DAILY GAZETTE
BY STEVEN HICKS The simplest of shapes—-a tube with a hole on the side—-makes an easy-to-knit pair of fingerless mitts. Knit flat and seamed together, these mitts are perfect for anyone from a beginning knitter who wants to move beyond scarves to an intermediate knitter who wants quick and easy gifts. Garter stitch naturally stretches vertically. Turning garter on its edge and knitting flat makes a mitt that will stretch and shape around a wide variety of hand, wrist and arm sizes.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
YARN AND NEEDLES
Length: 8" (20.25 cm) Circumference: 6" (15 cm) unstretched 125 yards (115 m) worsted weight yarn US #9 (5.5 mm) needles 3.5 stitches = 1 inch (2.5 cm)
① 2013 Steven Hicks KCO Knitted cast on - place slip knot on left needle, \*insert right needle into stitch and knit one stitch, slip new stitch onto left needle, repeat from \* until all stitches are caston BO Bind off - knit two stitches, \*slip the second stitch on the right needle over the first stitch and let fall off the needle, knit one stitch, repeat from \* until all stitches are bound off, break yarn and slip through last stitch to fasten off K Knit - insert right needle into first stitch on left needle from front to back, wrap yarn around the right needle point and use needle point to pull through stitch on left needle and let stitch on left needle fall off the needle point
PATTERN
DIRECTIONS LEFT MITT: KCO 30 stitches Row 1 - 10: knit all stitches (5 ridges) Row 11: k 6, B0 5, k 19 Row 12: k 19, KC0 5, k 6 Row 13 - 48: knit all stitches (24 ridges from cast on edge) Bind off all stitches and leave a long tail. Using the long tail, whip stitch the bind off stitches to the cast on stitches, forming a tube. Weave in ends.
RIGHT MITT:
KCO 30 stitches Row 1 - 10: knit all stitches (8 ridges) Row 11: k 19, B0 5, k 6 Row 12: k 6, KC0 5, k 19 Row 13 - 48: knit all stitches (24 ridges from cast on edge) Bind off allstitches and leave a long tail. Using the long tail, whip stitch the bind off stitches to the cast on stitches, forming a tube. Weave in ends.
