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Chunky Fingerless Mittens

You will need:

1 pair 6mm needles

50g Chunky yarn (70 metres)

Sewing needle for making up

Right Hand

Cast on 29 stitches.

Shape Wrist

Row 1: P1, *(K2, P2) repeat from * to end

Row 2: *(K2, P2) repeat from * to last stitch, K1

Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with

row 16.

**Shape Hand:

Row 17: K9, Inc. in next stitch, K9, Inc. in next

stitch, K9 (31 stitches)

Row 18 (and all WS rows, except row 26): Purl

Shape Base of Thumb:

Row 19: K14, Inc., K1, Inc., K to end (33

stitches)

Row 21: K14, Inc., K3, Inc., K to end (35

stitches)

Row 23: K14, Inc., K5, Inc., K to end (37

stitches)

Row 25: K14, Inc., K7, Inc., K to end (39

stitches)

Row 26: P25, turn

Shape Thumb:

Work on 11 stitches as follows:

K11, turn

P11, turn

K11, turn

P11, turn

Cast off these 11 stitches loosely knitwise

Complete Hand:

With the WS facing, rejoin yarn at base of

thumb, and P to end. For the rest of the hand

you will be working right across all 28 stitches on

each row.

Row 27: Knit

Row 28: Purl

Repeat rows 27 and 28 eight times, ending with

row 36.Cast off loosely knitwise.

Left Hand

Cast on 29 stitches.

Shape Wrist

Row 1: *(P2, K2) repeat from * to last stitch, P1

Row 2: K1, *(P2, K2) repeat from * to end

Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with

row 16.

Work as for Right Hand from ** to end

Making Up

With the WS facing, sew up the thumb loosely,

then sew up the side seam, using mattress

stitch.

Abbreviations

Inc. Increase in next stitch as follows: Knit

stitch but do not remove it from the left hand

needle, insert right hand needle into same stitchpurlwise, then slip off to right hand needle

K Knit

P Purl

RS Right side

WS Wrong side

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Chunky Fingerless Mittens alternative

Right Hand

Cast on 29 stitches.

Shape Wrist

Row 1: P1, *(K2, P2) repeat from * to end

Row 2: *(K2, P2) repeat from * to last stitch, K1

Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with

row 16.

**Shape Hand:

Row 17 (and all RS rows, except row 27): Purl

Row 18: K9, Inc. in next stitch, K9, Inc. in next

stitch, K9 (31 stitches)Shape Base of Thumb:

Row 20: K14, Inc., K1, Inc., K to end (33

stitches)

Row 22: K14, Inc., K3, Inc., K to end (35

stitches)

Row 24: K14, Inc., K5, Inc., K to end (37

stitches)

Row 26: K14, Inc., K7, Inc., K to end (39

stitches)

Row 27: P25, turn

Shape Thumb:

Work on 11 stitches as follows:

K11, turn

P11, turn

K11, turn

P11, turn

Cast off these 11 stitches loosely knitwise

Complete Hand:

With the RS facing, rejoin yarn at base of thumb,

and P to end. For the rest of the hand you will be

working right across all 28 stitches on each row.

Row 28: Knit

Row 29: Purl

Repeat rows 28 and 29 eight times, ending with

row 37.

Cast off loosely knitwise.

Left Hand

Cast on 29 stitches.

Shape Wrist

Row 1: *(P2, K2) repeat from * to last stitch, P1

Row 2: K1, *(P2, K2) repeat from * to end

Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times, ending with

row 16.

Work as for Right Hand from ** to end

Making Up

With the WS facing, sew up the thumb loosely,then sew up the side seam, using mattress

stitch.