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Mad Men Mittens

No spoilers, I promise.

Naturally, I’m KNITTING while watching Mad Men on DVD. In the episode “The Grown Ups”, the first scene opens with Peter Campbell sleeping on the sofa in his office, all bundled up in his coat.

The story is that it’s winter, and the heat is out in the office. Lindy, his secretary, reaches a mittened hand down to wake him. Mittens! Cute mittens! I paused the DVD and got sketching.

And here is the result.

New, free pattern, Mad Men Mittens. They are as absolutely accurate to the originals as possible, except for a few rows of additional color on the thumb (to make for friendlier knitting and fit). I bought the episode on iTunes and studied the mittens frame-by-frame to get them just right. The pattern is available on Ravelry.

Here’s my attempt to copy the sleeping Peter Campbell photo with Tippy. Tippy looks afraid here, but I assure you he is not. He is annoyed that I won’t let him try to pull the mitten off my hand AGAIN.

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21 comments on “Mad Men Mittens”

  2. What is Don Draper doing behind the pillow? Oh, that’s Ike. Can’t tell those two handsome devils apart. 🙂

  4. I LOVE that you did this. I’m always pausing shows and trying to figure out sweaters and other knit things — it drives Jeff nuts — but you actually DID something. And they’re so good! Love the pictures, too.

  5. Wow, these are great! Thank you so much for figuring them out and offering the free pattern too! I am going to grab some stash worsted and get going.

  11. Do you pay your pooch’s in treats for all their modeling work? 😉 I love your pics of them. I no longer have kids at home, so have tried using my dogs as props for my pictures. They’re so camera shy, they take off running everytime they see me with the camera. I think they think it will steal their soul or something. ;-Þ

    Your mitten duplication is amazing. I hope to someday be able to design and knit that good; something big to aspire to!

  13. I have a question about knitting “ktbl” in the ribbing on the cuffs. I know how, but I want to understand why? What is the benefit of doing the cuff with the ktbl sts? Thank you Staci. You are my favorite knitting teacher 🙂

  14. Sonia – Knitting the stitches through the back loop (ktbl) gives them a twist, and makes them “pop” out of the fabric more than just a regular knit stitch.

    S t a c i

  15. I’m very excited to make the Mad Men mittens. I am at the Thumb Gusset. With the Setup Round, I already have 5 total thumb gusset stitches. When I complete increase Round 3 and repeat twice, I will have more than 7 total thumb gusset stitches, so the count will be all wrong for the color chart. Please help me understand what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Staci. Bobbie

  16. Bobbie –
    After the setup round, you have 3 stitches.
    Rounds 1 and 2 are knit.
    Round 3 is an increase round, you have 5 stitches.
    (repeat the whole thing again)
    Work Rounds 1 and 2 again, still have 5 stitches.
    Work Round 3 again, 7 stitches.
    Knit two rounds.
    Start chart.

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  17. I love this pattern, I’ve made one pair in the original color scheme and another (charcoal/mint/turquoise) at my co-worker’s request! The ribbing with ktbl is amazing, I love the look and might not ever do plain, boring k1p1 rib again.
    I was also super-excited to see your photo with basenjis. My first dog was a b, and they are such a special breed!

  18. hi staci
    i have a question. if you do the cuff as a ktbl, then does that stitch along with the purl stitch make the cuff more stretchier, or more tighter? Thanks, you are the best knitting teacher ever!!

  19. Farnaz – the ribbing with the ktbl stitch shouldn’t change the stretchiness of the rib. It just makes the knit stitches stand out from the fabric more than regular knit stitches.

    S t a c i

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