Rose’s Fingerless Mittens

Rose’s Fingerless Mitts

 

These are inspired by Rose Tyler in the BBC series Doctor Who. In the last episode of the second season, she is wearing gorgeous purple fingerless mitts. I took the cable pattern from the gloves, and I think it turned out pretty well.

Yarn: 1 skein Knit Picks Essential (aka Stroll)

Needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm (dpns)

Gauge: 16 sts / 2 in.

21 rows / 2 in.

Size: Women’s Medium

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Rose's Cable Chart

Chart Legend

2Left: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder in front of your work, K2, and then knit the 2 sts from the stitch holder.

2RP: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder at the back of your work, K2, and then purl the 2 sts from the stitch holder.

2LP: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder in front of your work, P2, and then knit the 2 sts from the stitch holder.

2RS1: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder at the back of your work, K2, and then purl the first st and knit the second st from the stitch holder.

2RS2: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder at the back of your work, K2, and then knit the first st and purl the second st from the stitch holder.

2LS1: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder in front of your work, K1, P1, and then knit the 2 sts from the stitch holder.

2LS2: Slip the next 2 sts onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder in front of your work, P1, K1, and then knit the 2 sts from the stitch holder.

K: Knit 1 st.

P: Purl 1 st.

Cuff:

Cast on 67 sts, join in a round.

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts (all of chart), P2, *K1, P1, repeat from * until 1 st before the end of the round, P1.

Repeat the previous row four more times.

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row until two cable pattern repeats have been finished.

Thumb Gusset:

Left Mitten:

Place st marker, make 2 sts (purl), place st marker, follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

P2, follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row.

Make 1 st before the 1st marker, purl to the 2nd marker, make 1 st before the 2nd marker, follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Purl sts between markers, follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row.

Repeat the last three rows until there are 12 sts between the st markers.

Right Mitten:

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, place st marker, make 2 sts (purl), place st marker, purl to the end of the round, .

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row.

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, make 1 st before the 1st marker, purl to the 2nd marker, make 1 st before the 2nd marker, purl to the end of the round.

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl sts between markers, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row.

Repeat the last three rows until there are 12 sts between the st markers.

Hand:

Place the 12 sts between the st markers on a piece of waste yarn.

Follow the cable chart for 36 sts, purl to the end of the round.

Repeat the previous row until row 16 of the cable chart.

Follow cable chart for 36 sts, P2, *K1, P1, repeat from * until 1 st before the end of the round, P1.

Repeat the previous row four more times.

Bind off following the previous row.

Thumb:

Pick up the 12 thumb sts from the waste yarn.

P12, pick up 4 sts from the body of the mitten, join in a round.

P16 sts.

Repeat the previous row 12 more times.

Bind off in purl.

Finishings:

Sew in all ends.

Make second mitten.

Wear and enjoy!

 

Rose's Fingerless Mitts

Rose's Fingerless Mitts