Muffatees
A Pattern By Angela Davis alittlebirdwithyarn.blogspot.com
Chic little hand-warmers, fingerless gloves, hobo gloves, or whatever you'd like to call them, these fashionable, practical little accessories knit up quickly and really come to life when you embellish them! What will yours become? Are you feeling romantic, preppiemodern, retro, classic, Bohemian, or maybe a mix of a couple or all of these things? Here is your chance to knit up a pair and express yourself with you very own Muffatees! Below you will find a basic pattern with suggestions for variations at the end. This pattern is a gift from alittlebirdwithyarn.blogspot.com to the knitting universe, so feel free to knit up lots of Muffatees and give them away, sell them, whatever you'd like, but please do not sell the pattern itself, alter the written pattern, or republish it under your own mark. Just spread Muffatees love wherever you can!
Materials:
Needles: US Sz 8 (straights are fine - these mitts are knitted flat) Yarn: Worsted Weight Sizes: S (M, L, XL) Hand Circumference 7", 7 %2", 8", 8 %2" Directions For Garter Stitch Version (Knit Stitch Only): CO 30 (32, 34, 36) st. Knit all rows until piece measures 3 1/2 inches from cast on (CO) edge. Bind off (BO). Using tails from CO and BO, seam 1 1/2” from bottom. Weave in end. Seam %" from top.Weave in end.
Directions For Stockinette Stitch Version (Knit Stitch and Purl Stitch):
CO 34 (36, 38, 40) st. Row 1: \*K2, P2\* repeat to end of row. Knit the stitches that present as knit stitches and purl the purls to end of row. Rows 3 & 4: Repeat Rows 1 & 2 one more time. Row 5: Knit. Row 6: Purl. Repeat Rows 5 & 6 until piece measures 3 inches from CO edge. Repeat Rows 1-4. BO all stitches in pattern. (This is the top of the mitt.) Using tails from CO and BO, seam 1 1/2” from bottom. Weave in end. Seam %" from top.Weave in end.
Embellish:
Embellish away! Embroider a design using scraps of yarn, add buttons, charms, pom poms, costume jewelry bits, felt or fabric flowers, fringe, whatever makes your heart Sing! Need inspiration for a theme? Try: Embroidering sprigs of lavender to make Springtime Muffatees. Sewing on charms to make Milagros Muffatees. Adding fringe and a fabric flower with a vintage button center to make Coachella Muffatees. Adding a bit of lace and a ribbon rose to make Downton Abbey Muffateess. Making pompoms from scrap yarn and attaching them to make Ski Bunny Muffatees. The possibilities are endless! Angela Davis, a Craft Yarn Council of America certified hand-knitting instructor, is a popular guest teacher at yarn shops, fiber festivals, retreats, and conferences, including Sock Summit, Black Sheep Gathering, TNNA, and Lambtown USA. She has taught knitting on European and Japanese tour buses, started a knitting-for-charity club at a notorious inner-city high school in Los Angeles, has knitted props for the television show Mad Men, and is a contributing author and designer, most recently for Piecework, STUDIOS, Knitting Traditions, and Sockupied magazines. She lives in Long Beach, California. alittlebirdwithyarn.blogspot.com Angela Davis, A Little Bird With Yarn, All Rights Reserved, Please Do Not Alter or Excerpt W/O Written Permission.
