Houndstooth Check Mitts
Houndstooth Check Fingerless Mitts: a present for Kirsten! I followed my Three-Color Mitts for Henry pattern, but did 1×1 ribbing, worked increases until there were 15 thumb stitches, and knit the hand a little longer. Here’s a chart for the houndstooth check pattern. It’s a 4-stitch, 4-row pattern. I divided it into 4-stitch sections so you can memorize it more easily. O is gray, X is black (or whatever).
And here are the finished mitts:
Lena said,
November 24, 2007 @ 5:15 am
Oh WOW! I so need some of those for the keyboard while typing. I took some cheap ones from Wal-greens and cut off the fingers. They work pretty well, but a bit thick between the fingers. I wonder how hard those would be for a “never knitted before” gal? Definitely going on the list of things to make one day.
Nice job Kara. They are wonderful!
kara said,
November 24, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Lena, they would be relatively easy, especially if you skip the thumb tube and just leave a little opening there. You could make them all one color to make them even easier. To make them ridiculously easy, you could knit them flat, just a rectangle, and sew up the side leaving a thumb opening! :) Email me and we can discuss yarn and I can write you up a little newbie pattern!
Or I could knit you some in the color and pattern of your choice for a small fee ;-)
Richard Robertson said,
November 27, 2007 @ 6:10 am
Hi Kara,
I am Lena’s dad. She said nice things about you and I was curious.
Have a nice day.
:)
kara said,
November 27, 2007 @ 9:11 am
Hi Richard! We’re very fond of Lena, though we’ve never met in real life :)