Arthur Olsen was my great grandpa. He was born in Norway, and as a boy he skied to school. He immigrated to the United States with his family when he was ten years old. He returned to Norway as a young man , but then crossed the Atlantic one more time to live in the United States for the rest of his life . He was a major influence throughout my childhood and teenage years. He worked hard, loved his family. He was an artist and painter and had a beautiful singing voice. He made the world a more beautiful place. I knit this mittens for all my boys for Christmas, to remind them of their great-great grandpa. I am happy to share this pattern and his legacy with you.

Arthur fingerless mitts, are a twist on a traditional Selbu mitten. Knit in the round on double-pointed needles, Colorwork through out with a different pattern on the back of the hand and the palm. The thumb is shaped with a gusset. It’s a pretty quick knit. I hope you enjoy making them. If you would like to make a smaller or larger mitt, you can knit on smaller or larger DPNs to tweak the size.

Arthur Fingerless Mitts
Details

Materials
Yarn: Tuku Fingering
Main Color: Blue 50 g (or 90 yards of equivalent fingering-weight yarn)
Contrasting Color: Grey (or 85 yards of equivalent fingering-weight yarn)
Needles: double-point needles 2 mm or 2.5 mm (or another size double-point needles to obtain the correct gauge)

Gauge and swatch
Gauge: 30 stitches/35 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm

Sizes
Women’s large/men’s medium: 4.25” (12 cm) wide and 7.5” (25 cm) long

Skills used in making these mitts

Knitting
Purling
Long-tail cast on
Backward loop
Ssk
Knitting in colorwork
Picking up and knitting stitches
Binding off
Catching floats
Knitting in the round with DPNs
Chart reading
Duplicate stitch
Weaving in ends

That’s it.
Happy Knitting!