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A Little Warmth for the First Day of Fall

The first day of fall calls for something warm—even if it’s very, very small. Today we’re sharing the free Truboo Baby Mitts pattern and the nearly century-old family story that inspired it.

And while you’re planning your next project, save 30% on orders $50+ for a limited time.

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Editorial Feature

My Magic Baby Mitts

This story comes from Jackie, our senior technical editor.

Visitors to my little Design Department cubicle sometimes ask about the wee, tattered baby mitts pinned to my bulletin board. The mitts are a talisman—the magic Smyth baby mitts.

My grandmother knit the mitts during her emigration from Ireland to the United States in 1920. Shortly after she and my grandfather settled in Brooklyn, New York, she gave birth to my dad, and the mitts were put to good use. In the following years, the mitts were hardly put away before they were needed for another new baby. My grandmother gave birth to another boy and then six girls. All those tiny hands found handmade warmth in the little blue mitts.

Sadly, my grandmother passed away when my dad was just 20 years old. While sorting through her things, it was decided that, as the eldest, my dad should be the keeper of the mitts.

So meaningful were these tiny mitts that my dad carried them with him when he enlisted in the Army. He felt the mitts were a charm and entertained family and friends with stories of how they had kept him safe during the war.

The mitts—a bit worn but still imbued with magic—were brought out again when my sister and I were born, and years later for my own children.

What dreams and wishes must these little mitts hold after so many years and so many babies!

In honor of those who’d been such a big part of me, I kept my maiden name and am now the last family member to carry the Smyth name. And that’s how I came to be the keeper of the mitts. I’ve carried them with me through some difficult passages, and they haven’t let me down yet.

As knitters and crocheters, we’re lucky to be able to create future heirlooms for our families. Every handmade object is a treasure, carrying the warmth of family forward for generations.

If you’d like to knit a pair of your own, this simple pattern takes just one ball of Truboo.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Never leave a baby unattended while wearing the mitts. The cord can present a choking hazard.

Truboo Baby Mitts

A free knitting pattern

With size 3 (3.25 mm) needles, cast on 30 sts.

Work in knit 1, purl 1 rib for about 1 1/2 in. (4 cm).

Change to size 4 (3.5 mm) needles and work in Stockinette st (knit one row, purl one row) for about 2 in. (5 cm), end with a wrong side (purl) row.

Next (decrease) Row: Knit 4, knit 2 together; repeat from across the row – you’ll have 25 sts at the end of this row.

Purl one row.

Next (decrease) Row: Knit 3, knit 2 together; repeat from across the row – you’ll have 20 sts at the end of this row.

Purl one row.

Next (decrease) Row: Knit 2, knit 2 together; repeat from across the row – you’ll have 15 sts at the end of this row.

Purl one row.

On the next row, knit 2 together across the row, end by knitting the last st.

Cut yarn, leaving a long yarn tail.

Thread tail through remaining 8 sts and pull to draw the remaining sts together for top of Mitt.

Sew side edges of Mitt together.

Cord

With size 3 (3.25 mm) needles, cast on 3 sts. Knit the 3 sts. Do not turn work. Slip the 3 sts on right-hand needle back to left-hand needle and knit them, pulling yarn tightly across the back of the work, (do not turn work); repeat from until cord measures about 22 in. (56 cm) long.

Bind off.

Sew a Mitt to each end of Cord.

Weave in ends.

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