Geek Bite" fingerless mitts were inspired by AMCs series The Walking Dead. As Andrew Lincoln's character Rick Grimes says, " There is no more black and white..there's just dark meat and white meat." These mitts feature zombie teeth marks on each fingerless mitt, and red eyelash yarn can be added to create a fun bleeding effect.
Gauge
18 sts = 4" in ST; 7 rows= 1"
Materials:
Plymouth Yarn, Encore, Worsted; 200 yds: 25% wool, 75% acrylic Colors: black or natural, red US 8 or needle size needed to obtain gauge Tapestry needle 1 yarn bobbin
Color Key:
Color 1: Black or natural Color 2: Red, with red eyelash yarn held together\* (optional).
Directions:
Cast on 40 sts. Work in St st (k on RS, p on WS) until piece measures about 7 in. (18 cm) from beg. end with a WS row. Begin intarsia chart. "Geek" chart, left hand: 1st (Inc) Row: Color 1: k1, kfb, k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k3, Color 1: k24, kfb, k1 (42 sts.). 2nd Row: Color 1: p26, Color 2: p5, Color 1: p4, Color 2: p2, Color 1: p5. 3rd Row: Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k25. 4th Row: Color 1: p24, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p7, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p4, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p4. 5th Row: Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k7, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k24. 6th Row: Color 1: p24, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p7, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p4, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p4. 7th Row: Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k7, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k24. 8th (Inc)Row: Color 1: p1, pfb, p22, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p7,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p2,pfb, p1(44 sts.). 9th Row: Color 1: k5, Color 2: k14, Color 1: k25. 10th Row: Color 1: p25, Color 2: p13, Color 1: p6. 11th Row: Color 1: k44. 12th Row: Color 1: p44. 13th Row: Color 1: k12, Color 2: k5, Color 1: k27. 14th Row: Color 1: p17, Color 2:1,Color 1: p1, Color 2: p1,Color 1: p6,Color 2: p7,Color 1: p11 15th (Inc) Row: Color 1: k1, kfb, k8, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k1, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k15, kfb, k1 (46 sts.). 16th Row: Color 1: p26, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p11. 17th Row: Color 1: k11, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k16. 18th Row: Color 1: p16, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p5, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p11. 19th Row: Color 1: k11, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k4, Color 1: k27. 20th Row: Color 1: p14, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p9, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p3, Color 1: p2, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p12. 21st Row: Color 1: k21, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k9, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k14. 22nd (Inc) Row: Color 1: p1, pfb, p42, pfb, p1 (48 sts.). 26th Row: Color 1: p17,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p5, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p12. 27th Row: Color 1: k12, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k4, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k17. 29th (Inc) Row: Color 1: k1, kfb, k10, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k3, Color 2: k4, Color 1: k6, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k1, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k17, kfb, k1 (50 sts.). 30th Row: Color1: p20, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p1,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p7,Color 2: p3,Color1: p2,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p14. 31st Row: Color 1: k50. 32nd Row: Color 1: p50. 33rd Row: Color 1: k13, Color 2: k12, Color 1: k25 34th Row: Color 1: p25, Color 2: p12, Color 1: p13. 35th Row: Color 1: k17, Color 2: k3, Color 1: k30. 36th (Inc) Row: Color 1: p1, pfb,p27,Color 2: p1, Color 1: p3, Color 2: p1, Color1: p14,pfb, p1 (52 sts.). 