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The Pine Croft Fingerless Mitts make a set when worn with the Pine Croft Toque. Both are designed for the learning knitter interested in stranded knitting in the round following a chart. The medium-weight yarn makes this a quick weekend project. Above all, this design is great for using up stash yarn!

This pattern is named after my grandparents’ summer home, Pine Croft - an old settler farmhouse built in the 1880’s on a point overlooking a beautiful lake in Muskoka (Canada). My grandfather planted many white pines there, which have grown into tall, majestic trees that still stand today.

Yarn / Quantity
ĺstex Léttlopi – 100% Icelandic Wool (50 g/1.76 ounces, 100 m/109 yds).
MC: 0051 White - 1 (1.25)
CC: 1405 Bottle green – 0.15 (0.2)
9421 Celery green heather – 0.15 (0.2)
9426 Golden heather – 0.15 (0.2)
0005 Black heather – < 0.1 (0.1)
1414 Violet heather – < 0.1 (0.1)
9431 Brick heather - < 0.1 (0.1)

Needles / Notions
1 set of 4.0 mm (US 6) dpns or circ needle for Magic Loop
1 set of 5.0 mm (US 8) dpns or circ needle for Magic Loop
stitch markers
stitch holder or spare yarn
tapestry needle

Gauge
18 sts and 20 rows to 10 cm (4”) in stranded st st pattern on 5.00 mm (US 8) circular needle.

Sizing / Fit - S/M (L/XL)
The mitts are worn with negative ease of approximately 1 cm/0.5 ins, for a comfortable fit around the hand and thumb.
The sample fingerless mitts are knitted in size S/M to fit a hand length of 19 cm/7.5 and circumference of 21.5 cm/ 8.5 in at the widest part.

Techniques used - tubular cast-on and bind-off (1/1 ribbing); knitting in the round; stranded knitting; duplicate stitch (optional on thumbs).

Level - Easy