Lindsey Mitts

Summary

Lindsey Mitts are knit bottom-up in fingering weight yarn with a fair-isle design throughout. The fair-isle design is charted for both the hand and thumb.

Skills Required

Knit

Knit in the round

Fair-isle

Stranded colorwork

Cable Cast On

Chart reading

K2tog

Loose bind off

Increases and decreases (M1R, M1L)

Weaving in ends

Blocking

Finished Measurements

One size, 7”/18cm circumference; 7”/18cm length

Materials

2 colors of Malabrigo sock yarn, 4 oz/113 g, 220 yds / 221 m, 1 skein each color.

Substitution Yarns

Any fingering weight yarn

Notions

4 Stitch Markers

5 - US 2/2.75mm double pointed needles (or size to get gauge) for the mitt

Cable or waste yarn to hold 17 sts.

2-3 US 2/2.75mm dpns for the thumb

Gauge

28 sts per 4”/10cm on US 2/2.75mm in stockinette (washed)