Chunky Fingerless Mittens

You will need:

1 pair 6mm needles
50g Chunky yarn (70 metres)
Sewing needle for making up

Right Hand
Cast on 29 stitches.
Shape Wrist
Row 1: P1, *(K2, P2) repeat from * to end
Row 2: *(K2, P2) repeat from * to last stitch, K1
Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with
row 16.
**Shape Hand:
Row 17: K9, Inc. in next stitch, K9, Inc. in next
stitch, K9 (31 stitches)
Row 18 (and all WS rows, except row 26): Purl
Shape Base of Thumb:
Row 19: K14, Inc., K1, Inc., K to end (33
stitches)
Row 21: K14, Inc., K3, Inc., K to end (35
stitches)
Row 23: K14, Inc., K5, Inc., K to end (37
stitches)
Row 25: K14, Inc., K7, Inc., K to end (39
stitches)
Row 26: P25, turn
Shape Thumb:
Work on 11 stitches as follows:
K11, turn
P11, turn
K11, turn
P11, turn
Cast off these 11 stitches loosely knitwise
Complete Hand:
With the WS facing, rejoin yarn at base of
thumb, and P to end. For the rest of the hand
you will be working right across all 28 stitches on
each row.
Row 27: Knit
Row 28: Purl
Repeat rows 27 and 28 eight times, ending with
row 36.
Cast off loosely knitwise.

Copyright 2012 Kate Turnbull

Left Hand
Cast on 29 stitches.
Shape Wrist
Row 1: *(P2, K2) repeat from * to last stitch, P1
Row 2: K1, *(P2, K2) repeat from * to end
Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with
row 16.
Work as for Right Hand from ** to end

Making Up
With the WS facing, sew up the thumb loosely,
then sew up the side seam, using mattress
stitch.

Abbreviations
Inc. Increase in next stitch as follows: Knit
stitch but do not remove it from the left hand
needle, insert right hand needle into same stitch
purlwise, then slip off to right hand needle
K Knit
P Purl
RS Right side
WS Wrong side

Chunky Fingerless Mittens alternative

Right Hand
Cast on 29 stitches.
Shape Wrist
Row 1: P1, *(K2, P2) repeat from * to end
Row 2: *(K2, P2) repeat from * to last stitch, K1
Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with
row 16.
**Shape Hand:
Row 17 (and all RS rows, except row 27): Purl
Row 18: K9, Inc. in next stitch, K9, Inc. in next
stitch, K9 (31 stitches)
Shape Base of Thumb:
Row 20: K14, Inc., K1, Inc., K to end (33
stitches)
Row 22: K14, Inc., K3, Inc., K to end (35
stitches)
Row 24: K14, Inc., K5, Inc., K to end (37
stitches)
Row 26: K14, Inc., K7, Inc., K to end (39
stitches)
Row 27: P25, turn
Shape Thumb:
Work on 11 stitches as follows:
K11, turn
P11, turn
K11, turn
P11, turn
Cast off these 11 stitches loosely knitwise
Complete Hand:
With the RS facing, rejoin yarn at base of thumb,
and P to end. For the rest of the hand you will be
working right across all 28 stitches on each row.
Row 28: Knit
Row 29: Purl
Repeat rows 28 and 29 eight times, ending with
row 37.
Cast off loosely knitwise.

Copyright 2012 Kate Turnbull

Left Hand
Cast on 29 stitches.
Shape Wrist
Row 1: *(P2, K2) repeat from * to last stitch, P1
Row 2: K1, *(P2, K2) repeat from * to end
Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with
row 16.
Work as for Right Hand from ** to end

Making Up
With the WS facing, sew up the thumb loosely,
then sew up the side seam, using mattress
stitch.