Knit up a pair of these pretty fingerless mitts with one mini skein of sock weight yarn. The simple and feminine Fern Lace pattern trails delicately down the back of the hand. Use a five-skein mini pack to knit up mitts in different colors for perfect quick-knit gifts.

Pattern is written out and lace is charted.

Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Mary Ann” 85% superwash merino, 15% nylon; 1 mini skein: 1 oz skein/ 118 yards or 108 meters OR “Queen of Hearts” 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 1 mini skein: 1 oz skein 105 yards or 96 meters

Needles & Notions: US size 5/3.75 mm double-pointed needles—or size required to get the proper gauge, darning needle, stitch markers

Gauge: 26 sts= 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round

Measurements: 6.5”/16.5 cm around at the cuff and 6”/15.25 cm long

Size: one size fits most

Abbreviations: CO: cast on; BO: bind off, K: knit; P: purl; K2tog: knit 2 sts together, K3tog: knit 3 sts together; s2kp – slip 1 stitch, knit two stitches together, pass slipped stitch over the knit together stitches; YO: yarn over, R & Rs: Round & Rounds, PM: place marker and pass marker on following rounds

Pattern notes: The Fern Lace pattern is worked over the 20 center stitches. You can use stitch markers—as noted in the pattern—to keep track of the lace section, or keep these 20 sts on one of your dpns. Repeat is shown in teal text. Be sure to knit one left and one right hand mitt.