Pieces of Eight Mitts by Sybil R

Pieces of Eight Mitts

by Sybil R
Knitting
February 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
164 - 219 yards (150 - 200 m)
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This pattern is available for free.

Knitted in one piece these mitts form a “figure eight” shape around the thumb by increasing in the first part of a row and decreasing in the second part. The pattern includes illustrations concerning construction and topology.

A danish version was written by MarianneHo and is available here: http://strikkeglad.dk/2009/ottetalsvanter/

A dutch translation was provided by mijikke and is available here.

A video tutorial in Japanese has been provided by Kabosu (かぼすの手しごと) on YouTube. You can find it here (part 1) and here (part 2).

Renate Schattschneider (wwmaid) wrote German versions for this pattern:

Renate Schattschneider (wwmaid) hat zwei deutsche Versionen dieser Anleitung geschrieben:

A crochet version of this pattern is also available on Ravelry called Octavo Fingerless Gloves.

I was asked a few times about the yarn I used: