Twisted Rope Fingerless Mittens

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Fingerless mittens… but with an edgy twist!

An elegant cabled border trims the top and bottom of these worsted-weight fingerless mittens. Work the cuff band flat, then pick up the hand stitches and continue in the round. Work the top band while binding off the hand stitches using the edging bind-off technique for seamless construction. Pairs wonderfully with the Twisted Rope Hat.

Pattern includes instructions for left- and right-handed knitters.

PROJECT LEVEL: Intermediate

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About Collection

Twisted Rope Collection

Classic designs with a single foundation: a single-twist cable band from which the rest of the garment seamlessly springs.

About Design

Construction

Cast on the cabled wristband with a provisional cast on, then work the wristband flat. Graft into a circle. Pick up stitches to work the hand, then finish with edging bind off for the second cable. Work the thumb last.

Sizes

The following measurements are for the hand circumference, not the glove’s finished dimensions. The ages given are approximations only.

Child Small: 6.0 inches (or 15.0 cm)
Child Large: 6.5 inches (or 16.3 cm)
Youth & Ladies’ Small: 7.0 inches (or 17.5 cm)
Youth & Ladies’ Medium: 7.5 inches (or 18.8 cm)
Youth & Ladies’ Large: 8.0 inches (or 20.0 cm)
Ladies’ Extra Large: 8.5 inches (or 21.3 cm)

Supplies

Yarn

1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls worsted-weight yarn with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces).

Approximate yardages: 106 (117, 130, 145, 168, 187) yards [or 97 (108, 119, 133, 154, 171) metres].

Needles

4.0 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Optional: circular needles with at least 24-inch (or 60-cm) cables in the same size instead (see Notes).
Small cable needle
Crochet hook, approximately 4.0 mm (Size G-6) for Provisional Cast on and picking up stitches.

Notions

Yarn needle
Four stitch markers
Scrap of yarn for stitch holder (for thumb stitches).

Gauge

24 stitches and 32 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over stockinette stitch in the round.

About Samples

Yellow Sample:

Knit Picks Swish Worsted, a plied 100% merino Superwash wool with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 18 to 20 stitches over 4 inches (or 10 cm) on 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9) needles.

Colourway: Honey
Size 5 (Ladies’ Large)

Orange Sample:

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Tonal, a plied 50% merino and 50% Corriedale wool worsted-weight yarn with 201 metres in 100 grams (or 220 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 18 to 20 stitches over 4 inches (or 10 cm) on 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9) needles.

Colourway: Foliage
Size: 2 (Child Large)

Techniques & Resources

Skills you will need:

Knit
Purl
Make a gauge swatch in Stockinette Stitch in the round. (Tutorial here.)

All other techniques are explained.

Techniques used:

Provisional Cast On
Knit Cast On
Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
Edging bind-off
Picking up stitches with a crochet hook
Simple twisted cables
Knitting in the round (can use double-pointed needles or you can swap out one or two circular needles instead).
Simple chart-reading (but written instructions also provided).
Thumb gusset
Knitting a thumb without gaps

Included resources:

A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.
Full glossary
Written and charted instructions for the cuff band, finger band, and thumb edging.

Publishing Information

Release Date: September 2022

Most Recent Revision: May 2023

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Single Design Option

Project type: Fingerless Mittens, Typing Mittens

Page Count: 8

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.

Update History

May 18, 2023:

Updated URLs for new store and social links.

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Left-Handed Mirror Knitting Inclusive: Instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

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About My Secret Wish Knitting

Hi! I’m Talena Winters (a.k.a. the Yarn Mermaid).

I started My Secret Wish Knitting in 2010 to empower and delight knitting heroes like you who want to elevate your knitting and make magic with yarn. When I’m not concocting new yarn potion recipes, I’m creating story magic as a fantasy and romance author and fiction editor (at talenawinters.com). I live with my family and pets in the Peace Country of northern Alberta, Canada, where sweater weather lasts at least nine months a year and my closest neighbours are bears and wood nymphs.

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