A great project for using up remnant fingering/sock weight yarn. As pictured, these mitts have been made with 14 different colors, all requiring less than 20 yds of remnant fingering yarn for the body of the mitt before ribbing. The Ribbing color requires an additional 90-100 yds. Small, repeated pattern motifs are called ‘peerie’ patterns in the Shetland and Fair Isle tradition. This particular peerie, remined me of the colorful houses going down the hill to the port in Portree.
The body of the mitt is worked in Tunisian crochet in the round and the ribbing is straight Tunisian crochet.
In this pattern, different sizes are created by changing gauge. Two sizes are gauged for a finished mitt hand circumference of: Small-Medium (8 ¼”) and Medium-Large (9”). A 3mm hook generally works for the smaller size and a 3.25mm for the larger size.
These mitts work up well in superwash yarn that contains 20-25% nylon to keep the mitts from stretching. If using a none superwash yarn, you may find you need to reduce the hook size slightly (0.25mm) to match gauge.
This pattern is also available in an eBook containing eight colorwork fingerless mitt patterns for the price of five. Coorie: Tunisian Crochet Fingerless Mitts