Winter Fun Mittens and Scarves for 18-inch Doll

Free Doll Mittens and Scarf Knitting Patterns

A pair of warm mittens and a scarf are essential winter-time accessories for the American Girl Doll. I describe two styles of mitten and two styles of scarf. With the right color choices, these can be made to match any cold-weather outfit for your doll. I knitted a set to match the AGD Nordic Winter Dress and Hat.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:

-Knit & purl, cast on & bind off

-Decreasing: knit 2 together (k2 tog), slip-k2tog-pass the slipped st over k2tog-st (psso)

-Working in the round on double pointed needles

Materials: Knit Picks (affiliate link) Palette fingering weight 100% wool yarn 231 yds (210 m)/ 50 g – 0.5 ball
Notions: yarn needle, 2 stitch holders - 1" safety pins

Needles for mittens US # 1 (2.25mm) dpn, for scarves US #3 (3.25 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge for mittens: 30 sts x 36 rows = 4” x 4” (10 cm x 10 cm)

Abbreviations:
k - knit
k2tog - knit 2 together
p - purl
psso - Slip the first st on the right needle, knit together the next two stitches. Insert the left knitting needle into the slipped stitchs and passl it over the k2tog-stitch.

Pattern notes:

1x1 rib in the round: multiple of 2
All rounds: k1, p1 across the round

Stockinette in the round:
All rounds knit.

Mittens are worked in the round, seamless, top-down. The lavender mittens are simpler to make, but they do not have a taper at the end of the fingers like the white ones and look a little more rustic. This may or may not be important to you.

White Mittens

Cast on 28, distribute them evenly on dpn, join and continue to work in rounds, take care not to twist sts.
Work 1x1 rib for 10 rounds, continue in stockinette and work 10 more rounds.

Divide for palm and thumb:
Round 1: knit 4 sts and transfer them to a holder (1" safety pin), knit the next 4 sts and transfer them to another holder (1" safety pin), knit the remaining 20 sts, then close them in the round. Work 3 more rounds on 20 sts.

Round 5: k19, slip the last st in the round to the spare needle,and hold the needle in front of work. knit 2 sts at beg of the round together, return just knitted stitch to the left needle, pass the slipped st from the spare needle over the k2tog stitch (psso). = 18 sts

Round 6: k7, psso, k8. =16 sts

Round 7: k 16

Round 8: k7, psso, k5, sl the last st in the round to a spare needle -

Round 9: k2tog -psso the last slipped st of the previous round over k2tog- st, k4, psso, k3, sl 1

Round 10: k2tog - psso the last slipped st of the previous round over k2og- st, k2, psso, k1, sl 1

Round 11: k2tog - psso the last slipped st of the previous round over k2tog- st, psso, 2 sts remain, pass the last over the first and tie off.

Thumb

Work 5 rounds on 8 stitches.
Round 6: k2tog 4 times. Break yarn, leaving a 2-3" end. Thread the end through remaining sts and fasten securely. Weave in the ends.

With a piece of contrast yarn, embroider a circle on the front of the white mitts.



Lavender Mittens (simpler):

Cast on 28, distribute them evenly on dpn. Close into round.

Work 1x1 rib for 10 rounds, continue in stockinette and work 10 more rounds.

Divide for palm and thumb:

Palm: knit 4 sts and transfer to a holder (1" safety pin), knit the next 4 sts and transfer to another holder (1" safety pin), knit 20 sts in the round. Work 3 more rounds on 20 sts.

Round 5: k 19, knit the last stitch in the round and the first st of the next round together =19 sts
Round 6: k 9, k2tog, k 9 = 18 sts
Round 7: k 18
Round 8: k 8, k2tog, k 8 = 17 sts
Round 9: k 17
Round 10: k7, k2tog, k 6, k2tog = 15 sts
Round 11: k 6, k2tog, k 6 = 13 sts
Round 12: k 12, knit the last stitch in the round and the first st in the next round together = 12 sts
You have 12 sts. Transfer 6 sts to one needle and 6 sts to another. Make 3 needle bind off.

Thumb

Work 5 rounds on 8 stitches.
Round 6: k2tog 4 times. Break yarn, leaving a 2-3" end. Thread the end through remaining sts and fasten securely. Weave in the ends.


Scarves

Both scarves are worked on straight needles forward and back.

Selvedge stitches: slip the first stitch knitwise and purl the last stitch in a row.


Lavender Scarf

The finished size is 2" x 20" (5 x 50 cm).

Gauge is not important

Pattern Notes:

Broken Rib:
Rows 1 and 2: knit
Rows 3 and 4: *k1, p1 - repeat from * to the end.
Repeat 4 rows to desired length.

Cast on 16 sts. Work the pattern, don't forget that the first and the last stitches in the row are edge stitches.

Work until the piece measures 15" long, or to desired length. Bind off. Weave in the ends. Block.


White Scarf

The finished size is 2" x 20" (5 x 50 cm)

Pattern Notes:
Stockinette in rows:
Row 1: knit
Row 2: purl

Garter stitch in rows:
All rows knit

Cast on 16 sts, the first and the last stitches are selvedge sts.
Work 2 rows in garter st.
Row 3: sl1 ( selvedge), k 14, p 1 (selvege).
Row 4: sl 1, k 2, p 10, k 2, p1.
Repeat rows 3-4 until the piece measures 20" (50 cm) or to desired length.
Work the last 2 rows in garter st. Bind off. Weave in the ends. Block.