Increased heating bill have driven us to turn down the thermostat in our house. It’s easy to put on sweaters, scarves, and wool socks, but that doesn’t keep my hands warm. I can’t get much done with my hands in my pockets, so I designed these fingerless mitts to wear while working at home. They are intentionally short to allow unrestricted finger movement.

The pattern is regular one-color brioche worked in rounds. It produces a thick, lofty fabric that traps lots of air. The fingering weight yarn makes for a non-bulky mitt and the addition of alpaca adds to the inherent warmth.

Both mitts are worked the same and can be worn on either hand.

Because Brioche Stitch expands widthwise, the brioche hand section is worked with smaller needles than used for the cuff and thumb ribbing.