An afterthought thumb is an alternative to making a gusset on mittens. It’s great because you can keep on knitting in the stitch or colorwork pattern without having to worry about the thumb stitches. The thumbs will be knitted later and is marked with knitting the spot with waste yarn. My Hanikamu Mitts is a quick and fun project that uses a afterthought thumb. Let me teach you how to mark your spot, pick up your stitches and knit a afterthought thumb. Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, working in the round, chart reading, have knit a few accessories
Knit 1 cuff of the Hanikamu Mitts and work Rounds 1-16 of Chart.
- Hanikamu Mitts pattern $6 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hanikamu
- Size US 6 - 4.0 mm and US 8 - 5.0 mm double pointed needles
- 160-275 yards of worsted weight yarn
- scrap yarn
- tapestry needle and stitch markers