Today a knitter asked me how many stitches I cast on for this project. And I totally forgot about this pair of mitts I made 2 years ago. I looked at my notes and realized I had most of the pattern written, even in different sizes.
To make up for my slipping mojo of blogging since the election, I decided to post the pattern here.
Disclaimer, the pattern has not been test knitted, nor tech edited like I usually do.
Downloadable PDF link is provided below.
I hope you all have a great 2017 ahead and stay warm for the winter.
My needles are busy, but I'm a bit lazy about taking photos lately. I promise I will get back to blogging more.
Stripey Fingerless Mitts
Sizes Small (Medium, Large)
7 ½” (8”, 8 ½” ) around
x 12 ½” tall / 19 (20.5, 21.5) cm
around x 32 cm tall.
Yarn Fingering Weight
Needles US #2 / 2.75 mm or change needle to obtain gauge
Gauge 28 stitches x 40 rows = 4” x 4” /
10 cm x 10 cm
Construction
- · Knit mitten in round from cuff to fingers.
- · Put thumb sts on waste yarn to be worked later.
- · Continue to knit in round to fingers.
- · Work thumb stitches in round.
Abbreviations
k knit
p purl
st(s) stitch(es)
CO Cast On
BO
Bind Off
rep repeat
pm place marker
sm slip marker
Illustration Link
A photo illustraion showing the
process of making thumb opening:
Stripey Fingerless Mitts
With yarn A, CO 52 (56, 60) sts, join in round and pm for
beginning of round.
Next round: sm, [k1,
p1] to end.
Repeat last round for 5 more rounds.
Join yarn B and k 2 rounds in yarn B.
K 2 rounds in yarn A.
Repeat last 4 rounds for 14 more times.
Cut yarn B, work with yarn A only from this point on.
K 32 rounds, lengthen or shorten here.
Next round, thumb
opening:
Right mitten:
k1, k8 with a 15” / 38 cm scrap yarn,
slip the 8 knitted sts in scrap yarn back to left needle, k the 8 sts again
with original yarn, continue with original yarn and k to end of round.
Left mitten: k17 (19, 21), k8 with a 15” / 38 cm scrap yarn,
slip the 8 knitted sts in scrap yarn back to left needle, k the 8 sts again
with original yarn, continue with original yarn and k to end of round.
K 19 rounds.
Next round, decrease:
[k11 (12, 13), k2tog] 4 times. – total
48 (52, 56) sts
Next round: [k1, p1] to end.
Rep last round for 4 more rounds.
BO all sts in pattern.
Thumb
Pick up 8 stitches below the scrap yarn, and pick up8 sts above the scrap yarn with
second needle.
Pull out the scrap yarn.
Next round:
Right mitten: begin at the
stitches above the gap, k8, pick up and k 2 corner sts, continue to k8 of the stitches below the gap,
pick up and k 2 corner sts. – total 20 sts
Left Mitten: begin at the
stitches below the gap, k8, pick up and k 2 corner sts, continue to k8 of the stitches above the gap,
pick up and k 2 corner sts. – total 20 sts
K 9 more rounds.
Next
round: [k1, p1] to end.
Rep last round for 4 more rounds.
BO all sts in pattern.
Weave in all ends.
Block the mittens to shape.
