Our designer had a cold weather-related problem to solve––how to keep her hands warm without smudging her freshly manicured nails. Her solution: manicure mitts! Her manicurist can button them around her hands for her, and her nails remain beautiful and shiny. You don’t need a fresh manicure to enjoy these mitts, though! Who doesn’t want toastier hands while texting, typing, or swiping your card at the transit turnstile? The classic cable and ribbing design makes these mitts a stylish accessory for any wardrobe and the fingerless construction allows maximum use of your fingers while still keeping your hands warm.

City Living Mitts offer an unusual mitt construction as they are knit flat rather than in the round. They do not require thumb-openings or gussets due to clever button placement that allows the thumbs to exit between buttons via the button band, creating a flexibility as to how much of your hand or wrist is covered when you wear them. This is a perfect design for a first-time cable or buttonhole project or for a quick knit for an experienced knitter.

Windy Knitty 2015 Design Contest Winner
Windy Knitty 2015 Chicago Yarn Crawl knit pattern

Complete instructions are included for 2 buttonhole sizes - choose either 5/8” or 1” buttons before casting on.

Finished Measurements
9” (23 cm) tall by 6” (15 cm) wide, unbuttoned and laid flat

Materials
Yarn: 200 yd (183 m) of fingering weight yarn
Fleur de Fiber Crescent; 100% Superwash Merino; 400 yd per 100 g skein; color: Dirty Martini or Dove; 1 skein
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering; 100% Superwash Merino; 475 yd per 4 oz skein; color: Rock Creek Park; 1 skein
Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock; 80% merino, 20% nylon; 430 yd per 3.5 oz skein; color: Bread and Butterflies; 1 skein
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) straight or circular needles for working flat - Or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Cable needle, 4 stitch markers (2 pairs to mark beginning and end of cable panels), tapestry needle
Buttons: Eight ⅝“ (16 mm) or eight 1” (25 mm)

Gauge
28 sts and 40 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch, blocked

Required Skills
Binding off
Buttonholes
Cables
Casting on
Knitting
Purling