Super-Simple Civil War Mitts for Women
By Stitching Bevy, LLC
http://www.stitchingbevy.com https: //www.facebook.com/stitchingbevy Follow us on Pinterest: http: / /www.pinterest.com/stitchingbevy2/pints-purls-greentown-tavern/ A perfect ladies' fingerless glove pattern for knitters of all levels to make while in camp. these mitts work up quickly and easily with no shaping required. Features rolled cuffs which will keep fingers free to go about their business. Even if you have never put in a thumb gusset before, you'll be amazed at how simple it is to add this skill to your repertoire. By using a smaller size needle, the wool fabric created is a nice dense texture that is long-wearing. I have a very loose gauge, so the smaller size needles are perfect for me; feel free to move up a size or two if you are a tight knitter. Just about any color will work for Civil War era, especially natural greys or browns, ivory, reds, greens, and blues. I've used some onion skin dyed wool yarn in a nice natural texture. Don't be afraid to incorporate stripes of contrasting colors, which was popular during the Victorian era. Perfect for Victorian impressions, or work up a pair for modern use. Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch, 7 rows per inch
Materials (to look authentic in camp, aim for wood, bone, or steel tools):
Worsted weight wool yarn, 100 grams, @4 oz 1 set of 4 wooden double pointed needles, US size 4 (3.5mm) 2 stitch markers (or use scrap yarn) 2 pieces waste yarn for thumb stitches 1 tapestry needle Measuring tape
Instructions
1. Cast on 30 stitches and arrange 10 stitches on each needle; 4th needle is your working needle. 2. Purl around for 2 %2 inches. 3. Knit around for 3 % inches. 4. Thumb gusset set-up row on first needle: Knit 4 stitches, place marker, make one stitch (knit in back of the stitch that is right before the marker), knit a stitch, make one stitch, place marker, knit around to complete row. 5. Next row: knit 4, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, knit around to end of row. 6. Repeat the alternating increase rows with plain knit rows until there are 15 stitches on thumb gusset between markers. Knit one more plain row, slipping markers as you go. 7. Knit 4 stitches, remove marker, place thumb gusset stitches onto scrap yarn using tapestry needle, remove marker, join, make one stitch, and knit to end of row. 8. Knit around for 1 inch. 9. Purl around for 1 inch. 10.Bind off. 11.Pick up thumb stitches and arrange evenly onto three needles, picking up a sixth stitch from the body of the mitts, on the third needle. 12.Join yarn and purl for three rows. 13.Bind off thumb stitches. 14. Weave in ends. This pattern is copyrighted under the creative commons license. Feel free to use this pattern for personal or small-scale commercial use. However, following the ethics of open source, the pattern itself cannot be copied and marketed as your own pattern because it now belongs to the commons. We would love to hear feedback from you!
