Quick and Easy Knit Fingerless Mitts Using 48 Cast in Stitches

This fingerless gloves knitting pattern tutorial will walk you step-by-step through the whole knitting process.

A pair of fingerless gloves is a great project for adventurous knitters who are comfortable knitting with double pointed needles.

In fact, learning how to knit fingerless gloves is one of the best ways to improve your double pointed needle knitting skills!

In this post, you'll learn how to knit these mittens from beginning to end. We'll cover materials and the actual pattern instructions. For a detailed walkthrough of the knitting pattern, watch the tutorial video below.

materials for knitting fingerless gloves
Malabrigo Arroyo in color Flama and 3.25mm and 3.75mm double pointed needles

Fingerless Gloves Materials & Notes

Yarn Used: 1 hank of Malabrigo Arroyo in color Flama (100% merino wool; 335 yds/100g)

Other Similar Yarns:

  • Madelinetosh Pashmina (super luxurious hand-dyed yarn)
  • Viking of Norway Sportsragg (a reliable budget wool  yarn)
  • Cascade 220 Superwash Sport (100% hard-wearing merino wool – a cult favourite)

Recommended Needles: 1 pair of 3.25mm DPNs and 1 pair of 3.75mm DPNs. Use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below

Gauge: 26.5 sts / 36 rounds = 4″/10cm using larger needles

Finished Measurements: circumference of mitten top (un-stretched): 6.2 (6.8, 7.4)"

hand wearing orange fingerless glove

Notions:

  • tapestry needle (LoveKnitting) (Amazon)
  • scissors (LoveKnitting) (Amazon)
  • stitch markers (LoveKnitting) (Amazon)

Pattern Notes:

2×2 rib in the round:
Round 1: *knit 2, purl 2; repeat from * to end of round
Repeat round 1

1×1 rib in the round:
Round 1: *knit 1, purl 1; repeat from * to end of round
Repeat round 1

Stockinette stitch in the round:
Round 1: knit all sts
Repeat round 1

orange fingerless gloves

Fingerless Gloves Knitting Pattern Video Tutorial

This detailed video tutorial walks you through the whole process of knitting a pair of fingerless gloves.

Fingerless Gloves Pattern Instructions

With smaller needles, CO 44 (48, 52) sts and knit 2×2 rib for 2"

Set-Up Round: with larger needles, knit 20 (22, 24) sts, PM, K4, PM, knit to end

Knit 2 (2, 3) rounds even

Increase Round: Knit to marker, SM, M1-L, knit to next marker, M1-R, SM, knit to end (2 sts increased)

Knit 2 rounds even, then work Increase Round 2 (2, 3) times. 50 (54, 60) sts in total and 10 (10, 12) sts between markers

Knit 3 rounds even, then work Increase Round three times. 56 (60, 66) sts in total. 16 (16, 18) sts between markers

Divide for Thumb:

Knit to first marker, remove marker, place 16 (16, 18) thumb sts onto scrap yarn. Remove second marker and CO 1 st using backward loop cast on. Rejoin for working in the round and knit to end of round. 41 (45, 49) sts

Continue in St st for 8 (8, 10) rounds

Next round: K2tog, knit to end 40 (44, 48) sts

Switch to smaller needles and knit 2×2 rib for 7 rounds, then cast off loosely

Thumb: place 16 (16, 18) thumb sts onto larger DPNs. Rejoin working yarn and knit across thumb sts. Pick up and knit 2 sts at the end of the round where gap forms 18 (18, 20) sts

Knit 1 round

Knit 1×1 rib for 8 rounds and cast off loosely in pattern

Weave in ends

Make a second pair of mittens, following the same instructions written above.

If you're on Ravelry (aka. Facebook for knitters), add your project to the Fingerless Gloves pattern page!

girl wearing orange fingerless gloves

Abbreviations:

* *: repeat instructions between asterisks the number of times indicated
CO: cast on
DPNs: double pointed needles
K2tog: knit two stitches together
M1-L: make one stitch leftward
M1-R: make one stitch rightward
PM: place stitch marker
SM: slip stitch marker
St st: Stockinette stitch
st(s): stitch(es)

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A pair of orange fingerless mittens

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