Free Knit Bath Mitt Pattern

Free knitting pattern for a shower mitt

Free Knit Bath Mitt or Shower Mitt Pattern

One size.

What you will need:

• 1 ball of worsted weight cotton yarn (2 if you want to make a 2 color mitt as pictured)
• US size 4 and 6 straight knitting needles.
• Darning needle for sewing up.
• Diet Coke and your Creedence Clearwater Revival playlist. (Well, that’s not really NEEDED, but it makes it even funner!)

Using size 4 needles cast on 36 stitches. Use main color if doing a 2 color mitt.

• Row 1 k1,p1 across. (36 st)
• Row 2 p1, k1 across. Cast on an additional 12 stitches. (48 st)
• Row 3 k1, p1 across all 48 stitches. Cast on an additional 12 stitches. (60 stitches)
• Row 4 p1,k1 across. (60 stitches)
• Row 5 k1,p1 across. (60 stitches)
• Rows 6 thru 10, repeat row 4 and 5.
• Row 11 Bind off first 12 stitches of row, work in seed stitch pattern (knit the purls and purl the knits) until the end. (48 st)
• Row 12 Bind off first 12 stitches of row, work in seed stitch pattern until the end.
• Rows 13 thru 50 continue working in seed stitch pattern. Piece chould measure approximately 7 1/4″ from the beginning.
• Row 51 knit 2 together across (18 stitches)
• Row 52 knit across (18 stitches)
• Row 53 knit 2 together across (9 stitches)
• Cut yarn, leaving a 25 inch tail. Thread tail onto tapestry needle, run tail trough the remaining stitches twice, pulling tight. Secure but to not remove thread tail, you will use it later to seam the side of your bath mitt.

Lace ruffle cuff.

From front of mitt pick up a stitch in each of the original 36 stitches. Use contrasting color if you are doing a 2 color mitt.

• Row 1 knit across, adding 10 more stitches, spaced evenly. (46 stitches)
• Row 2 (RS):k1 * YO, k2tog, k9* to last st, k1 (46 stitches)
• Row 3 and all odd rows purl across
• Row 4 k1 * k1, YO, k2tog, k6, ssk, YO* to last st,  k1 (46 stitches)
• Row 6 k1 * k2, YO, k2tog, k4, ssk, YO, k1* to last st,  k1 (46 stitches)
• Row 8  k1 * k1, YO, k2tog, k6, ssk, YO* to last st,  k1 (46 stitches)
• Row 10 k1 * k1, YO, k2tog, k6, ssk, YO* to last st,  k1 (46 stitches)
• Row 11 – purl across (46 stitches)

Picot Bind Off

This may look and sound complicated, but I promise that if you’ve not done this before you will get the hang of it very quickly. There is a great video tutorial here if you need some extra help.

Slip the right hand needle into the first stitch on the left hand needle as if to knit, but then cast on 2 additional stitches before that first stitch. Bind off next 4 stitches. Now *slip the last stitch worked back onto the left hand needle. Cast on 2 additional stitches at the beginning again. Bind off next 4 stitches.* Repeat from * to* until the end of the row. Finish off, leaving a 10 inch tail.

Using the long tail left at the top of the mitt, sew side seam of bath mitt, around thumb and to the top of the ruffle. If you are making a single color mitt and have enough yarn seam the ruffle as well. If not, use the tail left over at the end of the ruffle to seam that part of the mitt. Weave in ends.

Happy Knitting!