TEA TREE FINGERLESS MITTS

Nanette Blanchard These stranded geometric fingerless mitts use four colors of sport weight yarn and feature a sore thumb and corrugated ribbing.

MATERIALS: Size 2.25 mm dpns for ribbing and cuff Size 3.0 mm dpns for hand Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends MC: 1 (50 gram, 245 yard) skein Sunday Knits Brigadoon, 100% merino tweed 3 ply sport weight yarn in Caper CC1: 1 (50 gram, 246 yard) skein Sunday Knits Angelic 75% merino/ 25% angora 3 ply sport weight yarn in Aqua CC2: 1 (50 gram, 245 yard) skein Sunday Knits Brigadoon, 100% merino tweed 3 ply sport weight yarn in Birch CC3: 1 (50 gram, 246 yard) skein Sunday Knits Eden, 100% merino

3 ply sport weight yarn in Grape NOTE: Consider knitting a swatch in fingering weight yarn if substituting yarns because this yarn is a little thinner than some sport weight yarns. Size: Womens Large (Finished Measurements: 8 /21.5 cm from cuff to tip, 8/20 cm circumference above thumb gusset) GAUGE: 16 sts over 2/5 cm on Chart A To save time, take time to check gauge.

With MC and smaller dpns , CO 64 sts. Join, being careful not to twist. CORRUGATED RIB CUFF: NOTE: I always switch colors on my corrugated ribbing on the knit stitches so I dont have to worry about two-color purl stitches at each color change. I am a two-handed knitter so to do corrugated ribbing I hold the yarn to be knit in my left hand and knit continental and the yarn to be purled in my right hand and purl English/American.

With MC, do K2,P2 rib for 6 rounds. *K2 in *CC1, P2 in MC, rep from * across row. Rep for 3 additional rows. *K2 in CC2, P2 in MC, rep from * across row. Rep for 3 additional rows. *K2 in CC3, P2 in MC; rep from * across row. Rep for 7 additional rows. *K2 in CC2, P2 in MC; rep from * across row. Rep for 3 additional rows. *K2 in CC1, P2 in MC; rep from * across row. Rep for 3 additional rows. With MC, do K2,P2 rib for 6 rounds. K 1 row with MC. Switch to larger dpns.

Work first 9 rows of Tea Tree Mitts Chart A.

Tea Tree Mitts Chart A On row 10 of Chart A, k 32 in pattern, PM, M1 in CC3, PM, k to end of row in pattern - 64 sts. The stitch between the SMs is the beginning of the thumb gusset stitches as seen in row 1 - Chart B Thumb Gusset below. Starting on Row 11 of Chart A Continue to work Chart A and AT THE SAME TIME work Chart B between the markers starting on row 2. To increase a stitch on the right of the gusset use M1R and to increase a stitch on the left side of the gusset use M1L. Make sure you increase the stitch in the strand of yarn from the previous stitch, not from one of the floats.

Chart B Thumb Gusset (Black squares mean no stitches) Continue working both charts simultaneously until Chart B has been completely worked. There will be 17 sts between SMs. Continue in pattern from Chart A to first SM, put 17 sts between SMs on waste yarn, rejoin row, and continue in pattern. Continue to knit Chart A until your mitts are 8 /21.5 cm or /1 cm shorter than total desired length. With MC, K 1 row. Switch to smaller dpns. With MC work 5 rounds of K2P2 rib. Bind off.

THUMB With smaller dpns, put 17 sts from waste yarn back onto needles. With MC, pick up and knit 3 sts, join to begin working in the round, and K 1 row. Work K2P2 rib for 5 rounds. Bind off loosely.

FINISHING Weave in all loose ends, carefully tightening any holes near the base of the thumb. Block. Make a second mitt.

ABBREVIATIONS
K - knit P - purl ST - stitch SL - slip CO - Cast On BO - Bind Off PM - place marker

SM - slip marker RS - right side WS - wrong side DPN - double-pointed needle CIRC - circular needle PM - Place Marker REM - Remaining REP - Repeat YO - Yarn Over PSSO - Pass slipped stitch over K2TOG - knit two stitches together K2TOG TBL - knit two stitches together through back loop P2TOG - purl two stitches together MC - Main Color CC - Contrast Color SSK - slip, slip, knit two slipped stitches together M1 R/Make 1 Right - This increase leans right and is used on the right hand side of the thumb gusset. Insert the left needle from back to front into the horizontal strand between the last stitch worked and the next stitch on the left needle. Knit this strand through the front loop to twist the stitch. M1 L/Make 1 Left - This increase leans left and is paired with the M1 Right increase. Insert the left noodle from front to back into the horizontal strand between the last stitch worked and the first stitch on the left needle. Knit this strand through the back loop to twist it.

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