37th Row: Color 1: k16, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k5, Color 2: k1, Color 1: k29. 38th Row: Color 1: p36, Color 2: p1, Color 1: p15. 39th Row: Color 1: k14, Color 2: 1, Color 1: k37. (End of intarsia chart) Knit in stockinette for 4 more rows. Next row: p1, pfb, p48, pfb, p1 (54 sts.) Continue to work in stockinette for 10 more rows. BO. "Bite" chart, right hand: 1st (Inc) Row: Color 1: K1, kfb, k28, color 2: k3, color 1: k2, color 2: k2, color 1: 2nd Row: Color 1: p4, color 2: p2, color 1: p2, color 2: p4, color 1: p 30. 3rd Row: Color 1: k29, color 2: k2, color 1: k2, color 2: k1, color 1: k3, color 2: k 4th Row: Color 1: p4, color 2: p1, color 1: p3, color 2: p1, color 1: p3, color 2: p1, 5th Row: Color1: k29,color 2: k1, color 1: k3, color 2: k1, color 1: k3, color 2: k: 6th Row: Color 1: p4, color 2: p2,color 1: p2, color 2: p1, color 1: p2,color 2: p2 7th Row: Color 1: k30, color 2: k7, color 1: k5. 8th (Inc) Row: Color 1: p1, pfb, p4, color 2: p5, color 1: p29, pfb, p1. (44 sts.) 9th Row: Color 1: k44. 10th Row: Color 1: p44. 11th Row: Color 1: k30, color 2: k2, color 1: k12. 12th Row: Color 1: p12, color 2: p2, color 1: p30. 13th Row: Color 1: k25, color 2: k14, color 1: k5. 14th Row: Color 1: p5, color 2: p14, color 1: p25. 15th (Inc) Row: Color 1: k1, kfb, k28, color 2: k2, color 1: k10, kfb, k1. (46 sts) 16th Row: Color 1: p13, color 2: p2, color 1: p31. 17th Row: Color 1: k46. 18th Row: Color 1: p46. 19th Row: Color 1: k27, color 2: k2, color 1: k2, color 2: k9, color 1: k6. 20th Row: Color 1: p6, color 2: p9, color 1: p2, color 2: p2, color 1: k27. 21st Row: Color 1: k46. 22nd (Inc) Row: Color 1: p1, pfb, p42, pfb, p1. (48 sts.) 23rd Row: Color 1: k35, color 2: k3, color 1: k10. 24th Row: Color 1: p9, color 2: p5, color 1: p34. 25th Row: Color 1: k33, color 2: k1, color 1: k5, color 2: k1, color 1: k8. 26th Row: Color 1: p7, color 2: p1, color 1: p7, color 2: p1, color 1: p32. 27th Row: Color 1: k32, color 2: k1, color 1: k7, color 2: k1, color 1: k7. 28th Row: Color 1: p7, color 2: p1, color 1: p7, color 2: pl, color 1: p32. 29th (Inc) Row: Color 1: k1, kfb, k30, color 2: k1, color 1: k7, color 2: k1, color 1: k5, kfb, k1. (50 sts) 30th Row: Color 1: p8, color 2: p1, color 1: p7, color 2: p1, color1: p33. 31st Row: Color 1: k28, color 2: k14, color 1: k8. 32nd Row: Color 1: p8, color 2: p14, color 1: p28. 33rd Row: Color 1: k50. 34th Row: Color 1: p50. 35th Row: Color 1:k50. 36th (Inc)Row: Color1: p1, pfb,p21, color 2: p1, color 1: p1, color 2: p1, color 1: p22,pfb,p1. (52 sts) 37th Row: Color 1: k25, color 2: k1, color 1: k1, color 2: k1, color 1: k24. 38th Row: Color 1: p52. 39th Row: Color 1: k23, color 2: k1, color 1: k5, color 2: k1, color 1: k22. 4oth Row: Color 1:p22, color 2: p1, color 1: p5, color 2: p1, color 1: p23. 41st Row: Color 1: k52. 42nd Row: Color1: p20, color 2: p1, color 1: p9, color 2: p1, color 1: p21. 43d (Inc)Row: Color1: k1,kfb,k19,color 2: k1, color1: k9,color 2:k1,color 1: k18,kfb,k1.(54 sts) 44th Row: Color 1: p54. 45th Row: Color 1: k22, color 2: k1, color 1: k9, color 2: k1, color 1: k21. 46th Row: Color 1: p21, color 2: p1, color 1: p9, color 2: p1, color 1: p22. 47th Row: Color 1: k54. 48th Row: Color 1: p23, color 2: p1, color 1: p5, color 2: p1, color 1: p24. 49th Row: Color 1: k24, color 2: k1, color 1: k5, color 2: k1, color 1: k23. 50th Row: Color 1: p54. 51st Row: Color 1: k26, color 2: k1, color 1: k1, color 2: k1, color 1: k25. 52nd Row: Color1: p25,color 2: p1, color1: p1, color 2: p1, color 1: p26. 53rd Row: Color 1: k54. 54th Row: Color 1: p54. BO. Weave in all intarsia ends. FINISHING Beg at hand edge of Gauntlet, seam sides for 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Leave 2 in. (5 cm) un-seamed, then sew remainder of seam.Weave in ends. To create the bleeding affect, use a tapestry needle to gently lift eye lash wisps out of stitches. Twist together with fingertips to create a dripping effect. CARE I recommend hand washing these mitts and drying them flat, especially if the eyelash yarn is used. The nylon yarn is softer than standard eyelash yarn and mats up when machine washed.
