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A garter cable ribbed pair of mitts knit in a luxurious blend of merino and silk. Leaf detailing is featured on the back of the hand and provides the thumb gusset shaping.
This is one of the patterns in my Smart Thumb series of fingerless gloves. This pattern offers a lovely variant on the usual thumb shaping.
The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing. ~Marc Chagall
Size
Finished Size: Women’s S/M (6.5 inches long by 7 inches around)
Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino (50% Silk, 50% Merino Wool;150 yards [137 meters]/50 grams): 472 Nocturnal, 1 ball
Needles
Size US 4 (3.25 mm): DPN or circular to work in the round
Notions
Stitch holders/waste yarn for thumb; tapestry needle
Gauge
24 sts and 38 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter Rib pattern
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Nathair Mitts are a soft and squishy pair of mitts with a centered cable going down the back of the hand. They feature a regular style thumb gusset, with mirrored increases on either side of the thumb, making a nice little area for your thumb to fit cozily.
The official first pattern in my Smart Thumb series. This is the basic thumb gusset, as you find in many patterns.
The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.
~Marc Chagall
Size
Approximately 7 inches long, 6 inches around
Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% Merino Wool; 216 yards [192 meters]/100 grams): 50 Roanoke, 1 ball
Needles
Size US 8 (5 mm): DPN or circular to work in the round
Notions
Stitch markers; waste yarn for thumb; cable needle; tapestry needle
Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st
I have a summer job! I’m working at the North Pacific Cannery Museum, and it is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. Getting out there can be a bit eerie~The road is narrow, twisty-turny, with a lot of hills, somewhat like a roller coaster or (in the right light) the beginning of a horror movie. Being out there is fun. My coworkers are great and I get to hang out with visitors all day. I’m not very knowledgeable yet, but I’m working on that part.
On the knitting front, I finally have pics of my Awesomesauce Mitts. Yummy Malabrigo Worsted in Velvet Grapes and Pollen, knit on US 2 and 4 needles. Pattern is Elinor’s Mittens.
The yarn in my hands there is one of the yummy skeins of Mal that I won for knitting these mitts :) 5 skeins of worsted, in an unlabeled colorway. I’m really excited and don’t know what to knit with it! If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
I’m back! And I’ve got a new free ETA: Full O’ Win was available free during the month of June. See below for more details. pattern for y’all! Over on Ravelry, the Fingerless Glove Fanatics have been doing a series of KALs featuring designers from the group. June is my month, so I made a pair of mitts that had no name until today–when they were dubbed the Full O’ Win Mitts, to commemorate my full o’ win hockey skills today. They are knit in yummy Malabrigo Worsted and there are 3 varieties to choose from–plain, with a contrast color or with offset ribbing. If you are on Ravelry and decide to knit these mitts, come check out the KAL thread. As soon as I can get my fiance out with a camera again, I’ll have some tutorials up for the increase stitches used for the thumb. .
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Note: Full O’ Win was available free for the month of June for the Fingerless Glove Fanatics June Designer Knitalong. It is now available to download for $3.00 USD.
Version A–Plain, knit in Malabrigo’s Hummingbird colorway
Version B–Contrast Color Purled Ridges, knit in Malabrigo’s Violettas adn Cactus Flower Colorways
Version C–Offset ribbing on cuffs, knit in Malabrigo’s Frost Grey Colorway
To all of the wonderful pictures that Greg took, click here.
Size
Appox. 7” around by 8” long.
Yarn
Version A: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% Merino Wool; 216 yards [192 meters]/100 grams): 246 Hummingbird, 1 ball
Version B: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% Merino Wool; 216 yards [192 meters]/100 grams): 68 Violettas (MC), 1 ball; 21 Cactus Flower (CC), 1 ball
Version C: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100% Merino Wool; 216 yards [192 meters]/100 grams): Frost Grey, 1 ball
Needles
Size US 6 (4 mm): DPNs or circular to work in the round.
Notions
Waste yarn for thumb stitches;tapestry needle.
Gauge
20 sts and 14 rows/4 inches in stockinette stitch.
22 sts and 14 rows/4 inches in 2×2 ribbing, slightly stretched.
