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This easy to knit mitts will keep your hands toasty while your fingers keep typing.
These sweet little mitts are easy to make – great for beginning
knitters – and will keep your hands warm while your fingers keep typing.
If you’ve ever tried to type in a cold office or house you’ll know the
value of a pair of fingerless hand covers. These are more simple than
fingerless gloves or full mittens (hence the moniker “mitts”) but still
do the job of keeping your hands cozy and protected from the elements.
This is an easy, quick and satisfying knitting project. The stitches are very simple, just knit and purl and a few increase stitches that trust me even a beginner can do. These are knit flat so if you’re intimidated by double pointed needles this is a great way to just get some practice. Each mitt has a seam at the inside along the thumb and the pattern is different for each hand with a seed stitch on top of the hand and stockinette stitch on the palm.
Step 1
Fingerless Knitted Mitts
Supplies:
1 ball 8 ply/dk yarn
1 pair 4.00mm knitting needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
yarn needle to sew seams
Gauge:
1 x 1 rib: 12 sts = 2 inches
Stockinette/Seed stitch: 12 stitches = 2 inches
Finished size:
6 inch circumference at bottom, 6.7 inch circumference at top
8 inch length
Abbreviations:
k = knit
p = purl
M = make 1 new stitch by picking up a loop from the row below and
knitting into it (See here for illustrations if you haven’t done this
before.)
ktf&b = knit through front of stitch but do not pull of needle,
knit through back of same stitch and slip from needle (this will
increase by one stitch)
Step 2
Left Hand:
Cast on 36 stitches
Knit 1, purl 1 rib for 3 inches. Divide stitches in half. The first half will be the seed stitch for the top of the hand and the second half will be the stockinette stitch on the palm of the hand.
Row 1: *k1, p1* repeat from star 9 times, knit remaining 18 sts
Row 2: purl 18 stitches, *p1, k1* 9x to end
Repeat rows 1 and 2 two times.
Row 7: *k1, p1* rrepeat from star 9 times, M1, k17, k1tf&b (38 sts on needles)
Row 8: p19, *k1, p1* repeat from star 9 times, k1
Row 9: *k1, p1* repeat from star 9 times, k1, M1, k18, k1tf&b (40 sts on needles)
Row 10: p20, *k1, p1* repeat from * 10 times
Row 11: *k1, p1* repeat from * 10 times, k20sts
Repeat rows 10 and 11 until seed stitch patterned section measures 3.5 inches.
Decrease Row: (Start top ribbing) *k1, p1* repeat from * 9 times, k2tog, *p1, k1* repeat from * 9 times, p2tog (38 sts on needles)
Next Row: *k1, p1* to end.
Repeat in k1, p1 rib for 3 inches. Bind off in rib.
Cut off tail leaving about 12 inches.
Step 3
Sew it together
Fold in half matching edges with right side facing out. Mark where
you want the opening for thumb, starting about 2 inches from the top and
3.75 inches from the bottom. Using the yarn needle and the tail of
yarn, sew from the top to 2 inches down and from the bottom up 3.75
inches, or to desired measurements. If the thumb hole is rolling in a
lot, add a single crochet along the edge. Weave in ends.
Step 4
Right Hand:
Cast on 36 stitches
Knit 1, purl 1 rib for 3 inches.
Divide stitches in half. This mitt will look like the opposite of the left hand. The first half will be the stockinette stitch for the palm of the hand and the second half will be the seed stitch on the top of the hand.
Row 1: Knit 18 sts, *k1, p1* repeat 9x
Row 2: *p1, k1* 9x, p18 remaining stitches
Repeat rows 1 and 2 two times.
Row 7: k1tf&b, k17, M1, *k1, p1* repeat from star 9 times (38 sts on needles)
Row 8: *k1, p1* 9 times, k1, p19 remaining stitches
Row 9: k1tf&b, k18, M1, *k1, p1* repeat from star 9 times, k1 (40 sts on needles)
Row 10: *k1, p1* repeat from star 10 times, p20 remaining stitches
Row 11: k20sts, *k1, p1* repeat from star 10 times
Repeat rows 10 and 11 until seed stitch patterned section measures 3.5 inches.
Decrease Row: (Start top ribbing) *k1, p1* repeat from * 9 times, k2tog, *p1, k1* repeat from * 9 times, p2tog (38 sts on needles)
Next Row: *k1, p1* to end.
Repeat in k1, p1 rib for 3 inches. Bind off in rib.
Cut off tail leaving about 12 inches.
Sew together as for left hand.