Finely Knit Diamond Mitts by Elizabeth Seidle

Finely Knit Diamond Mitts

Knitting
August 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 20 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
160 - 165 yards (146 - 151 m)
One Size Adult
English
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Knit with sock/fingering weight yarn, these finely knit fingerless gloves feature a ribbed cuff and fingers with a lightly textured diamond pattern created with simple cable stitches. With minimal cabling, these gloves are very stretchy.

These fingerless mitts knit from the bottom cuff up.
They are knit in the round.

Special skills:
• Knitting in the round
• Increase
• Cable stitching

Needles:
US 1.5 (2.5 mm) double pointed needles - set of 5 recommended.
Tapestry needle.

Gauge:
US1.5 - 18 st + 20 rows = 2˝ (5 cm)
in unblocked stockinette stitch.

Yarn:
Sock/Fingering Weight, approx 165 yds (150 m)

Size:
One Size Adult

Finished Measurements:
Cuff width: 2.5˝ (6.35 cm)
Hand width: 3.25˝ (8.25 cm)
Thumb gusset: 1˝ (2.5 cm)
Length: 7.25˝ (18.4 cm)