Kelley's Mitten Class - Hand Decrease

Kelley Petkun from Knit Picks talks about the basics of knitting mittens. Follow along and learn how to knit a pair of mittens! This video teaches you how to decrease at the top of your hand in order to make your mitten fit the curve of your fingers.

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[MaStErPhReSh333]

hi im really interested in fair isle knitting and i couldnt help but notice your mittens in the background? i really want to know how to decrease to make it a point, and how to make that thumb in the front rather than with gussets? if you know anything or anywhere that can help thatd be great!!!!!!

[knitpicks]

@MaStErPhReSh333 Hi! Do you mean the socks that Kelley uses to show the decrease in the toes as an example of the decrease in mittens? It looks like those just use a varigated/multicolored yarn, so those are much easier than fair isle :) If you want a pointier decrease on your mittens, just keep doing the decreases until you have a few stitches left. As for the thumb, do you mean just adjusting it so it comes out slightly on the inside of your hand? You can always try an afterthought thumb too!

[pokkit]

Love your videos - they make me feel like I can master these techniques and am no longer horribly intimidated by advanced techniques. Hooray - I can stop making scarves! One question: I'm doing an afterthought thumb and have put in the waste yarn. I'm wondering now whether I made a mistake - the mitten isn't flat with defined edges - it is really just a tube. It won't get flat until I start decreasing and finishing the top (I'll make sure the thumb is in the right place). Is that correct?

[knitpicks]

@pokkit Hello! A mitten should essentially be a tube that gets smaller at the top and is then bound off together. From what it sounds like, you are working the mittens up correctly - good luck!

[mafaldareina]

Love your tutorials.

[sweapea100]

Thanks for making your videos, they're great!

[knitpicks]

@nida2192s Glad to hear it makes sense! Good luck with the next mitten :)

[nida2192s]

@knitpicks Oh, okay. that makes perfect sense. thanks. :) I already finished a pair, and I think I did it wrong, but i'll make sure i do it right the next time ;)

[knitpicks]

@nida2192s your k2tog and ssk will be almost next to each other with 2 stitches in between. You do that on both sides of the mitten for a total of 4 stitches decreased on every other round.

hope that clears things up!

[nida2192s]

so basically you are doing the knit 1, knit 2 together, then go all the way around, and slip slip knit. Then start the cycle over, right? I dont need to know why we are doing this, lol. I feel like its simpler then the way you are explaining.