friendship fingerless mitts
an luxuriously simple project to knit - make it for yourself and your closest friends and wear it everywhere.
project requirements
yarn Any DK-weight yarn, 1 skein. Shown here are: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK in colors #18016 (pink) and #18024 (blue) and Filatura Di Crosa Zara Solid in color #1396 (cream). needles Size 4 (3.5 mm) dpns. notions Stitch markers and tapestry needle.
pattern description
while in Philadelphia last year, i visited my cousins, Kimberly and Kristina, and met their best friend, Somali. seeing the three together, bickering like only best friends and sisters can, made me think of the mischief my sister, our cousin Thea, and i used to get into when we were young girls.. during my visit, i happened to wear my pair of endpaper mittsl, which the three girls really admired - so, i wanted to quickly make each of them a pair of their very own mitts. and as you well know, in my case, quick means plain and simple. of course, the choice of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino yarn turns these mitts into simple luxury. the only decorative detail are "purl" seams on each side, with the thumb gusset increased along one of these seams. and, as you'll see, these are very easy to modify for bigger sizes and longer length.
: stitch guide
CO, BO cast on, bind off. m1L with left needle tip, lift strand between needles from front to back; knit lifted loop through theback. m1R with left needle tip, lift strand between needles from back to front; knit lifted loop through the front. pm, sm place marker, slip marker.
Instructions
CO 36 (40, 44) sts. divide the sts between 4 dpns, and join for knitting in the round. (pm to mark begining of thernd.) note :: with 36 sts, these mitts are fairly small; but, they fit my wrists and hands comfortably and snugly. the other sizes are just recommendations - really this pattern works with any number of stitches between the purl seams.
:: wrist
Rnd : k17 (19, 21), pm, pl, pm, k17 (19, 21), pl. Rnds 2-30: k in pattern, slipping markers as you come to them. 30 rnds makes the wrist of the mitts about 4 inches long. if you want longer mitts, you can add more rnds.
:: thumb gusset
Rnd 1 (inc): k to m, mlR, sm, pl, sm, mlL, k to last st, pl. Rnd 2: k to m, sm, pl, sm, k to last st, pl. repeat these two rnds 5 (6, 7) times. Next rnd: k17 (19, 21), pm, place next 11 (13, 15) sts on waste yarn (removing markers as you come to them), CO 1 st (using backward loop), pm, k17 (19, 21), pl.
: top
Rnd 1: k17 (19, 21), pm, pl, pm, k17 (19, 21), pl. repeat Rnd 1 10 (12, 14) times. BO all k sts knitwise and p sts purlwise.
: thumb
divide the sts on waste yarn among 3 dpns. attach yarn. Rnd 1: from between the purl seam and the frst dpn, pick up 1 st knitwise, k5 (6, 7), pl, k5 (6, 7), pick up 1 st knitwise, pick up 2 sts purlwise (these 2 sts are picked from the loops under the caston st that became the purl seam). 15(17,19) sts total. Rnd 2: pm for beginning of rnd, k6 (7, 8), pl, k6 (7, 8), p2tog. Rnds 3-6: k6 (7, 8), p1, k6 (7, 8) pl. Rnd 7: BO all k sts knitwise and p sts purlwise.
: finishing
to finish, use a tapestry needle to weave in all ends. block as necessary. wear everywhere.
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