A Beginning Knitter's Project developed by Elise Campbell Fingerless Mitts needles: size 7 US yarn: Koigu Kersti, l skein using the long-tail cast-on, and leaving a 1o" tail (for the bottom seam and weaving in), cast on 30 stitches. Left hand: Rows 1-l0: Knit across Row 1l: Knit 5, place marker, yarn over, knit to end (3l stitches) Rows 12-20 (even-numbered rows): Knit across, knitting the yarnover like a stitch. Rows 13-19 (odd-numbered rows): Knit 5, slip marker, yarn over, knit to end (increasing by l stitch each time). After 20 rows, there are 35 stitches. Rows 21-30: Knit across Rows 31-39 (odd): Knit 5, knit 2 together (k2tog), knit to end Rows 32-40 (even): Knit across After 40 rows, there are 30 stitches. Rows 41-50: Knit across. Bind off, leaving a tail to seam the upper part. Finishing: fold fabric in half length-wise. Seam up from bottom using cast-on tail to desired location for thumb opening. Seam down from top edge using bind-off tail to desired location for thumb opening. Repeat for right hand, moving yarnovers and k2tog's to 5 stitches from the far edge if desired for perfect symmetry.
