Tea & Crumpets, a free knitting pattern from Knitty.com. Free knitting pattern for a pair of twisted stitch fingerless mitts.

INTRODUCTION

Tea & Crumpets

beauty shot by Deborah Simon

Tangy

I always have a cold nose, cold ears, cold toes, and cold hands, but I need my fingers free to knit and type. Fingerless mitts are a perfect way to do that, as long as they have long cuffs to tuck into my sleeves and long tips to cover as much of my fingers as possible. Because I wear them incessantly, my fingerless mitts often lose their elasticity, so a stitch definition to preserve that is a real plus. These mitts have it all, as far as I'm concerned (with the added bonus of not needing to be blocked!).

technique tips? stitch inspiration?

spacer model: Mesa Kennedy

spacer photos: Stephanie Shiman

SIZE

Adult Women S/M[L]

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Width: 2.5[3] inches
Length: 10[10] inches

MATERIALS

Yarn
size S/M:
Wonderland Yarn Mary Ann Sock [85% merino wool/15% nylon; 475 yd per 4 oz skein]; color: Preponderance (shown in mossy green further down page) OR Outgriegously (shown below); 1 skein (used 56 grams/1.98 oz/235.13 yards for two mitts)

Size L:
Sweet Fiber Yarns Super Sweet Sock [80% merino wool/20% nylon; 414 yd per 4.06 oz skein]; color: Mountain Mist (shown above); 1 skein (used 74 grams/2.61 oz/304.69 yards for two mitts)

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter's gauge is unique]
1 set US #2/3.0mm DPNs for working in the round
OR
2 US #2/3.0mm circular needles

Notions
3 markers
darning needle

GAUGE

48 sts/40 rounds = 4 inches/10 cm in pattern stitch (twisted rib not stretched)

PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

k tbl double wrap:
k tbl, p, k tbl; transfer these 3 sts to cable needle and wrap working yarn around them twice, counterclockwise. Transfer the 3 wrapped sts to right needle.

CHARTS

DIRECTIONS

LEFT MITT
With US#2 DPNs or two circular needles, cast on 64[72] sts.

Set-up
Round 1: pm for beginning of round *(k1 tbl, p1) repeat from * (this will now be referred to as “in pattern") around.
Rounds 2-8: k in pattern around.
Rounds 9-41: *(follow Chart A, p1[p1, k1tbl, p1]) repeat from * around 4x.

Thumb Gusset
Rounds 42-44: k in pattern around.

Round 45: k63[69] sts in pattern, pm, m1R, p [p1, k1 tbl, p1], m1L, pm. 3[5] gusset sts/67[77] sts.
Round 46: continue in pattern to first m, sm, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl [k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl], sm.

Round 47: continue in pattern to first m, sm, m1R, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl [k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl, m1L], m1L, sm. 5[7] gusset sts/69[79] sts.
Rounds 48: continue in pattern to first m, sm, p, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl, p [p, k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl, p], sm, k in pattern to end of round.

Rounds 49-52: repeat Rounds 47-48 incorporating new sts into pattern. 7[9] gusset sts/71[81] sts.
Rounds 53-58: follow Chart B, k in pattern to first mark, repeat thumb gusset additions incorporating new sts into pattern. 15[17] gusset sts/79[89] sts.
Rounds 59-64: repeat Rounds 45-46 incorporating new sts into pattern. 21[23] gusset sts/85[95] sts.
Round 65: continue in pattern to first m, rm, slip next 21[23] stitches onto scrap yarn, rm, cast on 3[5] sts. 67[77] sts.
Round 66: continue in pattern to end of round.
Round 67-85: k0[2] in pattern follow Chart C over next 32 sts, continue in pattern to end of round.

Finish
Rounds 86-92: continue in pattern to end of round.
Bind off loosely in pattern.

Thumb - S/M
Round 1: Transfer 21 thumb sts onto US2 DPNs, pick up and knit the center cast-on st, pick and knit a stitch in the area before the next stitch, *(p1, k1 tbl), repeat from * around, p1, pick up and knit two stitches in the area before the next stitch, pick up and knit the last cast-on stitch, pm. (25 sts).
Round 2: k1 tbl, p2tog, *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2tog, k1 tbl 2x. (23 sts).
Round 3: SSK, *(p1, k1 tbl), repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, SSK. (21 sts).
Round 4: *(k1 tbl, p), repeat from * to last stitch, k1 tbl. (23 sts).
Round 5: k1 tbl, *(p, k1 tbl), repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2tog. (22 sts).
Rounds 6-11: *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * around.
Bind off loosely in pattern.

