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Inspired by parquet floors, Parquetry is a pair of cosy and practical fingerless mitts with an all- over herringbone pattern. Go with softly harmonising colours, or try pairing a solid or tonal with a busy yarn for a big impact.

Sizing

Parquetry comes in four sizes: XS (S-M, M-L, XL). It is designed to be worn with up to 0.75” / 2cm ease in either direction (i.e. you can choose to have either negative or positive ease).

Full instructions are included for creating your own custom size. Measurements B (and therefore A), C, and E (and therefore F) below can all be customised.

A: Flat Width
2.75 (3.50, 4.00, 4.75)“ / 6.5 (8.5, 10.0, 11.5)cm

B: Circumference
5.25 (6.75, 8.00, 9.25)“ / 13.0 (17.0, 20.0, 23.0)cm

C: Lower Hand Length
2.75 (3.50, 3.50, 3.50)“ / 7.0 (9.0, 9.0, 9.0)cm

D: Thumb Length
2.75” / 7cm

E: Upper Hand Length
1.5 (1.5, 2.0, 2.0)“ / 4.0 (4.0, 5.0, 5.0)cm

F: Total Length
6.75 (7.50, 8.00, 8.00)“ / 17.0 (19.0, 20.0, 20.0)cm

G: Thumb Circumference
2.75” / 7cm

Stitches

knit
purl
place marker
slip marker
remove marker
left lifted increase (explained in pattern with diagram)
right lifted increase (explained in pattern with diagram)

Other Techniques

casting on
binding off (standard, JSSBO)
stranded colourwork
blocking

Sample Details

Yarn: Cascade 220 Fingering in White, Tutu
Size: S-M

Accessibility

Parquetry includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

• 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
• Fully saturated black text on white background
• Single column layout
• Left-aligned text
• No italics
• No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
• Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
• Internal links to aid navigation
• All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
• All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
• No bulleted lists
• No tables
• Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns