff remains stretchable along the edge. Therefore, the set is best done with two knitting needles on two knitting needles. First cast on as many stitches as required for one spoke (= cuff circumference divided by 4). Then pull the knitting needle, lay parallel to the remaining knitting needle and dial the same number of loops. Cast on stitches for 3rd and 4th needles in the same way.

A loop set can be sewn to give the edge of the cuff extra strength.

Step 4

Close the row in a ring, for which, with the 5th knitting needle, knit 1 point in the direction of the arrow.

Step 5

Secure the beginning of the thread. To do this, after knitting the 1st circular row, pull the beginning of the thread through the initial loop in the direction of the lower arrow. The top arrow (= top right) shows how the 1st loop of the 3rd knitting needle is tied.

Step 6

Having finished knitting the cuff with an elastic band (= alternately 1 person., 1 out.), Continue working in a circle face stitch and knit to the beginning of the thumb.

To form a hole for the thumb from the 1st to the 8th point of the 1st needle, transfer to a safety pin. Dial the same number of loops for the thumb jumper and include them in a row.

Step 7

Continue working with the front satin stitch in a circle to the tip of the little finger. In the process of work, try on the product from time to time.

Step 8

Decrease the upper part of the mitten so that the edge runs along the fingertips. Loops of 3rd and 4th needles = outer part of mittens, loops of 1st and 2nd needles = inner part of mittens.

To form the upper part of the 2nd and 3rd sts, knit the 1st and 3rd knitting needles together with a tilt to the left, knit the last 2nd and 3rd sts of the 2nd and 4th knitting needles together with the front one. Perform decrements in each next 2nd p.

Connect the last 8 stitches with a knitted stitch "loop to loop". Pass the end of the thread inside the mittens and secure.

Step 9

For the thumb, transfer the left loops to the knitting needles, dial another 9-8 points from the jumper and distribute them to 4 knitting needles. Knit in a circle with the front to the desired length of the finger, then begin to decrease: on each knitting needle, knit the first 2 stitches together until 4 loops remain.

Step 10

Pass the end of the thread inside the thumb and secure.

Knit the second mitten in a mirror image, that is, to form a thumb, transfer the last 8 points of the 2nd knitting needle to a safety pin.

Illustrations: Burda. Knitting "No. 8/2016

Mittens are one of the most indispensable accessories in freezing weather, especially for those who live in cold regions. Finding perfectly comfortable mittens in stores can be tricky, but why not try knitting them yourself? In this article, we will look at how to knit quickly and easily with a finger on mittens, since knitting of this particular part is the most difficult in the whole product. It is assumed that before starting knitting of the thumb, you already have practically ready product, since knitting a thumb on mittens is the final stage in making mittens, regardless of whether you are crocheting or knitting.

How to knit a finger on mittens in different versions with your own hands

The first option for knitting a finger with mittens.

To get started, you need to determine the middle line of the wedge, which usually consists of several loops, depending on the thickness of the thread used and the size of the future mitten. This pattern is most popular when knitting a mitten thumb, as it is quite simple, and the mitten turns out to be prettier and more comfortable to wear.

This knitting method is suitable for those who knit mittens on five knitting needles. So, to get started, knit a part of the mittens to the finger according to the pattern that you used for knitting the main part. Having tied the mitten to the base of the thumb, on the first knitting needle from the beginning of the pattern, knit half with the front loops, then make the yarn over and continue knitting with the front loops. Perform the entire next strip with front loops. You knit the third row in the same way as the first, the fourth - like the second. To complete the fifth row, you must follow the scheme: half of the strip is done with front loops, a yarn is made, knit three front loops, make a yarn again and finish knitting again with front loops. Please note that each further odd row will add two loops, which at the end of the work will be the wedge of the thumb on the mitten. Having knitted the required number of loops, which usually varies from 10 to 25, you need to collect the future finger on a pin and continue knitting mittens.

Once you've finished knitting your palm, return to your thumb again. Distribute the gathered stitches on 3 needles and knit in a circular fashion until the length reaches the base of the nail. In order to close the finger, the last two loops must be knitted into one. At the end, the remaining two loops are also tied into one. The finger on the mittens is ready, it remains only to hide the protruding thread.

The second option for knitting a finger with mittens.

