At Christmas I made 4 pairs of convertible mittens for 4 girls that come through my crossing as a reward for good behaviour. Then I made a pair for my daughter-in-law and grandson when they got here from VA. just after Christmas. My grandson really loved his mittens.
This is great. You could use this on any completed mitten!! I just never thought of an “afterthought” convertible mitten, rather than forethought!! Thanks so much! Brilliant!
Oh my gosh! This is so cool I have been trying to come up with a pattern for cable knit convertables and this just makes it so much easier. Rebecca, you rock! Thanks!
This is so great!! Thank you for this pattern. I love the flexibility and ease of this pattern. I'm definitely going to try it, as I hate having to take off my gloves to do everything. Happy holidays!!
Excellent self-securing design --- I've only seen the ones that attach (open) w Velcro on the back of the hand. This design is akin to folding or tucking socks. I am impressed.
Thanks for the suggestion! This technique certainly works when your palm is a single color, like the example in this video. If you want to use this method to convert a fair isle mitten pattern into glittens, then you would need to do a two color provisional cast on (which starts to become trickier.) The provisional cast on is one thing I never manage to do correctly each time, so I personally try to avoid it as much as possible. It is a shame because it is such a useful technique.
thank you thank you thank you! I was wracking my brain on how to do this for my boyfriends Mitts/gloves , so instead of binding off or cutting the regular stitch I can use a waist yarn. Do you think you could also just do it with short rows for the palm side and then bind off and then cast on new stitches for the top mitten part? I also thought of adding a border to the edge
Instead of using waste yarn and then having to pick up sts and cut out the waste yarn, I think you could get the same effect by putting your last-knit row of palm sts on a stitch holder or spare needle and then provisionally casting on the facing row of palm stitches.
I was thinking that - and for the two colors comment (I will be using this for a more complex mitten pattern) one could always do a border with a main color using short rows (which adds to the fill the gap) and then you can add the second color - this might work...hypothetically? hard to picture until you try it on the needles
This is a wonderful video and just what I am looking for! But Also: Do you have a video on your purling style? It looks as if that your purling style would be an easier way to purl holding the yarn in my left hand than any other way I have seen...
Thanks for this! Question... how did you record this? Is the camera attached to your head? I noticed it moved when you looked for something in another place such as your scissors.
I use a flexible tripod to secure the camera to my neck. I can just see the LCD screen of the camera below my chin so I can try to keep my work in view. This is why I sometimes miss a stitch in my knitting videos, I'm looking at the screen instead of my knitting. (whoops!)
I think it would depend a LOT on the yarn that you're felting. Some yarns that I felt shrink more in one direction than the other, so I would want to pay close attention to the item you're knitting. I would definitely make the overlap sections bigger after you pick up the stitches.
At Christmas I made 4 pairs of convertible mittens for 4 girls that come through my crossing as a reward for good behaviour. Then I made a pair for my daughter-in-law and grandson when they got here from VA. just after Christmas. My grandson really loved his mittens.
This is great. You could use this on any completed mitten!! I just never thought of an “afterthought” convertible mitten, rather than forethought!! Thanks so much! Brilliant!
My pleasure! It is so handy. :D
I just learned to crochet, now I must learn to knit - this is fantastic!
Oh my gosh! This is so cool I have been trying to come up with a pattern for cable knit convertables and this just makes it so much easier. Rebecca, you rock! Thanks!
A wonderful and clever tutorial. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome! Just what I was looking for. super clear and just enough info.
This is so great!! Thank you for this pattern. I love the flexibility and ease of this pattern. I'm definitely going to try it, as I hate having to take off my gloves to do everything. Happy holidays!!
Thanks so much for this video - I've made these and love the simplicity!
Excellent self-securing design --- I've only seen the ones that attach (open) w Velcro on the back of the hand. This design is akin to folding or tucking socks. I am impressed.
So cool! Thank you for this video. I can't wait to try out the pattern......
Thanks for the suggestion! This technique certainly works when your palm is a single color, like the example in this video. If you want to use this method to convert a fair isle mitten pattern into glittens, then you would need to do a two color provisional cast on (which starts to become trickier.)
The provisional cast on is one thing I never manage to do correctly each time, so I personally try to avoid it as much as possible. It is a shame because it is such a useful technique.
I'm not sure if short rows would work, because I don't think you want any curved shaping there.
I love it! The kids, with their cell phones, will love it, too! :-D
thank you thank you thank you! I was wracking my brain on how to do this for my boyfriends Mitts/gloves , so instead of binding off or cutting the regular stitch I can use a waist yarn. Do you think you could also just do it with short rows for the palm side and then bind off and then cast on new stitches for the top mitten part?
I also thought of adding a border to the edge
Very good !! Will instantly start and try !!
Instead of using waste yarn and then having to pick up sts and cut out the waste yarn, I think you could get the same effect by putting your last-knit row of palm sts on a stitch holder or spare needle and then provisionally casting on the facing row of palm stitches.
I was thinking that - and for the two colors comment (I will be using this for a more complex mitten pattern) one could always do a border with a main color using short rows (which adds to the fill the gap) and then you can add the second color - this might work...hypothetically? hard to picture until you try it on the needles
would this also work to make convertible thumbs as well?
Yes! I'd work across half the stitches of the thumb and maybe do a little less ribbing on either side of the opening.
Can you give any information on how to achieve the "B" pattern?
This is so amazing!! Thank you so very much!!! I gotta make these for husband 😀 GO SOX!!!!
Fabulous! I have been puzzling how to do this as I couldn't find a pattern. :)
nice work. get yourself some ravel cord and pulling out the waste yarn is a breeze.
bellissimi!!!!!! grazie per il video...
this is freaking genius!
I wish I could take credit for it, but I did learn it from a blog post somewhere. I felt it was useful to make the video, though. :D
The free knitting pattern is available at chemknitsDOTcom/2011/05/convertible-fenway-mitts-convertible.html
I love you! :D
I was looking for a pattern and thought that it had to be easier to just convert a pattern but didn't know how - now I know :D Thanks!
This is a wonderful video and just what I am looking for! But Also: Do you have a video on your purling style? It looks as if that your purling style would be an easier way to purl holding the yarn in my left hand than any other way I have seen...
Thanks for this! Question... how did you record this? Is the camera attached to your head? I noticed it moved when you looked for something in another place such as your scissors.
I use a flexible tripod to secure the camera to my neck. I can just see the LCD screen of the camera below my chin so I can try to keep my work in view. This is why I sometimes miss a stitch in my knitting videos, I'm looking at the screen instead of my knitting. (whoops!)
Anyone know of a pattern for Felted convertible mittens?
Cathy Ladman not specifically. I've made felted mittens before but not convertible
Do you think, for the Felted version, I would knit the scrap yarn for the split palm a little higher up, to allows for the shrinkage?
I think it would depend a LOT on the yarn that you're felting. Some yarns that I felt shrink more in one direction than the other, so I would want to pay close attention to the item you're knitting. I would definitely make the overlap sections bigger after you pick up the stitches.
Terrific. Thank you :)
but your way is prob 10x easier