I had a mighty need for some convertible mittens, but most patterns just have a cut-off hand rather than the hobo-style partial fingers I prefer, so I adapted a full glove pattern to get what I wanted (that pattern being Offhand Gloves by Susan Iding.)

A part-knit fingerless glove on a woman’s hand. The glove is made from creamy wool with a celtic-style knot cabled down the back of the hand; only one of the fingers is done, the rest are on scrap yarn.

I was originally planning to make the mitten bit with a pocket for some of those handwarmers you snap and heat up, but the set I got turned out too small. So, I made some removable inserts with some thrums to make up for that loss. Then I made the thumbs convertible by just doing a little four-stitch cast-off-and-back-on. Gotta be able to use the phone while wearing these!

A pair of hand-knitted convertible mittens on a table. They have a celtic-style knot down the middle and a small silver button at the wrist, which can be used to hold back the mitten part when only being used as fingerless gloves.

I also made a little hanging case for them so I don’t lose the inserts from year to year. And I haven’t! So it all worked out. :)

A pentagonal hanging bag made from red fabric with large white spots.

Pattern: adaptation of Offhand Gloves by Susan Iding Ravelry Link: Offhand Gloves

Yarn: New Lanark DK in Limestone



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