AMANO Solimana Mittens Gloves Knitting Pattern

AMANO Solimana Mittens

Project Overview

The AMANO Solimana Mittens are a pair of seamless knitted mittens designed by Laura Zukaite for the Fall Winter 16/17 collection. These mittens are worked in the round from the cuff to the fingertips, creating a smooth, continuous fabric without seams. The pattern includes both a right mitt and left mitt, each with identical construction methods but mirror-image shaping.

What Is Being Made

This downloadable PDF pattern provides instructions for creating a pair of fitted mittens with ribbed cuffs and a textured body. The mittens feature strategic shaping through increases and decreases that create a tapered silhouette from wrist to hand. The design incorporates both knit and purl stitches to create visual interest and texture throughout the piece.

Techniques Used

• Seamless construction: Both mittens are worked in the round using double-pointed needles, eliminating the need for seaming
• Worked in the round: Stitches are divided across three needles and joined to create circular knitting, with a stitch marker carried throughout to mark the beginning of each round
• Increases and decreases: The pattern employs make-one increases (M1 and M1-p for purl-side increases) and various decrease methods including slip-slip-knit (ssk), knit-two-together (k2tog), and slip-two-together-knit-one-pass-slipped-stitches-over (sl2tog-k1-psso) to shape the mittens
• Ribbed cuffs: A 3-inch ribbed section at the wrist provides stretch and structure
• Pattern repeats: A four-round repeating pattern establishes the textured body of the mittens

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k): The primary stitch forming the base fabric
• Purl stitch (p): Used in combination with knit stitches to create ribbed and textured sections
• Ribbing (k1, p1): Alternating knit and purl stitches create the elastic ribbed cuff
• Slip-slip-knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease used in the pattern shaping
• Knit-two-together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease for balanced shaping
• Make-one increase (M1 and M1-p): Increases that add stitches while maintaining pattern continuity
• Slip-two-together-knit-one-pass-slipped-stitches-over (sl2tog-k1-psso): A centered double decrease used in the final shaping rounds

Materials and Tools

The pattern is worked using double-pointed needles (dpns) throughout, with stitch markers to track pattern repeats and the beginning of rounds. The pattern begins with 57 cast-on stitches divided evenly across three needles. While the specific yarn weight and fiber content are not detailed in the provided pattern instructions, AMANO yarns are available through amanoyarns.com for pattern-appropriate yarn selection.

Pattern Structure and Sizing

The mittens are constructed in three main sections: a 3-inch ribbed cuff, a 5-inch patterned body section featuring the four-round repeat, and a final tapered section measuring approximately 4 inches. Strategic decreases are worked every inch in the final section, reducing the stitch count from 57 to 51 stitches, which shapes the hand and creates a fitted silhouette. The total finished length is approximately 9 inches from cast-on edge to completion.