MIND DROPS MITTS
by Tukuwool
Materials
Yarn
l Fingering (100% Finnish wool, app. 195m / 50g) color A (maincolor) and 1 skein color E (contrasting color). Shown in sample: Light gray Auri 11 and Natural black Anga 18
Needles
US 1 (2,25 mm) and US 1,5 (2,5 mm) dpns or size to obtain gauge.
Others
Stitch markers, tapestry needle and waste yarn. Size Woman (S) M Finished measurements: Lenght app. (6,5) 7" (17) 18 cm Around the palm app. (6) 7 " (16) 18 cm
Gauge
28 sts and 40 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Pattern
CO with smaller needles and MC (48) 54 sts. Divided over 4 dpns, being careful not to twist. Work 1" (2,5 cm) in twisted ribbing. Change bigger needles and start knitting chart 1. Continue until measures 4" (11 cm), end with two colors round. Thumb Cusset (left hand only): Set up round: K (21) 24, pm, k2, pm, knit to end. Thumb Cusset (right hand only): Set up round: K (25) 28, pm, k2, pm, knit to end. Start increases and the same time chart 2 (left hand) and chart 3 (right hand) between markers. Increase round: Knit to marker, sm, M1, knit to next marker, M1, sm, knit to end. Next round: Knit. Repeat the last two rows (7) 7 more times - (18) 18 sts between markers. Knit to marker, place 18 sts on the waste yarn. C0 2 sts using backward loop method, knit to end. Continue chart 1, 8 more rows. Work 4 rounds in twisted ribbing with MC. BO sts in twisted ribbing.
Thumb:
Place 18 sts on the needles, pick up 2 stst along the mitts body and join in the round - 20 sts. Note: Pick up a few extra stitches to avoid holes, but decrease these sts on next round. Work 4 rounds in twisted ribbing with MC. BO sts in twisted ribbing. Finishing: Weave in all ends.
Abbreviations
CO: cast on BO: bind off MC: main color CC: contrasting color k: knit p: purl st, sts: stitch, stitches sm: stitch marker pm: place marker twisted ribbing: \* k1 tbl, p1\* rep from. tbl: trought the back loop M1: make one, lift loop between stitches from front to back. Knit trought the back loop.
Right hand thumb Left hand thumb
