These twisted rib fingerless mitts are simple but have added detail that let you make them your own. The ribs expand when worn to resemble corduroy and have a working button flap at the cuff. The top edge can be knit with either a flat edge or a fancier 2-stitch picot edge.
These fingerless mitts knit from the bottom cuff up.
They are knit both flat and in the round.
Special skills:
• Button holes
• Knitting in the round
• Increase & Decrease
• Twisted stitches
Size: Adult – one size
Approximate finished measurements: Glove length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm), Bottom Cuff flat width: 3 in (7.6 cm)
Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) double pointed needles – set of 4 recommended. Optional straight or circular needles for flat cuff section in same size.
stitch marker and stitch counter optional
Buttons: 6 total, 7/16 in – 1/2 in diameter (11.12mm – 12.7 mm)
Yarn: Worsted Weight, approx 150 yds (145 m)
Instructions include full written directions.