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I wanted to design a pair of fingerless mitts for my son’s teacher gift that were functional and stylish.

The result is a snug and accommodating ribbed mitt interrupted by symmetrical cabling across the back of the hand.

I love how the open cable gets displayed more prominently when worn. The mitt is constructed from the wrist to the fingers forming the thumb through knit increases to form a gusset. Thumb stitches are then placed on a holder to be finished later after the rest of the hand is completed. The cable pattern is charted and written. Each hand is written separately with a separate chart. The smaller cables can be knit without a cable needle but for the larger cable, a cable needle is necessary.

Selfishly, I wanted to be able to have a pair of these for myself so I adapted the pattern for smaller hands as well. The cuff, top of the hand, and thumbs can be adjusted easily by adding more or less length to your taste. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did creating them!

Sizes
Small - to fit up to Women’s small/medium
Large - to fit Women’s medium to Men’s large
Photos of both sizes are modeled on the same (Women’s Small/Medium) sized hand.

Yarn
--For Small: Dk weight yarn (sample in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor, 50g--I used under 50g)
US 5 & 6 needles
--For Large: Worsted Weight Yarn (sample in Berroco Vintage, 100g--I used about 50g)
US 6 & 7 needles

Gauges
Dk: 2.5” x 1” (Chart repeat) on US 6 needles or size needed to achieve gauge.
6sts per 1” (St St) on US 6 needles or size needed to achieve gauge.

Worsted: 2.75” x 1.25” (Chart repeat) on US 7 needles or size needed to achieve gauge.
5 sts per 1” (st st) on US 7 needles or size needed to achieve gauge.