All knitters have done it at some point, discovered just a couple of days before a birthday or holiday that there is just one more thing they need to knit as a gift. For those times when you have a little bit of time, fingerless mitts could be your answer to the knitting dilemma of what to knit someone who is knitworthy, quickly! Warm enough over thin “magic gloves” to face a Midwestern US winter, or by themselves on days when you just need a little something to keep the chill off your hands.

Embroidery is suggested for turning an ordinary yarn into something extraordinary, but if you have that one special hank of aran weight yarn just waiting in the wings to be center stage….let it stand on it’s own and shine!

This pattern assumes a basic understanding of working the round, knits, purls, basic lazy daisy stitch embroidery and includes a thumb gusset.