Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tunisian Texting Mitts

My tunisian texting mitts.... they're a little streched looking from me wearing them.  Pattern is below.



TUNISIAN TEXTING MITTS (aka fingerless gloves)
I have pretty small hands, so adjust for yourself as needed.

Size K afghan hook, worsted yarn (I used a skein of bernat super saver and had tons leftover)

Chain 26. Pull up a loop in all chains.  Return pass.
Row 1:  basic afghan stitch across, return pass.
Rows 2-5:  Do 3 knit, 2 purl, repeat this across the row, return pass.
Row 6:  basic afghan stitch across, return.
Rows 7-11:  knit stitch across, return pass

Row 12: Increase row... knit stitch the row, adding an increase 2 or 3 stitches into the row, and 2 or 3 stitches before the end of the of the row.
Row 13:  Work evenly across
Row 14 and 15:  increase row
Row 16:  Work even
Row 17-18:  Increase row
Row 19:  Work even

Row 20:  Slip stitch into the first 6 stitches.  Work knit stitch, leave the last 6 stitches undone. Return pass.

Rows 21-23:  Knit stitch across, return
Rows 24-27: Work 3 knit, 2 purl... repeat across. return
Row 28:  Slip stitch across.

Finish off.  Fold in half, and sew or crochet together, leaving the thumbhole open of course :)

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