Spruce Fingerless Mitts by Crazy Sock Lady Designs

Spruce Fingerless Mitts

Knitting
December 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
185 - 232 yards (169 - 212 m)
2 sizes - Small/Medium and Large/Extra Large
English
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This design came to me while getting ready for the Christmas holiday. The cable design reminded me of a spruce tree. This is a fun cable design that will keep your interest and is a quick knit. Making this a great last minute Christmas gift. And, with it using approximately half a skein of fingering weight yarn - it is a great stash buster for those half skeins that we all seem to have left from other projects.

Yarn
Approximately 50 grams/232 yards of fingering weight yarn. Sample is the Large/Extra Large size and I used 40/185 yards grams. Sample was knit in Tippy Tree Yarns in the Spruce colorway on the Tippy Sock Base (75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon) 100 grams/463 yards.

Gauge
8 stitches/11 rows per 1” of stockinette

Materials

  • US 1/2.25mm circular needles with a 32” cable for working magic loop
  • Cable needle
  • 2 stitch markers
  • Waste yarn or stitch holder for holding the thumb stitches
  • Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Notes

  • Pattern is written for 2 sizes – Small/Medium and Large/Extra Large. See size section below for more info.
  • Pattern is written for magic loop and specifies instructions for Needle 1 and Needle 2 throughout – as needed.
  • This pattern is both written AND charted.

Sizes
Pattern is written for 2 sizes – Small/Medium(Large/Extra Large)
Small/Medium – to fit approx. 6.5”-7.5” circumference at the widest part of the hand.
Large/Extra Large – to fit approx. 7.5”-8.5” circumference at the widest part of the hand.
Sizing Tip: If you aren’t sure what size you should do, think about the fit that you want. The S/M size will make for a more fitted mitt, the L/XL size will be less fitted.