Here’s a fantastic little project for a single 50g ball of self-striping yarn such as Crystal Palace Mini Mochi. These fun little fingerless mitts are knit sideways on for a change to the usual mitten construction. They can then either be Kitchener stitched closed, or finished with either a three needle bid-off or bound off and seamed up.Â
The thumb is knit in the round and sits at a natural angle to the hand, so they are very comfortable. The stripes on the thumb remain parallel to the stripes on the hand to keep the design very clean and lots of fun to knit. They can of course be knit without the stripes, but the stripes help to highlight the unusual construction.
The pattern for the Lateral Mitts is available on Ravelry for $4.00
Pattern: Lateral by Mimi Hill
Yarn: Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in shade ‘Neptune Rainbow’
Yarn: Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in shade ‘Neptune Rainbow’
Oooh, they are pretty and stripy!
Wow it is going in my favorites!
You clever thing! These look fab! Great construction 🙂
I love these! Simply clever – off to purchase pattern!
Can’t spell my own rav name:(. Meant to say Terdotty!