Snowbird Fingerless Mitts(Knit Pattern)

Note: This is a listing for the printable PDF file only, not for a printed copy or the finished garment.

Design

Designed to compliment my Snowbird Scarf perfectly. These delicate mitts are worked in the round from the bottom-up. Simple 3-stitch cables hug long, narrow bands of slipped knit stitches. Both mitts are worked the same and feature a stockinette thumb gusset. The pattern is written in ONE ADULT SIZE that will fit an average adult-sized hand circumference. See finished measurements below. Try going up or down in needle sizes for larger or smaller mitts. The pattern is charted and also includes separate, row-for-row written instructions. All repeat sections appear in bold, italicized print for easy reading.

YARDAGE
Approximately 120 yards/110 meters of DK weight yarn
Note: Yardage needed does NOT include a gauge swatch.

SHOWN IN
Knit Picks Capra DK in Angelite Heather. (85% Fine Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere), 123 yards/112 meters per 50 grams/1.76 ounces

NEEDLES
Cuff: US 3/3.25 mm 32”/81 cm Circular Needle or DPN’s, or go down one size from the needle you make gauge in
Hand: US 4/3.5 mm 32”/81 cm Circular Needle or DPN’s

NOTIONS
Waste yarn or stitch holder
Tapestry Needle
Blocking materials

GAUGE
Worked on US 4/3.5 mm
Cable pattern, steam blocked
26 stitches & 33 rows = 4”/10 cm x4”/10 cm

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
(lying flat & steam blocked)
Circumference: Wrist: 6”/15 cm, Hand: 7”/18 cm
Length: 7”/18 cm
Note: Mitts will fit from a 6”/15 cm to an 8”/20 cm wrist circumference.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

TECHNIQUES
Longtail Tubular Cast On
Sewn Tubular Bind Off
Simple 3-stitch cables
Slipped stitches
Increasing (M1L & M1R)
Reading from charts and/or from written instructions