Easing Flow - Mittens, Mitts, Fingerless gloves

Easing flow - Mittens, Mitts and fingerless gloves

Following the great response I received to my Easing Beanie I decided to design matching mittens, mitts and fingerless gloves.

YARN
The large motif doesn’t allowed to have various sizes of such small accessories 
like mittens or gloves. For this reason I used yarns of two different thicknesses. 
I created 3 different versions for each size: Mittens, Mitts and Fingerless gloves. 
For size S/M I used Jamieson & Smith 2 ply jumper weight (100% Shetland 
Wool; 115m / 125yds per 25g ball). 
For size M/L I used WYS Colour Lab DK (100% British Wool; 225 m / 245 yds 
per 100 g ball).

Shades and quantities used in the samples:

Size 1: 
Jamieson & Smith - Mittens: Shade 123 (Cool Mid 
Purple) (A) - 18g; 202 (Light Fawn) (B) - 24g 
Jamieson & Smith - Mitts: Shade 72 (Mid Salmon 
Pink) (A) - 15g; 202 (Light Fawn) (B) - 16g 
Jamieson & Smith - Fingerless gloves: Shade FC39 Mix (Blue 
mix) (B) - 14g; 202 (Light Fawn) (A) - 20g

Size 2: 
WYS Colour Lab DK - Mittens: Very berry (A) - 34g; Natural cream (B) - 42g 
WYS Colour Lab DK - Mitts: Harbour Blue (A) - 29g; Natural cream (B) - 30g 
WYS Colour Lab DK - Fingerless gloves: Natural cream (A) - 
23g; Perfectly plum (B) - 38g

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences 
Below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences 
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working fingers 
Long gauge-size circular needles or holders for holding finger stitches 
Waste yarn (for holding thumb stitches) 
Stitch markers 
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
Jamieson & Smith yarn’s gauge: 28 stitches and 34 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded stockinette in the round on gauge-size needle(s) 
WYS Colour Lab DK yarn’s gauge: 25 stitches and 30 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded stockinette in the round on gauge-size needle(s) 
Use 3.5 mm and 4 mm needle(s) respectively for Jamieson & Smith yarn and WYS Colour Lab DK yarn as a starting point for swatching. 
I used 3.25 and 3.50 mm needle(s) for Jamieson & Smith yarn and 3.75 and 4.00 mm for WYS Colour Lab DK yarn.

PATTERN NOTES
All three designs are worked from the bottom up. After the corrugated rib cuff, the hand is worked in stranded colourwork, with an integrated thumb gusset. The thumb top is completed at the end. The mittens’ thumb top is completed at the end. The mitts’ thumb is worked separately. The fingerless-glove four half-fingers and thumb are worked separately.

CHART NOTES
Due to the odd number of repeats, and in order to create two mirroring gloves these patterns have charts for left and right hands, which include cuff, thumb gusset, palm and back of hand. Ensure you are working from the correct hand chart, and read the charts from right to left throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: the pattern is for personal use only

Technical Editing: Frauke Urban / www.urbanyarning.com
Design, Photography and Graphics: Claudia Fiocchetti