I'm really working hard on Christmas gifts at the moment, and have decided that warm and cosy fingerless mittens are the way to go this year!
Right now, I'm finishing up a pair for my brother, (who never reads this, so I'm safe!) in the colours of his favourite English football team: Newcastle United.
As he's quite a tall guy, I changed my normal pattern a bit. I found that ribbing the mittens all the way from wrist to fingers looked a bit strange when stretched over big hands, so I simply did the cuff in rib stitch, and then stocking stitched the rest.
A very easy pattern for these 'Man Mitts':
I used two colours (A: black, B: grey), and size 9 needles
Cast on 36 stitches
Rows 1-4: Use colour A, rib stitch (knit 2, purl 2, repeat)
Rows 5-6: Use B, rib stitch
Rows 7-8: Use A, rib stitch
Rows 9-12: Use B, rib stitch
Rows 13-14: Use A, rib stitch
Rows 15-16: Use B, rib stitch (B can be cut as it won't be used again)
Rows 17-18: Use A, rib stitch
Rows 19-40: Use A, stocking stitch (knit one row, purl the next row, repeat)
Cast off!
How easy? So really, you just make a big patterned rectangle, and then take the two sides together and sew it up with mattress stitch (leaving room just above the last stripe of B for the thumb).
Enjoy!
xo
3 comments:
Good idea, and they look lovely - I have also been looking for a pair of long fingerless mittens lately!
Can I be on your Christmas list? I'm petite. You won't need much yarn. ;-)
looks great! i want to learn to knit!
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