Fingerless Mits

Pattern made by Bryanna

This pattern is very fun, quick, and easy to add your own changes. Be creative and add stripes and color changes!

Type: Knit
Difficulty: Easy
Yarn weight: Light sport weight
Needle type: 2 Normal needles
Needle size: US-6
Gauge: 5 sts per 1 in.


The thin yarn with the loose gauge makes the fingerless mits very stretchy where they will fit almost any hand.

Right Glove

Cuff

• Cast on 30 stitches.
• Work 4 rows in 1x1 ribbing (knit 1, purl 1).
• Work 2 rows in stst

Palm before thumb

• Row 1: knit 5 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 2 (and all even rows): purl all of the stitches.
• Row 3: knit 5 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 5: knit 6 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 7: knit 6 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 9: knit 7 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 11: knit 7 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 13: knit 8 sts, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 14: purl all of the stitches.

Thumb Hole

• While continuing to work in stst, bind off 2 stitches the the beginning of the next 2 rows.
• Work 10 more rows in stst
• Put a safty pin on side of mit to show where the thumb hole stops.

Palm after thumb

• Work 11 rows in stst
• Bind off

Assembly

• Sew up the side seam. Remember to leave an the opening for the thumb.
• Weave in all loose ends.

Left Glove

The only difference with the left glove is the increasing on the palm before the thumb. For example: row one say to knit 5 sts and then increase one. You need to knit until there are only 5 sts left on the needle, then increase one. Then knit all of the remaining stitches on the needle.

Palm before thumb (left mit)

• Row 1: knit until only 5 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 2 (and all even rows): purl all of the stitches.
• Row 3: knit until only 5 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 5: knit until only 6 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 7: knit until only 6 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 9: knit until only 7 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 11: knit until only 7 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 13: knit until only 8 sts remain on the needle, inc 1 st, knit until the end of the row
• Row 14: purl all of the stitches.

Other Fingerless Mits

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