Striped Fingerless Mittens
Materials
• US 3 Circular Knitting Needle Amazon
• Brooklyn Tweed Peerie Yarn (Fingering Weight): Thaw, Henge and Kettle
• Tapestry Needle Amazon
• Stitch Marker
• Waste yarn - fingering weight or lighter
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Written Pattern
Use the size or color option that matches your project. The original PDF download remains available above.
Pattern directions - page 1
Striped Fingerless Mittens
YouTube Tutorial: https://youtu.be/JIRxdm0Oz1Q
Gauge: 15 stitches x 21 rows = 2” x 2”
Measurements
• Across Palm: 3.5”
• Total Length: 7.5”
Materials (Video Time 0:54)
• 1 Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• US 3 (3.25 mm) 24”+ Circular Needle (or double pointed needles if magic loop is not
used)
• 1 piece of waste yarn – fingering weight or lighter
Yarn
3 Colors of Fingering Weight Yarn
• Color A: Brooklyn Tweed Peerie Thaw – approx. 100 yds (91 m)
• Color B: Brooklyn Tweed Peerie Henge – approx. 50 yds (46 m)
• Color C: Brooklyn Tweed Peerie Kettle – approx. 25 yds (23 m)
Abbreviations Used
• DYO (Double Yarn Over): Bring the yarn to the front of the work, then wrap the yarn up
over knitting needle then underneath the knitting needle (Video Time 7:20)
• M1L: Make one left – pick up the bar in between the stitch that was just worked and the
one about to be worked with the left needle from front to back, then knit into the back
of the stitch
• M1R: Make one right – pick up the bar in between the stitch that was just worked and
the one about to be worked with the left needle from back to front, then knit into the
front of the stitch
Cast On (Video Time 2:24)
Cast On 48 stitches with Color A and join in the round. (Video Time 2:54)
Work Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing for 2.5” (6.4 cm)
Left Mitten: Chart A
Right Mitten: Chart B
Pattern directions - page 2
Thumb (Video Time 20:44)
Pick up the 15 thumb stitches from the waste yarn.
Thumb Round 1: With Color A, knit 15, pick up and knit one stitch from where the
thumb joins the mitten.
Thumb Ribbing Round: Knit 2, Purl 2 repeat across
Continue working the Thumb Ribbing Round until the thumb measures ¾” (1.9 cm)
Cast off all stiches.
Weave in ends and enjoy!
Pattern directions - page 3
Chart A: Left Mitten (Video Time 6:49)
Round
Knit 1, DYO, Knit 3 Repeat across the round. Break Color A, leaving an 8” tail (20
1 cm). Join Color B. (Video Time 7:13)
*Knit 1, slip the DYO off of the left needle (slip the DYO off of your work, not onto
the right needle), slip the next stitch on the left needle purlwise while gently
tugging on it so that the stitch elongates with the extra yarn, Knit 2* Repeat across
2 the round (Video Time 8:41)
3 Knit 1, slip 1 purlwise, Knit 2 repeat across round (Video Time 10:06)
M1L, place the stitch marker, Knit 1, slip 1 purlwise, Knit 2 repeat across round
4 (Video Time 10:39)
5 Knit (Video Time 11:21)
6 M1L, knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit (Video Time 12:01)
7 Knit
8 Knit
9 Knit
10 Knit
11 Knit
12 M1L, knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, DYO, Knit 4 repeat 6 times, knit
13 remainder of round. Break Color B and join Color C.
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, *Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise (gently tug
14 on stitch to lengthen), Knit 3* repeat 6 times, knit remainder of round
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 3 repeat 6 times,
15 knit remainder of round
16 knit remainder of round
17 M1L, Knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
18 Knit
19 Knit
20 Knit
21 M1L, Knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
22 Knit
23 Knit
24 Knit
25 M1L, Knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, Knit 2, DYO, Knit 2 repeat 6 times, knit
26 remainder of round. Break Color C and join Color B.
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, *Knit 2, Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise
27 (gently tug on stitch to lengthen), Knit 1* repeat 6 times, knit remainder of round
Pattern directions - page 4
Chart A: Left Mitten Continued
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, Knit 2, Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 1 repeat 6
28 times, knit remainder of round
29 times, knit remainder of round
30 M1L, knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
31 Knit
32 Knit
33 Knit
34 Knit
35 M1L, Knit to stitch marker, M1R, slip stitch marker, Knit
36 Knit
37 Knit
38 Knit
Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, K1, DYO, Knit 3 repeat 6 times, knit
39 remainder of round. Break Color B and join Color A (Video Time 14:22)
Place the 15 thumb stitches on waste yarn and remove the stitch marker. *Knit 1,
Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise (gently tug on stitch to lengthen), Knit 2* repeat 6
40 times, knit remainder of round (Video Time 15:22)
Knit 1, Slip 1 purlwise, Purl 2 repeat 6 times, work Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing for the
41 remainder of the round (Video Time 16:54)
42 remainder of the round (Video Time 17:57)
Work round after round of Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing until the Color A section measures
1.5" (3.8 cm). Cast off. (Video Time 19:00)
Pattern directions - page 5
Chart B: Right Mitten
Round
Knit 1, DYO, Knit 3 Repeat across the round. Break Color A, leaving an 8” tail (20
1 cm). Join Color B. (Video Time 7:13)
*Knit 1, slip the DYO off of the left needle (slip the DYO off of your work, not onto
the right needle), slip the next stitch on the left needle purlwise while gently
tugging on it so that the stitch elongates with the extra yarn, Knit 2* Repeat across
2 the round (Video Time 8:41)
3 Knit 1, slip 1 purlwise, Knit 2 repeat across round (Video Time 10:06)
Knit 1, slip 1 purlwise, Knit 2 repeat 6 times, place a stitch marker, M1L, *Knit 1,
4 slip 1 purlwise, Knit 2* repeat 6 times
5 Knit
6 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 1, M1R, knit remainder of round
7 Knit
8 Knit
9 Knit
10 Knit
11 Knit
12 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 3, M1R, knit remainder of round
DYO, Knit 4 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round. Break
13 Color B and join Color C.
Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise (gently tug on stitch to lengthen), Knit 3 repeat 6
14 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round
15 Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 3 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round
16 Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 3 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round
17 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 5, M1R, knit remainder of round
18 Knit
19 Knit
20 Knit
21 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 7, M1R, knit remainder of round
22 Knit
23 Knit
24 Knit
25 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 9, M1R, knit remainder of round
Knit 2, DYO, Knit 2 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round.
26 Break Color C and join Color B.
Knit 2, Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise (gently tug on stitch to lengthen), Knit 1
27 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round
Knit 2, Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 1 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of
28 round
Pattern directions - page 6
Chart B: Right Mitten Continued
Knit 2, Slip 1 purlwise, Knit 1 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of
29 round
30 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 11, M1R, knit remainder of round
31 Knit
32 Knit
33 Knit
34 Knit
35 Knit to stitch marker, slip stitch marker, M1L, Knit 13, M1R, knit remainder of round
36 Knit
37 Knit
38 Knit
K1, DYO, Knit 3 repeat 6 times, slip stitch marker, knit remainder of round. Break
39 Color B and join Color A
Knit 1, Drop off DYO, Slip 1 purlwise (gently tug on stitch to lengthen), Knit 2