This option will only suit you if you knit mittens on four knitting needles. So, the mitten needs to be knitted until you reach the base of the finger. After that, we divide the number of loops, first by two, then by three, and remove the resulting number of loops on a pin. Next, we type on the knitting needle the same number of loops that we just removed. This creates a hole, which is the hole for the thumb. Now you can continue to knit further according to your pattern.

After you have knitted the mitten, we return to the thumb again. We transfer the loops, removed to the pin, back to the knitting needle and collect the same amount from the top side of the hole + one loop from each side. Next, distribute the resulting number of loops into three or four knitting needles to your taste.

Then we knit in a circular manner until the distance of approximately two rows remains until the end of the knitting of the finger. Now in the last two rows we remove three loops each, and through the remaining loops in the rows we stretch the thread and tighten.

Crochet mittens finger crochet option.

In order to crochet your finger, you must first leave a hole, and then knit in a circle with single crochets. As in the second option, when about two rows remain until the end of knitting, evenly remove three loops in the last two rows, thread the thread through the remaining loops and tighten it.

In case you are knitting mittens from thick yarn, you can knit your finger and crochet stitches. However, refrain from this method when using fine yarn in order to avoid the formation of holes, as the fabric will be less dense.

Now you can knit thumbs on mittens. Using this method as a basis, you can knit many such mittens, which will certainly delight you and warm you in frosty times.

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Many needlewomen have knitted more than one pair of mittens in their lives. Usually all instructions describe how to knit regular classic V-wedge mittens. These mittens are very popular as they fit better on the hand than the slotted finger model. Mittens with an anatomical wedge for convenience come out on top in comparison with these models. The secret lies in the very name of such mittens - the additions are performed in such a way that they repeat the shape of the hand, thereby not hindering the movement of the thumb. There is no big secret in how exactly such a model is knitted. The main question is how to correctly calculate the starting point for the additions. In this master class, we want to explain this nuance.


So, to start knitting mittens, you can use your own calculations or the tabular data in the lesson, a table for calculating loops for knitting mittens. We knit an elastic band for the cuff in the usual way, it can be 1 by 1, 2 by 2 or any other at your discretion. After that, you need to knit a few more centimeters of hosiery or any pattern. A few words must be said about the pattern, the fact is that the additions in the anatomical wedge for the thumb occupy most of the inside palms, so it is better to knit this part with ordinary hosiery. Use the pattern you like only on the back.

After 8-9 cm (and if desired, this part can be made more or less) from the typesetting edge, we will begin to perform the additions. First you need to divide the loops on the knitting needles in half into the upper and lower parts of the mittens. Suppose that in the lower part we have 30 loops, we divide them into 3 equal parts, of which one third will go to the lower part of the mitten, and two thirds will go to knitting the thumb (if after dividing the remainder is obtained, then it is better to add it to the loops of the lower parts of mittens). But one third is not enough for the lower part of the mitten, it is these loops that we will add.

For the left mitten, knit the lower part like this:

1 circle: 9 persons p., 1 persons. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 20 persons. thumb.

2nd circle: 10 persons p., 1 persons. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 20 persons. thumb.

3 circle: 11 persons p., 1 persons. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 20 persons. thumb.

We continue to knit in the same way, until a total of 20 loops are added. Why exactly 20? The answer is simple: after the thumb loops are transferred to the loop holder, the original number of loops should remain on the knitting needles, that is, 30 (of which 10 loops were already on the knitting needles and another 20 loops were added).

We will knit the right mitten a little differently:

1 circle: 20 persons. thumb, 1 person. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 9 persons.

2nd circle: 20 persons. thumb, 1 person. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 10 persons.

3rd circle: 20 persons. thumb, 1 person. behind the front and back walls of the loop, 11 persons.

We continue adding until there are an additional 20 loops as for the left mitten.


Everything, after the last round of additions, it is necessary to set aside 20 thumb loops, instead of them, dial a couple of new loops (exactly how many loops you need to dial can be seen in the table calculations), and knit the rest of the mittens in the usual way.


Mittens with an anatomical thumb or as they are also called mittens with an Indian wedge are ready. Try to knit such a pair of mittens, and you will appreciate the ease of knitting and ease of wearing!

Knitting the thumb is one of the key points when knitting mittens. There are several ways to knit it.

5-Needle Thumb Tying (Finger Mortise)

This method of knitting a finger is suitable for either embossed patterns on the mitten on both sides.

After knitting, several rows are knitted up to the beginning of the base of the thumb, we proceed to knitting the thumb.



To form a hole for the thumb, we knit loops on the first, second and third knitting needles. On the fourth knitting needle, we knit 1 loop.


