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Fingerless Mitts
Pattern will fit average womens size M-L. For Smaller hands try knitting with one needle size smaller. MATERIALS: Worsted weight yarn U.S. size 9 needles. * you will need both a reg set (or circular), and a set of Double points. Stitch holder GAUGE: 17 sts & 24 rows = 4 ABBREVIATIONS: C2L Cross 2 Left *see inset page 2 C2R Cross 2 Right *see inset page 2 PM Place Marker SM Slip Marker INC Increase by Knitting in Front & Back of stitch.

Pet the dog, scratch an itch, punch in the code at your ATM, your fingers remain free while your hands stay toasty warm. Oh yeah, and you look cool too!

2012 Kris Basta

CUFF:
Using either provisional cast on, or long-tail cast on, cast on 25 sts. 1.[ Right Side] K1, *C2L, k4; rep from * to end. 2. K4, p1, *k5, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2. 3. K2, C2L, *k4, C2L; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3. 4. K3, p1, *k5, p1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3. 5. K3, C2L, *k4, C2L; rep from * to last 2 st, k2. 6. K2, p1, *k5, p1;, rep from * to last 4 sts, k4. 7.*K4, C2L; rep from * to last st, k1. 8. K1, *p1, k5; rep from * to end. 9.*K4, C2R; rep from * to last st, k1. 10. as 6th row. 11. K3, C2R, *k4, C2R; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2. 12. as 4th row. 13. K2, C2R, *k4, C2R; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3. 14. as 2nd row. 15. K1, *C2R, K4; rep from * to the end. 16. *k5, p1; rep from * to last st, k1. Rows 17-48: repeat above 16 rows 2x. Now, using another needle (one of the double points will work), pick up 24 sts from the cast-on edge. Hold your working needles parallel to each other, wrong sides together and do a 3-needle bind off. Dont know how? Here is a great online tutorial: http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2011/12/threeneedle-bind-off-for-real-this.html Cross 2 Left: 1. Miss the first stitch on the lefthand needle and knit the second stitch through the back of the loop (working behind the missed stitch). 2. Do not slip the worked stitch off the needle, but twist the needle forward and knit the missed stitch through the front of the loop (a regular knit stitch). Then slip both stitches off the needle together. Cross 2 Right: 1. Miss the first stitch on the lefthand needle and knit the second stitch, working through the front of the loop only. 2. Do not slip the worked stitch off the needle, but twist the needle back and knit the missed stitch through the front of the loop (a regular knit stitch). Then slip both stitches off the needle together.
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Now holding your newly knitted cuff (you will hold it so that the seam runs up and down). You will use your double points (or sometimes I use a much smaller needle just to make the picking up easier) and start picking up stitches: 8 sts on 1st needle, 8 sts on 2nd needle, 8 sts on 3rd needle. = 24 sts total. A good tutorial for picking up stitches along the side of garter stitch can be found here: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2009/06/2 4/pickup_lines.html

Hand:
1. Purl one row. 2. Knit one row. 3. Purl one row. 4. On each needle k3, Inc, k4. = 27 sts. 5. Purl one row. 6. On each needle k4, Inc, k4. = 30 sts. 7. Knit one row. 8. Start thumb increases. 1st needle: knit across 2nd needle: k4, PM, inc, Inc, PM,k4. 3rd needle: knit across. 9. Knit across all needles. 10. 1st needle: knit across. 2nd needle k4, SM, Inc, k2, Inc, SM, k4. 3rd needle: knit across. 11. Knit across all needles. 12. Continue to knit one increase row, increasing the first and last sts between markers, followed by one knit row until you have 12 sts between the markers. 13. Knit 3 rows. 14. Knit to first marker, remove marker, slip 12 thumb stitches onto a holder. Knit remaining sts. =28 sts. 15. Knit 12 rows. 16. Purl one row. 17. Knit one row. 18. Purl one row. 19. Bind off, leaving a tail for sewing up the gap that will be made between thumb & hand.

THUMB: Using the stitches from the holder and then dividing them onto dbl points, (4 sts per needle), Knit 6 rows. Bind off.

Weave in all ends. Using tail, sew the gap between the thumb and hand.