These Ready Fingerless Mitts are ideal for winter running. Pop them on while you’re warming up and your hands won’t freeze, while your fingers are still free to adjust laces, watch and so on. The beauty of fingerless mitts is also that you don’t need a pocket when your hands are warm. I usually just slip my thumbs out and slide them up my wrist to make a woolly sweatband.
The mitts are quick to knit up and both the rib and pattern are sufficiently stretchy to give a close fit, without squashing fingers. This is the first of the three Ready, Steady, Go! patterns and the Steady Hat will be released at the end of February.

This pattern was originally sold to raise funds for Refuge - a UK charity for women and children suffering domestic violence. Since the introduction of new EU VAT rules, we felt it was simplest to make this pattern available for free, and to ask you to make a donation to Refuge or a local charity helping the victims of domestic violence.

Sizes
To fit hand circumference (measured above thumb) up to: 17 (18.5, 20, 22) cm 6.75 (7.25, 8, 8.75) in
Actual hand circumference: 14.5 (16, 17.5, 19) cm 5.75 (6.25, 7, 7.5) in
Actual length: 17.5cm 7ins easily adjusted within the pattern by varying the length of the cuffs – if you make them much longer, more yarn may be required)

Yarn
Fyberspates MCN Sport (sport or heavy 4ply weight; 80% merino, 10%
cashmere, 10% nylon; 265m/100g skeins)
Ready Red for Refuge; 1 x 100g skein

Needles & accessories
1 set 3.25mm (UK 10/ US 3) double-pointed needles (or your preferred
needles for working small diameters in the round)
1 set 3.75mm UK 9/US 5 double-pointed needles (or your preferred
needles for working small diameters in the round)
Stitch markers
Waste yarn for holding stitches

Tension
26 sts and 40 rows to 10cm x 10cm 4in x 4in over texture stitch pattern using 3.75mm needles

Pattern Notes
1 skein of Fyberspates MCN Sport is sufficient to make 2 pairs of mitts at the standard length, in all hand sizes.