We cast on the knitting needle 8 crossed loops.



Thus, a hole for the thumb was formed between the second knitting needle (it has 10 loops, including 8 crossed ones) and the loops collected on a pin (there are 8 loops).


We continue to knit in a circle with face loops to the top of the mitten. We close the top of the mitten in a manner known to you.

Knitting the thumb on 4 needles. 2nd way

This method of knitting a thumb is suitable when knitting mittens with plain or melange thick threads.

After the elastic is tied, it is necessary to add evenly loops so that the width of the mitten is equal to the width of the palm of the hand. In our case, 2 loops are added evenly on each spoke. That is, there were 44 loops, and after the addition - 52 loops (13 loops on each knitting needle).


You will need 2 pins to knit your finger. For a finger, you need to knit the first 8 loops on the 1st knitting needle and transfer to a pin. Then we continue knitting in a circle.


We knit loops on the 2nd and 3rd needles. On the 4th knitting needle we knit 5 loops, and transfer the remaining 8 loops without knitting to a pin.


And then we continue knitting the mittens itself in a circle. In this case, the loops can be evenly distributed on 4 knitting needles. in our case, this is 9 loops on each spoke. So that there are no holes in the fabric at the junction with the finger, we collect the crossed loop from the broach and knit it together with the next loop.


We tie the mitten to the top and close the loops in the way you know.


Transfer the loops from the pins to the 4 knitting needles evenly. To avoid holes in the canvas at the junction of the mitten's finger with the mitten itself, we collect crossed loops from the broaches. In our case, we had to dial 4 loops from the broaches.


Distribute the loops evenly on 4 knitting needles (in our case, 5 loops on each knitting needle). We continue knitting a finger on 4 knitting needles until the middle nail plate thumb approx.


Decreasing the loops on the thumb: at the beginning of the 1-knitting needle, knit 2 loops together; at the end of the 2nd knitting needle, knit 2 loops together; at the beginning of the 3rd knitting needle, knit 2 loops together, at the end of the 4th knitting needles, knit 2 loops together. We also continue to decrease in subsequent rows. We close the remaining last 2 loops.


Knitting the thumb on 2 needles

Having knitted an elastic band of the desired height, we knit the main fabric to the base of the thumb. On our mitten, the height from the elastic to the base of the thumb is 3.5 cm. The number of loops is 44 (11 loops on each knitting needle). To knit a finger on a mitten for the left hand, knit loops on the first knitting needle completely, knit five loops on the second knitting needle and put them on the first knitting needle. We knit the remaining 6 loops on the second knitting needle and 6 loops on the third knitting needle.

We combine these twelve loops on the second knitting needle for convenience and knit the fabric in height only on the second knitting needle. The length of the web is equal to the length of the thumb to the middle of the nail approximately.

We close the hinges in this way. One loop at the beginning and end in the first and second rows (that is, two loops in each row - two rows in a row), and then close all the remaining loops. Then the toe of the mitten finger will turn out neat.

Next, we sew the knitted fabric for the thumb from the seamy side and turn it out to the front side. We continue to knit the main fabric of the mittens. To avoid holes at the junction of the thumb with the main fabric due to stretching of the loops, you can pull the loops out of the broaches. We distribute the loops evenly on four knitting needles. We got 34 stitches - 8-9 stitches on a knitting needle.

Knitting the thumb on 2 needles. 2nd way

This method, like the one above, is useful when knitting an ornament or relief pattern on the very finger. It is more convenient to knit an ornament on 2 knitting needles than on 4 knitting needles with small amount loops.

After knitting the cuff of the mitten, cast additional loops evenly so that the mitten fits the palm well.


The knitting of the finger is carried out in height. In our case, for the thumb, knit 10 loops on the 1st knitting needle.


Turn knit and purl these 10 loops.


We continue knitting up to the middle of the thumbnail (higher).



Then we restore the number of loops to 10 in our case and add loops, making 2 crossed yarns at the beginning and at the end of the row. We repeat through the row. Then we knit a finger to the desired height.



After knitting a finger, continue knitting mittens in a circle. That is, on the first knitting needle, we knit the first 10 loops that fell on the thumb, we continue to knit the remaining three loops. Next, knit in a circle on 4 knitting needles. Fold the finger in half and sew on the sides.




