FLORAL MITTENS
Brighten your style with spring-inspired fingerless mitts.
YOU WILL NEED
■ Lang Mille Colori Baby (100% wool, 50g/190m), 1 ball of Shade 55
■ Lang Magic Tweed (62% virgin wool, 18% nylon, 10% acrylic, 10% viscose, 50g/200m),
1 ball of Shade 25
■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook
For yarn stockists contact Lang Yarns www.langyarns.com TENSION
A single square motif measures 7x7cm (2 x2 in)
MEASUREMENTS
23x10cm (9x4in)
SPECIAL STITCH
Puff st Lengthen loop on hook to approx half a centimetre, (yrh, insert hook into st indicated, yrh pull up loop) 4 times, yrh and draw through all loops on hook
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92 A great pattern for beginners, these gorgeous mitts are made up of 18 squares – like a mini granny blanket – so you can hook a square in one sitting. The puff stitch flower motifs add an extra-warm element to these sylish mitts, ideal for our changeable (and cold!) seasons…
NIGHTFLOWER SQUARE MOTIF MAKE 18
Using Mille Colori, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 11tr into the loop. Pull the loop tight and ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. ([12 tr]
Round 2 Puff st in st at base of hook, ch1, (puff stitch in next tr, ch1) around, ss to top of beg puff st. [12 puff sts and 12 ch-1 sps].
Fasten off.
Round 3 Join Magic Tweed to top of any puff st, ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc in same st at base of ch-1, 2dc in next ch-1 sp between puff sts, (2dc in top of next puff st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp) to end, ss to top of first puff st. [48 dc]
Round 4 Ch3 (counts as tr), 1tr in next st, htr in each of next 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, htr in each of next 2 sts, tr in each of next 2 sts, 3dtr in next st (first corner made), *tr in each of next 2 sts, htr in each of next 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, htr in each of next 2 sts, tr in each of next 2 sts, 3dtr in next st; repeat from * around, ss in top of beg ch-3. [56 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
TO MAKE UP
Block each square by pinning out flat to measure 7cm square, spray lightly with water and leave to dry.
Using Magic Tweed, join squares together in 3 rows of 3 squares (9 squares per mitt). Join squares together as follows: place 2 squares together with right sides facing, insert hook through middle dtr of front square, insert hook through middle dtr of back square, yrh, pull loop through and ch1, insert hook through next st and corresponding st of back square, yrh, pull loop through and ch1. Continue in this way until all sts and squares have been joined. Wrap your large square around to form a tube and working on the inside (the side where the crochet join is visible), join seam along the bottom 2 squares only. Fasten off and rejoin at the top of seam and join the top square to only halfway down. Fasten off. This creates a hole for your thumb.
THUMBS
Rejoin Magic Tweed to one side of thumbhole gap, ch1 (not counted as st), dc in each st around, aiming for 16 sts as this creates a nice sized thumb – you may have to work an extra dc into the top and bottom of the thumbhole gap to achieve this. Continue in a spiral, working dc in each st around until your thumb measures approx 2.5cm, ss in next st.
Fasten off.
Repeat for second mitt.
EDGING
For the bottom edge, join Magic Tweed to any st along bottom edge, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-2.
Next row Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off.
For the top edge, join Magic Tweed to any st along top edge, ch2 (counts as htr), htr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-2.
Fasten off and weave in ends.