Bathing beauties
Add a neatly knitted bath mitt to a set of smellies for a great Christmas gift!
Ditch your cosmetic exfoliators and knit yourself a bathroom wash mitt – the ultimate practical knit that’s stylish too! And once you’ve finished yours, cast one on for your mum, grandmother, daughters, sisters, aunties, friends...
MITT
Cast on 36 sts using 5 mm needles. Work 9 rows garter st (knit every row) noting that first row is the wrong side.
SHAPE THUMB
Row 1 (RS) K16, kfb twice, knit to end of row. [38 sts] Knit 3 rows. Row 5 K16, kfb, K2, kfb, knit to end of the row. [40 sts] Knit 3 rows. Row 9 K16, kfb, K4, kfb, knit to end of row. [42 sts] Knit 3 rows. Cont in this manner, inc 2 sts on next row and every foll 4th row until there are 48 sts. Knit 1 row. Next row K29, turn, cast on 1 st, K14 (including st on needle after cast on), turn, cont on these 14 sts for thumb. Knit 10 rows. Next row *K1, k2tog; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2. [10 sts] Knit 1 row. Next row (K2tog) 5 times. [5 sts] Break yarn leaving a long end. Thread through rem sts. Draw up tightly and fasten securely. Sew thumb seam. With RS of Mitt facing, join yarn to rem sts. Pick up and knit 2 sts under thumb. Knit to end of row. Next row Knit, knitting tog the 2 sts picked up under thumb. [36 sts] Knit 16 rows.
SHAPE TOP
Row 1 K1, skpo, K12, k2tog, K2, skpo, K12, k2tog, K1. [32 sts] Row 2 and all alt rows Knit. Row 3 K1, skpo, K10, k2tog, K2, skpo, K10, k2tog, K1. [28 sts] Row 5 K1, skpo, K8, k2tog, K2, skpo, K8, k2tog, K1. [24 sts] Row 7 K1, skpo, K6, k2tog, K2, skpo, K6, k2tog, K1. [20 sts] Row 9 K1, skpo, K4, k2tog, K2, skpo, K4, k2tog, K1. [16 sts] Row 11 (K2tog) 8 times. [8 sts] Break yarn leaving a long end. Thread through rem sts. Draw up tightly and fasten securely. Sew side seam.
HANGING LOOP
Using 4 mm crochet hook, make a chain 6cm long. Fasten off. Sew in position at top of side seam as illustrated.