Knitting the thumb with a small wedge (knitting anatomical toe)

This method of knitting a wedge is suitable when knitting the thumb of a mitten with thin or thin threads. This finger is sometimes referred to as a raglan finger.

To knit the thumb, a small wedge is tied on 5 knitting needles, thereby increasing the width of the mitten in the place where the thumb is. Thus, a good fit of the mitten and freedom of movement for the thumb are achieved. In the photo below - the connected wedge is located on the right. This method of knitting a mitten thumb can often be seen on "factory" mittens.


Cast on knitting needles (40 + 1) loop (this loop is used to close the row into a circle). Tie the cuff of the mitten, for example, with a 2x2 elastic band. Knit 2-3 rows of the intended pattern.


To start forming a wedge (expanding the fabric of the mitten for the thumb) on the right mitten, knit the loops on the 1st and 2nd knitting needles. Then on the 3rd knitting needle we make a crossed yarn, 1 front, 1 crossed yarn, knit the remaining loops. Next, knit loops on the 4th knitting needle.


Knit 2 circles. Then again add on the 3rd knitting needle: 1 crossed yarn, 3 knit stitches, 1 crossed yarn. Knit two circles in the pattern. Another addition on the 3rd knitting needle -1 crossed yarn, 5 front loops, 1 crossed yarn. And again knit 2 circles without adding. The final addition for the wedge on the 3rd needle is 1 crossed yarn, 7 knit stitches, 1 crossed yarn. Knit 2 circles (rows). As a result, 9 loops fall on the wedge.


Slip these 9 wedge loops onto a pin or two pins for convenience.


Restore 7 stitches on 3rd needle with crossed yarns.




Decreases should be done through a row of two loops. That is, at the beginning of the 3rd knitting needle, we knit 2 loops together, then 7 front loops, 2 loops together, then we knit according to the pattern. Then knit a circle (row) without decreasing. Decrease again: 2 loops together, 5 knit, 2 loops together. The next decrease through the circle. We decrease until there is one loop from the wedge. Next, we continue to knit the mitten in height.


Pattern for knitting a wedge mittens


To knit a finger, transfer the loops from the pins to two knitting needles. On the opposite edge, cast on the other two knitting needles. Cast on 1-2 loops from the intervals so that there are no holes in the canvas at the junction of the thumb with the mitten. You should end up with 5 loops on the knitting needle.


Knit a finger up to about the middle of the thumbnail.


Then make decreases in two loops, knitting together from each edge.


Tying the thumb on the left mitten is similar to knitting the finger on the right mitten with the only difference that the wedge is formed on the 4th knitting needle.




Knitting the thumb with a large wedge (Indian wedge)

The mitten thumb knitted in this way fits well due to the anatomical arrangement of the mitten parts. The Indian wedge is suitable for knitting with thick, fluffy threads. The wedge is knitted in the palm of your hand and therefore usually the ornament on this side is not knitted.

After knitting the cuff of the mittens, knit several rows. Then proceed to knitting a large wedge. In our case, it was initially dialed on each knitting needle - 11 loops. There are 14 loops per wedge. These 14 stitches will subsequently be transferred to the thumb knitting needles. Therefore, for the mitten itself, it will be necessary to restore 14 loops. And add them one at a time in 14 rows.

The wedge is formed approximately in the middle of the mitten palm. To knit a wedge (add loops), knit the loops of the 1st knitting needle without changes. All stitch additions will be done on the 2nd knitting needle for the right mitten. Therefore, on the 2nd knitting needle we knit 3 loops, and then knit 2 front loops from the 4th loop. We knit the rest of the loops on the 2nd knitting needle. We knit the loops on the 3rd and 4th knitting needles without changes.



We knit the next row in the same way. Namely, the loops on the 1st, 3rd, 4th knitting needles are knitted without changes with the front ones. And on the 2nd knitting needle - the first 3 loops with the front ones, from the 4th loop - knit 2 front loops, knit the remaining loops with the front ones. We make additions in 14 rows. Thus, you get an additional 14 loops.


The wedge loops (loops on the 1st knitting needle and the first 3 loops on the 2nd knitting needle, and a total of 14 loops) are transferred to the pins.



To knit a finger, remove the loops from the pin and redistribute to 4 knitting needles. Additionally, draw crossed loops from the broaches at the junction of the finger with the mitten. In our case, the total number of loops will be 20 - 5 loops on each spoke.


Knit a finger on 4 knitting needles just above the middle of the thumbnail.


Close the loops of the thumb by decreasing evenly.