fingerless mittens?

Fingerless mittens....well it's a funny phrase isn't it? Because, technically,all mittens are fingerless - and with these ones  you can see fingers!Confused? Hmmm. Let's call them hand warmers!!!!

I've been making them by the dozen. Literally. I've adapted a few patterns to come up with this quick easy pattern.

Hand warmers pattern

50 g 8 ply wool Size 4.5 mm (7) hook

SMALL: Chain 30 and join with slip stitch. (MEDIUM chain 33, LARGE chain 36)

Row 1: Ch 2 (for first half treble) 1 half treble in each chain around the ring. Join to the chain half treble with a slip stitch.

Row2: sl st into half treble space. Ch 3 (for first mock treble) then tr into same space, ch 1 then 2 tr into same space. 1 shell made. Skip 2 ch, tr into next ch, skip 2 ch and shell (2 tr 1 ch 2 tr) into next ch. Continue in this pattern to the end. (5 shells) (MEDIUM AND LARGE FIT 6 SHELLS AROUND – doesn’t matter if you squeeze it in at the end)
Sl st into the 3rd ch of 1st mock tr

Row 3: Sl st into ch sp in shell. Ch3 (for first mock tr), 1 tr into same space, 1 ch and 2 tr into same space (a shell made)1 tr into top of 1 tr from the prev row. Continue around.

NOTE: if you want a longer cuff, insert more rows here before the increase.

Row 4: Increase row. Sl st in ch sp of shell. Ch 3 (1^st mock tr) 5 tr into same space.1 tr into the top of previous row single tr, then shell (2 treble, 1 chain, 2 treble) into shell ch sp. Cont. pattern around the row. Join with slip stitch in 3^rd ch of 1st mock tr

Row 5: Sl st in space between 2nd and 3rd tr. Ch 3 (mock tr), 1 tr 1 ch 2 tr  into same sp (1 shell made) ch 1 skip 2 treble then shell (2 tr 1 ch 2 tr) into space between 4^th and 5^th tr from increase. 1 tr into single tr from previous row, shell into space between shell from previous row. Continue pattern around. Join with a slip stitch into 3^rd ch of 1^st mock tr.

Row 6: sl st into shell sp. Ch 3 (to be 1^st tr) 1 tr into same space, 1 ch 2 tr into same space (shell made. ) I tr into space between the 2 shells from previous row. Continue pattern around.

Continue in this pattern for at least 3 rows. If you want a longer thumb piece then do 4 or 5 rows.

Row 9: *Create the thumb: Ch 3. Skip 2 shells and join to the next single tr creating a space for the thumb. Ch 3 ( mock tr in the next row) and continue around, shell into the shell space from previous row (2 tr 1 ch 2 tr) until you get to the edge of the thumb space,ending with 1 tr. 
Skip one ch of the thumb divide, 1 shell in next ch, skip one ch and  join with a sl st in the 3^rd chain of the first mock treble.

Row 10: Ch 3 (for 1st tr) Shell into the next shell space and continue around until the edge of thumb space, ending with the 1 treble.  Skip 1 treble, 2 treble in the next treble space, 2 tr in the next tr space, join with a slip stitch to the 3^rd ch of the first mock tr.

You can finish off here for a short mitten or continue for a few more rows for a longer mitten.

You can finish off here for a short mitten or continue for a few more rows for a longer mitten.


Happy making! I will have this pattern as a hand out at my market stall next Saturday at the Winter Artisan Market at Northcote Town Hall, 10 am - 4 pm or you can buy a pair I have made for $20!