Candy Corn Fingerless Mitts
By Kimberly and Alida Gintar We knit these stripey Candy Corn Fingerless Mitts with yarn we dyed ourselves with KoolAid. We knit a size L for my adult hand and M for a my 9-year-old daughter's hand. In order to get about 5 stripes of yellow, 10 stripes of orange and 5 stripes of white we wound our yarn around two chairs that were about 632 (432) inches apart. We then marked off 3 sections; 158 (108) inches for the yellow section, 316 (216) inches for the orange section and 158 (108) inches for the white section. We then dyed the two skeins together according to the sections. If you would like to see how we did it, pleasewatchour video at http://www.podcast.thegivingflower.de/episodes/25- episode-19a-dyeing-candy-corn-striped-yarn Size: Large for an adult hand about 8 inches around knuckles. Medium for a child's hand about 7 inches around knuckles. The mitts are knit in rib stitch which is quite stretchy and will fit many hand sizes Yarn: Approximately 339.0 yards (310.0m) of sport weight yarn, I used Schoppel-Wolle Life Style 100g Stränge zum Färben / for dyeing Needles: US 3.5 /3 mm Notions: 2 stitch markers Gauge: 28 sts/4 inches in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations:
k: knit p: purl st(s): stitch(es) k2tog: knit two stitches together slm: slip marker M1R: Using your left needle, pick up the top strand that goes between the needles from back to front. Knit the loop you picked up through the front so that it is twisted. M1L: Using your left needle, pick up the top strand that goes between the needles from fromt to back. Knit the loop you picked up through the back so that it is twisted.
Please read through the pattern before beginning.
Cast on 48 (40) sts using 2 needles and a long tail cast on. Join in the round being careful not to twist. Knit in rib pattern for 40(31) rounds. Round 41(32): k2, p2, pm, k2, pm, k round in rib pattern.
Thumb Gusset:
Round 1: k in pattern to first marker, slm, MLR, k to second marker, M1l, slm, k round in pattern. Round 2: k round in rib pattern. Repeat these 2 rounds until you have 16 (14) sts between markers.
Mitt Top:
Round 1: kto first stitch marker, M1R, slm, k16 (k14), slm, M1l, k round. Round 2: k2, p2, k1, put 16(14) sts on waste yarn, k1, k round in rib pattern.
Rib pattern:
\*k2, p2; rep from \* to end of row. Repeat this row for the length of your piece.
K 23(17) rounds in rib pattern. Bind off in pattern. Thumb: Pick up stitches from waste yarn and using working yarn, pick up 4 stitches from the mitt side. Knit in stockinette stitch one round. Knit in rib pattern for 6 rounds (Knit in stockinette for 4 rows. Bind off all stitches in pattern. Weave in your ends and you're done with your first mitt. Repeat all steps for your second mitt. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
Candy Corn Fingerless Mitts by Kimberly Gintar Page 2 @2012 Copyright Kimberly Gintar http://www.thegivingflower.de/ All rights reserved. This design is for personal non-profit use only. Please do not mass produce this pattern.
