Green Fingers Fingerless Mittens

This was one of my first pattern designs and I still use these little mittens in winter quite often.

Green Fingers Fingerless Mitts Pattern

Green Fingers fingerless mittens

Needles: 3.5 mm or US size 4 circular needle or a set of 4 DPNs 

Yarn: Quince and Co Finch (4 ply) – 1 skein (50g/202m) – to make to gloves I used 30g of one skein. 

Gage: 6 sts and 10 rows per inch

Abbreviations:

CO – cast on

Cross 2 left – knit into the back of the second stitch on the needle, then knit into the back of the first stitch on the needle, then slip both stitches off the needle. 

K2tog – knit two together

Yo – yarn over

PSSO – pass the slipped stitch over

Pm – place marker

Sl m – slip marker

M1R – make one right

M1l – make one left

Notes: these fingerless mittens should fit any female hand, but if you feel like you want to make it a little larger, I would suggest going for a DK yarn and larger needle, rather than changing the stitch count as it can only be done in multiple of 7 stitches if you want to preserve the broken rib pattern. 

I would recommend using sharp tip needles to make it easier to knit through the back loop on Cross 2 left stitches. 

Even though the lace pattern looks quite intricate (the lace pattern repeat is enclosed in “”), it is pretty easy to memorise and the back (palm) of the mitten is worked in stocking stitch, so the mittens work up pretty quickly. 

Working YO on the 1^st row only of the Fern pattern:

When you knit up to the central 2 purl stitches you will need to yarn over to create an extra stitch. To do that, instead of just pulling the yarn forward, wrap yarn over needle once, for it then to come back out at the front again ready to purl the next stitch and with a new stitch on the right hand needle.  

After you’ve purled 2 central stitches, even though it says YO, technically, you don’t need to move the yarn anywhere, it will already be at the front, so you just need to knit the next stitch from the purl position to create a YO on the right hand needle.

Right Mitten:

CO 49 stitches, join to knit in the round

Set-up round: “P1, K5, P1” – repeat to end.

Broken Rib pattern (7 stitch, 8 row repeat)

Row 1: “P1, Cross 2 left, K3, P1” – repeat to end

Row 2, 4, 6, 8: “P1, K5, P1” – repeat to end

Row 3: “P1, K1, Cross 2 left, K2, P1” – repeat to end

Row 5: “P1, K2, Cross 2 left, K1, P1” –repeat to end

Row 7 “P1, K3, Cross 2 left, P1” – repeat to end 

Repeat rows 1-8 one more time.

Begin Fern lace pattern (28 stitch, 10 row repeat)

Row 1: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K9, yo, K1, yo , P2, yo, K1, y, K9, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso), k21

Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: K13, p2, k to end of round.

Row 3: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K8, yo, K1, yo, K1, P2, K1, yo, K1, yo, K8, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso),  K21

Row 5: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K7, yo, K1, yo, K2, P2, K2, yo, K1, yo, K7, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso), K21

Row 7: (Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K6, yo, K1, yo, K3, P2, K3, yo, K1, yo, K6, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso), k21

Row 9: (Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K5, yo, K1, yo, K4, P2, K4, yo, K1, yo, K5, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso), K21

Repeat the 10 rows of Fern pattern one more time.

Increase for thumb:

Row 1: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K9, yo, K1, yo , P2, yo, K1, yo, K9, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso”, K1, pm, m1R, K2, M1L, pm, knit to end. 

Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: K13, p2, k to end of round

Row 3: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K8, yo, K1, yo, K1, P2, K1, yo, K1, yo, K8, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, K1, slm, M1R, knit to marker, M1L, slm, knit to end

Row 5: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K7, yo, K1, yo, K2, P2, K2, yo, K1, yo, K7, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, K1, slm, M1R, knit to marker, M1L, slm, knit to end

Row 7: “Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K6, yo, K1, yo, K3, P2, K3, yo, K1, yo, K6, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, K1, slm, M1R, knit to marker, M1L, slm, knit to end

Row 9: “Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K5, yo, K1, yo, K4, P2, K4, yo, K1, yo, K5, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso”, K1, slm, M1R, knit to marker, M1L, slm, knit to end

Repeat the last 10 rows one more time. 

Divide for thumb:

Row 1:  K13, P2, K to m, BO 20 stitches loosely, K to end (the stitch count is back to 49)

Row 2: K13, P2, K to end

Broken Rib pattern – repeat broken rib pattern once. BO loosely in pattern.

Left mitten

CO 49 stitches, join to knit in the round

Set-up round: “P1, K5, P1” – repeat to end.

Broken Rib pattern (7 stitch, 8 row repeat)

Row 1: “P1, Cross 2 left, K3, P1” – repeat to end

Row 2, 4, 6, 8: “P1, K5, P1” – repeat to end

Row 3: “P1, K1, Cross 2 left, K2, P1” – repeat to end

Row 5: “P1, K2, Cross 2 left, K1, P1” –repeat to end

Row 7 “P1, K3, Cross 2 left, P1” – repeat to end 

Repeat rows 1-8 one more time.

Begin Fern lace pattern (28 stitch, 10 row repeat)

Row 1: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K9, yo, K1, yo , P2, yo, K1, y, K9, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso), k21

Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: K13, p2, k to end of round.

Row 3: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K8, yo, K1, yo, K1, P2, K1, yo, K1, yo, K8, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso),  K21

Row 5: (slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K7, yo, K1, yo, K2, P2, K2, yo, K1, yo, K7, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso), K21

Row 7: (Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K6, yo, K1, yo, K3, P2, K3, yo, K1, yo, K6, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso), k21

Row 9: (Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K5, yo, K1, yo, K4, P2, K4, yo, K1, yo, K5, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso), K21

Repeat the 10 rows of Fern pattern one more time.

Increase for thumb:

Row 1: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K9, yo, K1, yo , P2, yo, K1, yo, K9, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso”, K18, pm, m1R, K2, M1L, pm, knit to end. 

Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: K13, p2, k to end of round

Row 3: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K8, yo, K1, yo, K1, P2, K1, yo, K1, yo, K8, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, k to marker, sl m, m1R, knit to m, M1L, sl m, knit to end.

Row 5: “slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K7, yo, K1, yo, K2, P2, K2, yo, K1, yo, K7, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, k to marker, sl m, m1R, knit to m, M1L, sl m, knit to end.

Row 7: “Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K6, yo, K1, yo, K3, P2, K3, yo, K1, yo, K6, slip 1 knitwise, K2tog, psso”, k to marker, sl m, m1R, knit to m, M1L, sl m, knit to end.

Row 9: “Slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso, K5, yo, K1, yo, K4, P2, K4, yo, K1, yo, K5, slip 1 knitwise, k2tog, psso”, k to marker, sl m, m1R, knit to m, M1L, sl m, knit to end.

Repeat the last 10 rows one more time. 

Divide for thumb:

Row 1:  K13, P2, K to m, BO 20 stitches loosely, K to end (the stitch count is back to 49)

Row 2: K13, P2, K to end

Broken Rib pattern – repeat broken rib pattern once. BO loosely in pattern

Finishing: 

Weave in all loose ends, wet block or steam block the mittens.