Noro 1308 Fingerless Mitts Gloves Knitting Pattern

Noro 1308 Fingerless Mitts

What is Being Made

The Noro 1308 Fingerless Mitts are a pair of easy-level knitted fingerless gloves designed for warmth and style without covering the fingers. These mitts feature a finished circumference of approximately 8 inches (20.5 centimeters) and a length of 12½ inches (32 centimeters), making them a practical accessory for layering or transitional weather.

Knitting Techniques Used

This project employs several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques to create a polished, professional finish:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The mitts are knitted from the cuff upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length and a natural progression through the pattern.
• Worked Flat: The pieces are knitted on straight needles rather than in the round, then seamed together to form the finished garment.
• Seaming: Selvage stitches are incorporated along the edges to facilitate clean, professional seaming that joins the flat pieces into cylindrical mitts.
• Cable Work: Decorative cable patterns are integrated throughout the design, adding visual interest and texture to the finished piece.
• Stitch Manipulation: The pattern includes techniques such as picking up and knitting or purling along edges, slipping stitches, and working decreases using the slip, slip, knit method to shape the mitts.

Stitches Used

The Noro 1308 Fingerless Mitts utilize a combination of basic and decorative stitches to achieve their finished appearance:

• Knit and Purl Stitches: The foundation of the project, used to create the primary fabric and ribbed sections.
• Ribbed Pattern (K2, P2): A 2-by-2 knit and purl rib is worked at a gauge of 16 stitches and 26 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) when slightly stretched. This elastic ribbing helps the mitts conform comfortably to the wrist and forearm.
• Cable Pattern: Worked over 8 stitches, the cable pattern creates twisted, rope-like columns of texture. This stitch requires the use of a cable needle to temporarily hold stitches while crossing them over one another, producing the characteristic dimensional effect of cable knitting.
• Yarn Over: Used to create new stitches and add decorative openwork or shaping as needed in the pattern.
• Slip Stitches: Employed to move stitches between needles without working them, essential for cable crossings and certain decreases.
• Decreases: The slip, slip, knit (SSK) decrease is used to shape the mitts and maintain stitch counts where the pattern requires reduction.

Materials

The Noro 1308 Fingerless Mitts are designed to be worked with specific materials chosen for quality and performance:

• Yarn: One 100-gram hank of Noro Tennen in colorway #45. Noro Tennen is a premium yarn known for its beautiful color variations and reliable performance in knitted projects.
• Needles: One pair of US size 8 (5 millimeter) straight needles, or the size required to achieve the specified gauge. The pattern editor recommends using LYKKE® needles and hooks for optimal results.
• Additional Tools: A cable needle is required for working the cable pattern sections. Stitch markers are used to help track pattern repeats and important shaping points throughout the knitting process.

Gauge and Pattern Notes

Achieving the correct gauge is essential for proper fit. The pattern specifies 16 stitches and 26 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over the k2, p2 rib when slightly stretched, and 8 stitches to 1½ inches (4 centimeters) over the cable pattern. Knitters are advised to take time to check gauge before beginning the project to ensure the finished mitts will fit as intended. The pattern includes standard knitting abbreviations and terminology, with notes explaining techniques such as "no stitch" spaces on charts (indicating areas where stitches have been decreased or not yet made) and instructions for picking up stitches along edges.