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Zig n Zag

Fingerless Mitts

Pattern will fit average womens size M -L. ForSmaller hands try knitting with one needle sizesmaller.

MATERIALS: Worsted weight yarn U.S. size 9 needles. * you will need both a regset (or circular), and a set of Double points . Stitch holder

GAUGE: 17 sts & 24 rows = 4

ABBREVIATIONS:C2L Cross 2 Left *see inset page 2C2R Cross 2 Right *see inset page 2PM Place MarkerSM Slip MarkerINC Increase by Knitting in Front & Back ofstitch.

Pet the dog, scratch an itch, punch in the code at your ATM, your fingers remain free while yourhands stay toasty warm. Oh yeah, and you lookcool too!

2012 Kris Basta

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CUFF:

Using either provisional cast on, or long-tail cast on,cast on 25 sts.

1.[ Right Side] K1, *C2L, k4; rep from * to end.

2. K4, p1, *k5, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

3. K2, C2L, *k4, C2L; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

4. K3, p1, *k5, p1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

5. K3, C2L, *k4, C2L; rep from * to last 2 st, k2.

6. K2, p1, *k5, p1;, rep from * to last 4 sts, k4.

7.*K4, C2L; rep from * to last st, k1.

8. K1, *p1, k5; rep from * to end.

9.*K4, C2R; rep from * to last st, k1.

10. as 6 th row.

11. K3, C2R, *k4, C2R; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

12. as 4 th row.

13. K2, C2R, *k4, C2R; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

14. as 2 nd row.

15. K1, *C2R, K4; rep from * to the end.

16. *k5, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.

Rows 17-48: repeat above 16 rows 2x.

Now, using another needle (one of the double pointswill work), pick up 24 sts from the cast-on edge.Hold your working needles parallel to each other,wrong sides together and do a 3-needle bind off.

Dont know how? Here is a great online tutorial:

http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-needle-bind-off-for-real-this.html

Now holding your newly knitted cuff (you will hold itso that the seam runs up and down). You will useyour double points (or sometimes I use a muchsmaller needle just to make the picking up easier)and start picking up stitches: 8 sts on 1 st needle, 8sts on 2 nd needle, 8 sts on 3 rd needle. = 24 sts total.

A good tutorial for picking up stitches along the sideof garter stitch can be found here:

http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2009/06/24/pickup_lines.html

Cross 2 Left:

1. Miss the first stitch on the left-hand needle and knit the secondstitch through the back of theloop (working behind the missedstitch).

2. Do not slip the worked stitch offthe needle, but twist the needleforward and knit the missed stitchthrough the front of the loop (aregular knit stitch). Then slip

both stitches off the needletogether.

Cross 2 Right:

1. Miss the first stitch on the left-hand needle and knit the secondstitch, working through the frontof the loop only.

2. Do not slip the worked stitch offthe needle, but twist the needle

back and knit the missed stitchthrough the front of the loop (aregular knit stitch). Then slipboth stitches off the needletogether.

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Hand:1. Purl one row.

2. Knit one row.

3. Purl one row.

4. On each needle k3, Inc, k4. = 27 sts.

5. Purl one row.

6. On each needle k4, Inc, k4. = 30 sts.

7. Knit one row.

8. Start thumb increases.

1 st needle: knit across

2nd needle: k4, PM, inc, Inc, PM,k4.

3 rd needle: knit across.

9. Knit across all needles.

10. 1 st needle: knit across.

2nd needle k4, SM, Inc, k2, Inc, SM, k4.

3 rd needle: knit across.

11. Knit across all needles.

12. Continue to knit one increase row,increasing the first and last sts between markers,followed by one knit row until you have 12 stsbetween the markers.

13. Knit 3 rows.14. Knit to first marker, remove marker, slip 12

thumb stitches onto a holder. Knit remaining sts.=28 sts.

15. Knit 12 rows.

16. Purl one row.

17. Knit one row.

18. Purl one row.

19. Bind off, leaving a tail for sewing up the

gap that will be made between thumb & hand.

THUMB: Using the stitches from the holder and then dividing them onto dbl points, (4 sts perneedle), Knit 6 rows. Bind off.

Weave in all ends. Using tail, sew the gap betweenthe thumb and hand.