TEXTING MITTS

aka Newfoundland cuffs

This pattern is COPYRIGHT Spannytickle Studio 2015.
For personal use only. Thank you!

Combining comfort and convenience, these cheerful cuffs are knit a little longer in the hand than
the standard fingerless or texting mitt. Perfect for cold fall days around town, they keep your
knuckles warm while leaving just the ends of your fingers free, with space for tucking up inside
the mitt when chilly. For superior fit, the thumb is shaped with a tapered gusset. The traditional
diamond pattern lends itself to countless variations and colour choices.

FIT Average ladies hand. Finished length about 9 inches; circumference at thumb crotch about 8
inches. Change the size by adjusting yarn or needles.

CARE Briggs & Little Heritage is a homespun-type 2-ply yarn of 100% wool sourced in Canada.
It produces a firm, durable wind-resistant fabric that is NOT machine-washable. As for any fine
wool, hand wash by squeezing gently in cold water suds without wringing or rubbing. Rinse
thoroughly, roll in a towel to absorb excess water, reshape while wet, and dry flat away from
heat. Do not iron.

SKILL LEVEL Intermediate, some experience required. This pattern assumes familiarity with
techniques such as stranded knitting or colourwork, knitting in rounds on DP needles, thumb
gusset shaping and thumb construction.

MATERIALS
Briggs and Little Heritage 2-ply wool, at least two colours (M-Main/C-Contrast)
Size 9 dp needles

GAUGE (approximate) 5 stitches = 1 inch over pattern.

RIGHT MITT
Pattern notes: On needle 1, the diamond pattern is worked on the back of the hand over 21
stitches but there are 23 stitches on the needle. Sts 1 and 23 on this needle are outside the
pattern and should be worked in the same colour every round (that is, either Main or Contrast).
This will create an attractive solid line of colour along the sides of the hand.
Needles 2 and 3 contain the stitches for the palm side of the hand and the thumb gusset. These
stitches are knit in a checkerboard effect, in a two-row repeat. Row 1: KI M, K1 C. Row 2: K1 C,
K1 M.
The thumb gusset is worked in this checkerboard effect with this exception: the last gusset stitch
on the palm side (nearest the centre of the palm) should always be knit in the same colour you
chose for stitches 1 and 23 on needle 1, and yes, this will disrupt the checkerboard for that stitch
only. The purpose is to create a line around the thumb gusset to complement the lines along the
sides of the hand.
Cast on 34 sts with Main. K1P1 rib for 2.5, approximately 18 rnds. Increase to 46 sts (4 sts on
each needle). K 1 rnd plain. Arrange stitches on 3 needles: 23, 9, 14.
Begin diamond pattern on needle 1 (see Pattern notes above) with M and C. Concurrently, begin
thumb increases: on needle 2 and alternating K1M, K1C, increasing 1 st in each of the first and
second stitches on this needle = 4 stitches. These 4 sts establish the thumb gusset. Place marker.
Continue K1M K1C to end of rnd. As you follow the diamond pattern rnds, work similar thumb
increases in the first and last thumb gusset stitch on every third rnd on needle 2, adding 2 sts each
time, (ie, rnd 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19), for a total of 16 sts in thumb gusset at rnd 19.
At rnd 20, place the 16 thumb gusset sts on waste yarn. Cast on 2 sts on needle 2 to regain total
of 46. Continue pattern through rnd 27. Break off C. Knit two rounds plain in M. On next rnd,
decrease to 36 sts. K1P1 rib for 5 rnds. Cast off loosely in rib.
Thumb: with M, knit 2 rnds incorporating the 16 sts from waste yarn plus 2 sts picked up from
the base of the thumb. On rnd 2, decrease 2 sts on inner side of thumb for a total of 16 sts. K1P1
for 5 more rnds. Cast off loosely in rib.
Repeat for left mitt, reversing shaping for the thumb gusset.

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DIAMOND PATTERN
Knit sts 1 and 23 on each side of this pattern in the same colour (M or C) throughout to make a
solid line along the sides of the hand.

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