Luminance Fingerless
Knitting Pattern
Mitts
Luminance Fingerless Mitts
By Jen Lucas
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Luminance Fingerless Mitts
Fun and funky, these are the fingerless mitts you
need in your life. Worked in a bright, cotton yarn, the
Luminance Fingerless Mitts will add a boost to a chilly
early morning walk or bring joy to running even the
most mundane of errands. The pattern is written for
four adult sizes, using a beautiful mock cable ribbing
pattern that is easy to work for beginners and experts
alike!
Size
Adult Small (Medium, Large, Extra-Large)
Finished Measurements
7 (8, 9, 10)” [18 (20.5, 23, 25.5) cm] hand circumference
and 8.5” [21.5 cm] long
Gauge
20 sts and 32 rnds = 4” [10 cm] Ribbing Rnd patt
Materials Abbreviations
• 130 (145, 150, 160) [110 (120, 140, 145) m]
yards of DK-weight cotton yarn
• Set of 5 double-pointed needles in US Size 5 BO: Bind Off
[3.75 mm], or needles for your preferred method CO: Cast On
for small circumference circular knitting, or size dpns: double-pointed needles
required for gauge est: establish(ed)
• 3 stitch markers inc: increase(d)
• Stitch holder or waste yarn k: knit
• Tapestry needle m1: make one by lifting strand in
• Blocking supplies between stitch just worked and
the next stitch, and knit into back
Pattern Notes p: purl
patt: pattern
Pattern is written for small size with the larger sizes in pm: place marker
parenthesis. If only one instruction is given, it should psso: pass the slipped stitch over
be worked for all sizes. rep: repeat
rnd(s): round(s)
Adult Medium size is shown. sl: slip stitch purlwise
sm: slip marker
Yarn Used for Mitts Shown: 1 skein of Hipster Cotton sts(s): stitch(es)
from Premier Yarns, 100% cotton, 3.5 oz [100 g] / 229 wyib: with yarn in back
yards [210 m], in the color Rainbow Rollerskates yo: yarn over
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Instructions (Make 2)
CO 35 (40, 45, 50) sts. Pm to mark beginning of rnd and join for knitting in the rnd, being careful not
to twist sts.
Ribbing Rnd: *K3, p2; rep from * to end.
Rep Ribbing Rnd another 11 times.
Begin Mock Cable Rib Patt:
Rnd 1: *Sl1 wyib, k2, psso the k2, p2; rep from * to end—st count reduced to 28 (32, 36, 40) sts.
Rnd 2: *K1, yo, k1, p2; rep from * to end—st count inc back to original 35 (40, 45, 50) sts.
Rnds 3 & 4: *K3, p2; rep from * to end.
Rep Rnds 1 – 4 another 6 times (24 rnds; 30 rnds of Mock Cable Rib Patt total).
Rep Rnds 1 & 2 once more.
Gusset:
Rnd 1: Work in est patt (beg with Rnd 3 of Mock Cable Rib Patt) to 1 st before end, pm, m1, pm,
p1—1 st inc; 36 (41, 46, 51) sts.
Rnd 2: Work in est patt to marker, sm, k1, sm, p1.
Rnd 3: Work in est patt to marker, sm, m1, knit to marker, m1, sm, p1—2 sts inc in thumb gusset.
Rnd 4: Work in est patt to marker, sm, knit to marker, sm, p1.
Rep the last 2 rnds, continuing to work in est patt, another 5 times—48 (53, 58, 63) sts total; 35 (40,
45, 50) sts for hand and 13 sts for thumb gusset in between st markers.
Hand:
Next Rnd: Work in est patt to marker (this will be Rnd 1 of Mock Cable Rib Patt), remove marker,
place next 13 sts on st holder or waste yarn, remove marker, p1.
Work in est patt for 7 rnds.
Work Ribbing Rnd for 4 rnds.
BO all sts loosely in patt.
Thumb:
Carefully transfer held sts from holder or waste yarn to dpns. Place 6 sts on needle 1, 7 sts on
needle 2. With needle 3, pick up and knit 5 sts in the gap where the thumb meets the hand—18 sts
total. Redistribute sts to 6 sts on each needle. Pm to mark beginning of rnd and join for knitting in
the rnd.
Rnds 1 – 6: Knit all sts.
Rnds 7 – 10: *K2, p1; rep from * to end.
BO all sts loosely in patt.
Finishing
Block mitts to finished measurements given at beginning of patt. With tapestry needle, weave in
ends.
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