Jasmine Fingerless Mitts

Diamond brocade texture is achieved with a simple knit and purl pattern. Mini mock cable ribbed cuff and finger band complete these mitts.

MATERIALS:

Yarn: 1 skein Dale Baby Ull, 50g, 192 yards, color or your choice. Or any fingering weight yarn which gives gauge.

Needles: Set of Five Size #2 (3) double pointed needles.

Blunt needle, waste yarn or stitch holder, 1 stitch marker.
Gauge: 6.5 stitches = 1” with size 3 needles.
Size: Adult Small-Medium (Medium-Large)
*NOTE: Changing needle size to adjust sizing is preferable to increasing or decreasing stitches. Use size 2 needles for smaller size.

Abbreviations:
M1L = Make 1 Left slant – With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from front to back. Knit the lifted st through the back.
M1R = Make 1 Right slant – With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from back to front, Knit the lifted st through the front.
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together
K = knit
P = Purl

DIAMOND PATTERN STITCH

Rnd 1: *k3, p1, k2; repeat from * around.

Rnd 2: *k2, p1, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * around.
Rnd 3: * k1, p1, k3, p1; repeat from * around.
Rnd 4: * p1, k5; repeat from * around.
Rnd 5: * repeat round 3.
Rnd 6: Repeat round 2

CUFF

Cast on 48 stitches, divide the stitches evenly on 4 dp needles (12 sts per needle).
Join, being careful not to twist stitches, and begin knitting the mock mini cable ribbing as follows:
Rnd 1: *k2, p2, repeat from * around.
Rnd 2: *k2tog leaving loops on needle, then knit first st again, slip both sts off needle, p2; repeat from * around.
Rnd 3 & 4: repeat Rnd 1.
Repeat rnds 1-4 five more times, or to desired cuff length.

HAND
Knit rows 1-6 of Diamond Pattern Stitch one time.

THUMB GUSSET

Round 1: On needle #1- M1R, k1, M1L, place marker (there are 3 stitches in front of the marker). k1, m1, k1, p1, k2, cont knitting rnd 1 of pattern st from * 7x.
Rnd 2: knit sts before marker, continue to knit in next round of pattern st.
Rnd 3: M1R, knit to last st, M1L, sl m, (2 stitches increased), continue in next round of pattern st.
(You will be increasing 2 sts for thumb gusset on each odd number round and knitting thumb gusset sts on even rounds)

Repeat rnds 2 & 3 until there are 19 stitches for the gusset. (A total of 3 repeats of pattern st.)

FINGER AREA

Place the 19 gusset stitches on waste yarn or a st holder. Remove marker.

Next rnd: Join and continue to knit in stitch pattern starting with Rnd 1.

Next: Repeat rnds 2-6.
Repeat pattern st rnds 1-6 twice more.

FINGER SPACE RIBBING
Rnd 1: *k2tog leaving loops on needle, then knit first st again, slip both sts off needle, p2; repeat from * around.
Rnds 2, 3 & 4: k2, p2.
Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 1.
Bind off in k2, p2 rib.

THUMB

Distribute the stitches from the waste yarn or holder onto 3 needles [8, 8, 3.]

Round 1: begin knitting across the needle with the first 8 sts (needle 1); knit the next 11 sts; pick up and knit 5 stitches in the thumb gap. (24 stitches total).Rnd 2: Knit 19 sts, ssk, k1, k2tog. (22 sts)
Rnds 3-8: knit around.
Bind off purlwise.

Weave in all loose ends. Fill in any gaps at the thumb base. Make second mitt as above.

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