Rainbow Pride Mitts
These mitts feature a pride flag across the fingers and a small heart set into the thumb gusset -- a great beginner intarsia project! The mitts are knit flat to make the intarsia easier and line the stripes up cleanly, but could easily be converted to knit in the round. Sized to fit an average-size woman's hand, they can easily be customised by adding a few extra rows orstitches. Yarn: King Cole Merino Blend DK (or other DK weight) approx. 75g, scraps of DK weight rainbow colours (roughly 5g each colour) Needles: 4mm straight and double-pointed Gauge: 25 sts and 30 rows/10cm Abbreviations: k2tog - knit 2 together m1L - left slanting increase ssk － slip slip knit m1R - right slanting increase Cast on 46 stitches with main colour Knit 15 rows 2x2 ribbing Row 1: p2, \*k2, p2 repeat from \* to end of row Row 2: k2, \*p2, k2 repeat from \* to end of row Repeat these two rows 7 times and then knit row 1 once more Knit 1 row Hand increases: k3, m1, k18, m1, k4, m1, k18, m1, k3 (50 stitches) k20, m1, k to end of row purl k20, m1L, k1, m1R, k to end of row purl k20, m1L, k3, m1R, k to end of row purl k20, m1L, k5, m1R, k to end of row purl, begin heart chart on centre stitch of thumb gusset maintain increases on right-side rows until 17 sts have been added. finishing with a increase row
Right hand
k30, m1, k to end of row purl k30, m1L, k1, m1R, k to end of row purl k30, m1L, k3, m1R, k to end of row purl k30, m1L, k5, m1R, k to end of row purl, begin heart chart on centre stitch of thumb gusset maintain increases on right-side rows until 17 sts have been added, finishing with a increase row Set aside thumb stitches on waste yarn and knit 10 rows stockinette in main colour, starting and ending with purl rows Join purple yarn and knit 3 rows stockinette; repeat for each colour as shown above; ending with right-side row (knit) Join grey yarn and knit 1 row even
Fingertip decreases k2, ssk, k18, k2tog, k2, ssk, k18, k2tog, k2 purl k2, ssk, k16, k2tog, k2, ssk, k16, k2tog, k2 purl k2, ssk, k14, k2tog, k2, ssk, k14, k2tog, k2 purl maintain decreases on right-side rows until 26 stitches remain on needles purl Graft fingertips closed, grafting selvedge stitches together with the neighbouring stitch
Thumb
Place 17 sts from waste yarn onto double-pointed needles and pick up four additional stitches from the hand to close up gaps at the crotch of the thumb (21 stitches) and join to knit in the round Knit 1 row Knit first thumb stitch together with adjacent picked up stitch, k15, ssk, k2 (19 stitches) Knit 15 rows even K1 (k2tog) 9 times (10 stitches) (k2tog) 5 times (5 stitches) Draw yarn through remaining stitches to close the thumb Sew side seam using mattress stitch and weave in loose ends
