Textured Fingerless Mitts

Wear them while driving, at work or school, or so you can text. So has this every happened to you, this pattern just popped into my head. I love the fit and it's adjustable in every direction. I got lucky and they had this neat printed yarn locally and there you have it. Enjoy!

Stitches used and abbreviations Chain Stitch        ch Back Loop           bl Single Crochet    sc Treble Crochet    tr

Materials used

Deborah Norville-Everyday Prints-Toasted Marshmallow  - 1 skein Size F crochet hook or 3.75 mm Scissors Yarn needle
Size One Size Fits All  - To increase size to a larger mitt use larger needle or increase rows by -suggest trying H or larger yarn

Pattern notes:

• Easy to make-substitute x-stitch using a treble crochet.
• Looks great in solids and prints.
• Red Heart Super Saver yarn yields a slightly larger mitt but still one size fits all.
• Using larger hook still makes a beautiful mitt and the same overall effect.
• Thumb is adjustable for different sizes by increase or decrease in number of skipped stitches - row 1.
• Do not count turning chain(s). Counting each row should give great results.
• Crossed over treble crochet instructions:

• Lovely Crochet video demonstrated by Yanina Pictured instructions using dbl instead of trb crochet from Dummies.com 

Directions: Make 2

Make a slip stitch. Chain 39

1. In 4th chain from hook tr. Tr in next 7 ch. Ch 5. Sk 5ch, Tr in next 23 ch Turn. (31 tr, 5 ch sp)
2. Ch 1, sc in 23tr, sc in next 5 ch, sc in 8 tr. Turn. (36 sc)
3. Ch 1, sc in bl of each sc. Turn. (36 bl sc)
4. Repeat row 3 three times.
5. Ch 3, tr in sc, sk sc, tr in next sc, tr behind in sk sc  bl or 2nd sc from beginning making the x stitch, sk 1 sc, *[tr in next sc bl, go back to sk sc tr behind in sc bl] repeat *[ ] 17, tr in lasc sc bl. Turn. (36 tr in sc bl) See pattern notes for help on the x stitch.
6. Ch 1, sc in each tr. Turn. (36 sc)                                               
7. Ch 1, sc in bl of each sc. Turn. (36 bl sc)
8. Repeat row 7 - 3 times.
9. Repeat 5-7 - 3 times -  until 30 rows are completed.
10. Join with sl st in each beg ch and bl sc of last row by flipping beginning rows up towards the front going down the side in all 36 sc. Reinforce around thumb space with ch 1 sl where beginning ch meets ch 5 of row 1.
11. Finish with 40 evenly spaced sc on the right side of the mitt on both top and bottom, then a sl st in each sc, finish off.
    

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