Juniper Moon Farm Gloves Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Kings Hat, Fingerless Mitts & Herriot

What Is Being Made

This downloadable knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm, designed by Lynette Meek, includes three coordinating projects: a classic knit hat, fingerless mitts, and the Herriot design. The collection is part of The Vintage Collection and offers both Medium and Large sizing options, making it suitable for a range of head and hand measurements.

Hat Specifications

The hat features a finished circumference of 19½ (21) inches (49.5–53.5 cm) and is designed to be worn at a comfortable, close-fitting depth. The construction begins with a ribbed cuff worked from the bottom up, establishing the foundation before transitioning into the main patterned body. The hat is worked seamlessly in the round, eliminating the need for seaming.

Fingerless Mitts and Herriot Specifications

The fingerless mitts measure 6–7 inches (15–18 cm) in length, providing wrist and hand coverage while leaving fingers free. The Herriot component incorporates additional shaping and cable work, with separate instructions provided for Medium and Large sizes to ensure proper fit.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction: All pieces are worked from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments and try-ons during the knitting process.
• Seamless, worked in the round: Using circular needles and double-pointed needles, the projects are knit continuously in rounds, creating a seamless fabric with no seams to sew.
• Cable techniques: The pattern incorporates cable crosses including 1/1 RC (right cross), 2/2 RC (right cross), 2/2 LC (left cross), 2/1 RPC (right purl cross), 2/1 LPC (left purl cross), and 3/3 LC (left cross), adding visual interest and texture throughout.
• Increases and shaping: Strategic increases (M1) are worked into the pattern to shape the hat and mitts, with size-specific shaping marked by color-coded brackets in the charts.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary fabric stitch, creating a smooth, classic knit appearance.
• Ribbing: Cable ribbing combines knit and purl stitches with cable crosses to create an elastic, textured cuff that hugs the head and wrists.
• Cable ribbing pattern: Worked as (K2, p2) with 1/1 RC cable crosses interspersed, creating a decorative and functional edge.
• Purl stitches: Used to create definition between cable sections and to establish the transition from ribbing to the main pattern body.

Materials

This pattern calls for Juniper Moon Farm HERRIOT yarn in colorway 1061 Seaweed, with a total yardage requirement of 2 × 100g skeins. The yarn is worked on multiple needle sizes to achieve proper gauge and fabric characteristics.

Needles and Notions

• Size US 3 (3.25mm) circular needles, 16 inches (40 cm) long: Used for the ribbed cuff sections on the hat.
• Size US 6 (4mm) circular needles, 16 inches (40 cm) long: Used for the main body of the hat after the ribbing is complete.
• Size US 6 (4mm) double-pointed needles: Employed for the transition from circular needles when the circumference becomes too small, typically during crown shaping.
• Size US 4 (3.5mm) double-pointed needles: Used for the fingerless mitts and Herriot sections.
• Cable needle: Required for executing all cable crosses throughout the pattern.
• Stitch markers: Essential for tracking the beginning of rounds and pattern repeats.
• Stitch holders: Used to hold stitches temporarily during construction.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 22 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch, worked in the round using US 6 (4mm) need