Rox Fingerless Mitts Technique Tuesday
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Rox Fingerless Mitts Technique Tuesday

Project info
Knitting
Donna's Valentine's day gift
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18
Purple
Notes

I always learn so so much from Roxanne Richardson and I am grateful for her teachings on Youtube! <3

CO 40 sts with 3mm for 3 inches 22 rows 2X2 ribbing wrist and top finger ribbing
make top finger ribbing longer so you can fold back
3.5 mm for body of mitt

Fabulous tutorial here link text
Magic Loop Method
CO 40 sts 3mm
SECTION 1
2X2 ribbing
3.5 mm body
Knit all rounds
SECTION 2
R1- PM for thumb gusset
2 plain knit rounds
Thumb gusset Inc round
2 plain knit rounds
Thumb gusset Inc round
2 plain knit rounds
Thumb gusset Inc round
2 plain knit rounds
Thumb gusset Inc round
2 plain knit rounds
Thumb gusset Inc round (14 sts in gusset)
2 plain knit rounds
14 sts in gusset off onto needle holder
SECTION 3
CO on 2 sts thumb method
Knit roughly 20 rounds
switch to 3mm needles
2X2 ribbing roughly 10 rounds
SECTION 4
Thumb
put 14 sts onto 3mm needles
R1- knit and pick up 4 sts at “gap”
R2- knit
R3 - dec 1 sts at begining and ending of round at “gap”
knit roughly 3 more rounds
2X2 ribbing roughly 7 rounds

INFORMATION ON PINK MITT DEMONSTRATED IN VIDEO:
Hand circumference: 7’’; gusset length: 2.75’’
Yarn: University of Glasgow Cochno Farm Wool, DK weight, 120 yds/110 m per 50g ball
Needles used: Signature Needle Arts 32’’ fixed length circular, size uS4/3.5mm
Quantity needed for both mitts: slightly more than the 120 yds in a 50 g ball
Gauge: 5.5 sts and 7.5 rnds/in
CO 40 sts
Thumb 16 sts
Section 1: cuff: k2p2 for 20 rnds (2.75’’)
Section 2, gusset: 2.75’’ (20 rnds), 6 inc rnds, 20 rnds total
Section 3, upper hand: 14 rnds stockinette, 6 rnds ribbing
Section 4, thumb: 16 sts, 9 rnds stockinette, 6 rnds ribbing

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Fake In-the-round swatch: https://youtu.be/Tp8VKxALxgY

Tips and Tricks for Make 1 increases:
https://youtu.be/4zcB09gF5hM

Perfect thumb gussets (featuring the trick of picking up extra sts and then working decreases to prevent gaps at the corners)
https://youtu.be/dix-MPH1xuw

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About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
by JaggerSpun
Lace
50% Tussah, 50% Merino
5040 yards / 454 grams

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  • Project created: January 31, 2021
  • Finished: February 17, 2021
  • Updated: February 21, 2021