Thumb - L
Round 1: Transfer 23 thumb sts onto US2 DPNs, pick up and knit the center 3 cast-on sts, pick and knit a stitch in the area before the next stitch, *(p1, k1 tbl), repeat from * around, p1, pick up and knit two stitches in the area before the next stitch, pick up and knit the last 2 cast-on sts, pm. (31 sts).
Round 2: SSK, k1 tbl, p1 *(p1, k1 tbl) repeat from * to last 5 sts, p1, p2tog, p2. (29 sts).
Round 3: k1 tbl, p2tog *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, p1. (27 sts).
Round 4:*(k1 tbl, p1) repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2tog. (25 sts).
Rounds 5-11: *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * around.
Bind off loosely in pattern.

RIGHT MITT
With US2, cast on 64[72] stitches.

Set-up
Round 1: pm for beginning of round*(k1 tbl, p1), repeat from * (this will now be referred to as “in pattern") around
Rounds 2-8: repeat Round 1.
Rounds 9-41: *(follow Chart A, p1 [p1, k1 tbl, p1]), repeat from * around 4x.

Thumb Gusset
Rounds 42-44: k in pattern around.
Round 45: continue in pattern for 31[35] sts, pm, m1R, p [p, k tbl, p], m1L, pm, continue in pattern to end of round. 3[5] gusset sts/67[77] sts.
Round 46: continue in pattern to first m, sm, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl [k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl], sm, k in pattern to end of round.

Round 47: continue in pattern to first m, sm, m1R, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl [k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl], m1L, sm, continue in pattern to end of round. 5[7] gusset sts/69[79] sts.
Rounds 48: continue in pattern to first m, sm, p, k1 tbl, p, k1 tbl, p [p, k tbl, p, k tbl, p, k tbl, p], sm, continue in pattern to end of round.

Round 49-52: repeat Rounds 47-48 incorporating new sts into pattern. 7[9] gusset sts/71[81] sts.
Rounds 53-58: follow Chart B, repeating thumb gusset additions incorporating new sts into pattern, continue in pattern to end of round. 15[17] gusset sts/79[89] sts.
Rounds 59-64: repeat Rounds 47-48 incorporating new sts into pattern. 21[23] gusset sts/85[95] sts.
Round 65: continue in pattern to first m, rm, slip next 21[23] stitches onto scrap yarn, rm, cast on 3[5] sts. 3[5] sts. 67[77] sts.
Round 66: continue in pattern to end of round.
Rounds 67-85: k 0[2] in pattern, follow Chart C over next 32 sts, continue in pattern to end of round

Finish
Rounds 86-92: continue in pattern to end of round
Bind off loosely in pattern.

Thumb - S/M
Setup Round: Transfer 21 thumb sts onto US2 DPNs, pick up and knit the center cast-on st, pick and knit a stitch in the area before the next stitch, *(p1, k1 tbl), repeat from * around, p1, pick up and knit two stitches in the area before the next stitch, pick up and knit the last cast-on stitch, pm. (25 sts).
Round 1: k1 tbl, p2tog, *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2tog, k1 tbl 2x. (23 sts).
Round 2: SSK, *(p1, k1 tbl), repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, SSK. (21 sts).
Round 3: *(k1 tbl, p), repeat from * to last stitch, k1 tbl. (23 sts).
Round 4: k1 tbl, *(p, k1 tbl), repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2tog. (22 sts).
Rounds 5-10: *(k1 tbl, p) repeat from * around.
Bind off loosely in pattern.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

designername When she was in the sixth grade, Deborah decided to either go into education or the law, and, as it turns out, she's still doing both. Knitting is her happy place, though, and she's done many things with fiber since teaching herself to knit almost 2 decades ago. With the help and tutelage of some very good fiber giants, Deborah began designing patterns several years ago and hasn't looked back since.