Fingerless Mitts (Vintage)

This vintage pattern for fingerless mitts was published in 1933.

This pattern uses old UK knitting needles sizes and fingering weight yarn.

Materials Required:

3oz Greenock Super Fingering, 4 or 5 ply.

A set of Knitting Needles, size 12.

Cast on: 48 stitches and knit 2 plain and 2 purl for 30 rounds. This forms the wrist.

Knit 10 plain rounds;

then knit the thumb thus:

Round 1: Knit 2, make 1, knit 2, make 1, then knit to the end.

Rounds 2-3: Plain.

Round 4: Knit 2, make 1. knit 4, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 5-6: Plain.

Round 7: Knit 2, make 1, knit 6, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 8-9: Plain.

Round 10: Knit 2, make 1, knit 8. make 1. knit to the end.

Rounds 11-12: Plain.

Round 13: Knit 2, make 1, knit 10, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 14-15: Plain.

Round 16: Knit 2, make 1, knit 12, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 17-18: Plain.

Round 19: Knit 2, make 1, knit 14, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 20-21: Plain.

Round 22: Knit 2, make 1, knit 16, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 23-24: Plain

Round 25: Knit 2, make 1, knit 18, make 1, knit to the end.

Rounds 26-27: Plain.

Round 28: Knit 2, make 1, knit 20, make 1, knit to the end.

Round 29: Knit 3, then slip off on a bit of wool 20 stitches, and knit plain the rest of the round.

Knit 10 rounds plain.

Then knit 10 rounds, 2 plain and 2 purl, and cast off loosely,

Knit the rest of the thumb thus:

Take up the 20 stitches of the wool on to three needles, adding two more stitches where the opening is.

Knit 4 rounds plain.

Then knit 4 rounds, 2 plain and 2 purl, and cast off loosely.

Fasten off the ends.