In the San Francisco Bay Area there’s no need for mittens, but fingerless mitts are very useful in the winter (and sometimes in the summer).  I almost always keep a pair with me for when the fog rolls in and it cools down.  Knit in a soft organic wool, the slip stitch color-work pattern in these mitts has the beneficial side effect of creating a thick, warm fabric.  A slipped rib in the main color borders the houndstooth pattern, which is made by knitting two-round stripes of each color, slipping some stitches from the previous row.  This is color-work at its simplest, and the mitts are a small enough project to make a stack of them for gifts, playing with different color combinations and keeping your favorites for yourself.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: Small(Medium, Large)

Hand Circumference: 7" (7.5", 8.25")

Length: 8"

MATERIALS:

Main Color: 60(70, 80) yards aran weight yarn

Contrast Color: 50(60, 70) yards

size 3 double-pointed needles

size 7 double-pointed needles

stitch marker

10" of waste yarn

GAUGE: 4" = 19 sts and 24 rows in Houndstooth Slip Stitch Pattern on larger needles

Note: this yarn usually knits at 16-18 sts to 4" in Stocking Stitch

 

Yarn shown: O-Wool Classic (100% certified organic merino wool; 198 yards/100 grams)

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Pattern $4.00 -- Downloadable PDF