Christmas Fingerless Mitten

Christmas Fingerless Mitten

This mitten will keep your hands warmer and let you live the spirit of christmas any time of year. The yarn used in this design is an acrylic and wool mixed blend that has a soft touch, and it goes well with the design allowing you to create a pretty accessory that can be worn whenever you want your hands to be warm. Hope you have fun using the pattern and even more fun when using the mitten. Ho, ho, ho.


Skill Level: Easy

Size: Adult medium size (stretchy).

Materials:4.5 mm (US-7) hook, scissors, yarn needle.

Yarn: DoubleKnitting (DK) (1 ball of 100 gr/336 m) (Wraps per inch:15 wpi).

Stitches Used: Chain (ch), slip stitch (slst), half double crochet (hdc).

Gauge: 10 hdc and 7 hdc rows = 2 inch (5 cm)

Note: If you want to make an adult large size mitten youcan use a Worsted Weight Yarn with 5 mm (US H-8) crochet hook.


Instructions

Right Hand

Row 1: ch 32, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and to end, turn. (30hdc)

Row 2,3:ch 2 (does not count as first hdc) and makehdc in same st, hdc in each remaining hdc across, turn. (30 hdc)

Row 4:ch 2 and make hdc in same st, hdc in eachremaining hdc across, join with slst on top of the ch2. Fasten off red yarn.Join white yarn. (30 hdc)



Rnd 5 to 7: ch 1 and make hdc in samest, hdc in each remaining hdc around, Join the end. (30 hdc)

Rnd 8: Repeat Rnd 7. At end ofRnd 8, fasten off white yarn. Join red yarn. (30 hdc)

Rnd 9 to 18: ch 1 and make hdc insame st, hdc in each remaining hdc around, Join the end. (30 hdc)

Rnd 19: (Thumb opening)ch 1 and make hdc in same st, hdc in next18 hdc, ch 4, skip 5 hdc, hdc in last 6 hdc. Join the end of the round. (ch4space, 25 hdc)



Rnd 20: ch 1 and make hdc in samest, hdc in next 18 hdc, 4 hdc in ch4 space, skip next hdc, hdc in last 5 hdc.Join the end of the round. (28 hdc)

Rnd 21 to 26: ch 1 and make hdcin same st, hdc in each hdc around. Join the end. At the end of Rnd 26 fastenoff red yarn. (28 hdc)

Rnd 27: With white yarn, *ch 3, sl st in next hdc.* Repeat from*to* around. Join the end. Fasten off and weave in loose ends with the yarnneedle.



Left Hand

*Repeat Rnd 1to 7 same as the right hand.

Rnd 8: ch 1 and make hdc in samest, hdc in each remaining hdc around, join the end. Fastenoff white yarn. (30 hdc)

Rnd 9: (In order to keep the diagonal linecaused by each beginning in the palm side of the mitten) With red yarn,ch 1 and make hdc in 16. white hdc of Rnd 8, hdc ineach hdc around. Join the end.



Rnd 10 to 18: ch 1 and make hdcin same st, hdc in each remaining hdc around, Join the end. (30 hdc)

Rnd 19: (Thumb opening)ch 1 and make hdc in same st, hdc in next 6hdc, ch 4, skip 5 hdc, hdc in last 18 hdc. Join the end of the round. (ch4space, 25 hdc)

Rnd 20: ch 1 and make hdc in samest, hdc in next 6 hdc, 4 hdc in ch4 space, skip next hdc, hdc in last 17 hdc.Join the end of the round. (28 hdc)

* Repeat Rnd 21 to 27 of the right hand.


ThumbEdge

If you want youcan make an edge for the thumb-opening with a row of white yarn, *ch 3, sl st innext hdc.* Repeat from * to * next 5 hdc. Fasten off.



09/10/2011

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