My niece has been wanting fishnet fingerless mitts forever!!!
Heavily modified these. I didn’t like the seaming part. And because I wanted them longer I started the mitts at the top (forearm) and worked my way down to the hand. They’re a little loose around the forearm. I did end up weaving in some black, elastic thread at the top of the forearm and they stay up perfectly! I would still recommend casting on toward the bigger side and still adding the elastic thread as it will allow for give to get the sleeve on and off with ease. If you do need to cast on fewer sts, do so in 4s. I am very happy with the end result!
MODS:
-- CO 54 sts, join to work in round
-- Work 7 rows of garter stitch, starting with a purl round
-- Work 3 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Decrease repeat as per pattern (4th repeat, 50 sts)
-- Work 3 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Decrease repeat (8th repeat, 46 sts)
-- Work 5 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Decrease repeat (14th repeat, 42 sts)
-- Work 3 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Decrease repeat (18th repeat, 38 sts)
-- Work 3 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Decrease repeat (22nd repeat, 34 sts): this repeat hit at my wrist
-- Work 4 repeats of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- 27th repeat: Work Rnds 1-3 of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds; Rnd 4 turn your work and start working flat by purling back
-- Work 3 repeats of Fishnet Lace
-- 31st repeat: Work Rows 1-3 of Fishnet Lace; Row 4 join to knit in the round and knit
-- Increase repeat, as follows: Rnd 1: k1, m1, (k2tog, yo) to last stitch, m1, k1; Rnd 2: Knit; Rnd 3: k1, yo, k1, (yo, kt2tog) to last 2 sts, k1, yo, k1; Rnd 4: Knit (32nd repeat, 38 sts)
-- Work 1 repeat of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Increase repeat (34th repeat, 42 sts)
-- Work 1 repeat of Fishnet Lace replacing all purl rounds with knit rounds
-- Work 7 rows of garter stitch, starting with a purl round
-- Bind off (I used Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off)