Garter Stitch Mitts

> Love this pattern? Subscribe to the [Ysolda newsletter][1] for updates on new releases, more meditative knitting designs, helpful tutorials to grow your skills and lots more! Perfect for learning short rows, these simple garter stitch, fingerless mitts are knit flat and shaped with short rows. Choose to finish them with either a simple seam or by grafting. Sizing is included from little kid through to adult large, so the whole family can match! If you are looking for ways to use up your leftovers, these mitts are perfect. Several sizes use less than 50g of yarn, meaning you can get creative with your stash and knit something satisfying without the expense of new yarn. Fingerless mitts make a great gift for any age, ensuring toasty hands that can move with ease. **Yarn** DK weight yarn 70\[95, 120, 165, 220] yds / 60\[90, 110, 150, 200]m Shown in West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK (100% wool, 246 yds / 225m, 100g) in challister Stranded Dyeworks Superwash BFL DK (100% wool, 120 yds / 109m, 50g) in Archive **Gauge** 24 sts and 48 rows (24 garter ridges) = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch **Needles** US 5 / 3.75mm needles, straight or circular needles 24” / 60cm or longer **Notions** Stitch marker, safety pin or removable marker, scrap yarn (for optional provisional cast-on) **Sizes** little kid\[big kid, adult small, adult medium, adult large] To fit hand length of approx: 4.5\[5.5, 6.25, 7.5, 9]” / 11.5\[14, 15.5, 19, 22.5]cm To fit knuckle circumference of approx: 5.5\[6.5, 7, 8, 9]” / 14\[16.5, 17.5, 20, 22.5]cm Shown in adult small > Updated December 2022 now includes 5 > sizes- originally published in > November 2007 [1]: https://ysolda.com/pages/subscribe