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Fingerless mitts
A knit for a small amount of yarn. Quick, easy, a nice little gift for someone dear or for chariety. I used yarn from my own dyepot & wheel. It was great to make something useful out of last years fun. My mitts are for a medium ladies hands, but it’s piece of cake to adjust the size if necessary. Increase / reduce the number of sts/rows – remember that the result of garter sts is rather elastic.
Instructions:
Gauge: 25 sts and 50 rows = 10x10 cm. Don’t cry if your gauge is different – do a little math instead.
CO 40 sts using waste yarn in a different color. Knit 2 rows. The waste yarn will be removed later. (Provisional cast on 40 sts instead if you like that way better.) K 40 rows.
Thumb:
K30. Turn. 
K3. Turn.
YO, K3. Turn.
K3, K the YO tog with the following st. K2.
Turn.
YO, K6. Turn.
K6, K the YO tog with the following st. K2.
Turn.
YO, K9. Turn.
K9, K the YO tog with the following st. K2. 
Turn.
YO, K12. Turn.
K12, K the YO tog with the following st. K2.
Turn.
YO, K15. Turn.
K12, Turn.
YO, K12. Turn.
K9, Turn,
YO, K9, Turn. 
K6, Turn,
YO, K6, Turn.
K3, Turn,
YO, K3, Turn.
K the next row to the end – K all the YO’s
tog with the following sts. = now again you
have 40 sts on the needle.
Thumb is over.
K 40 rows.
Remove the waste yarn and slip the sts onto a second needle. Work the two sets of sts together one way or another– graft or 3-needle-bind-off – your choice.
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