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knit – Moira’s Alpaca Mittens
This new pattern for 2021 is a modified version of my Potluck Wool Mittenettes. It’s meant for a 5.5 sts per inch worsted weight, which is a bit lighter than a standard worsted yarn. Call them mittens, mittenettes, fingerless gloves, or alpaca warmies; whatever you call them, they are a perfect weekend knit, about 4 hours per hand.
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![palm of the knitted glove](https://midnightknitter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/moiras-mittens23-960x638.jpg)
![closeup of knitted thumb](https://midnightknitter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/moiras-mittens24-960x638.jpg)
Instead of 1×1 ribbing at the fingers to finish off the glove, I use a double stockinette stitch. This type of stitch won’t curl and has a nice thickness to it for the end of a mitten.
![fingerless mittens](https://midnightknitter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/moiras-mittens27-960x638.jpg)
The yarn I used is Purgatory Falls 3-ply worsted. It’s 80% alpaca and 20% blue face leicester, which is a soft and springy yarn. This yarn is hard to find, so choose any worsted that knits up at 5.5 sts per inch.
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What I love most about these fingerless gloves is the way the thumb is shaped! The increases at the thumb create a nice look on the palm of the hand and a straight up stockinette on the back.
![fingerless gloves](https://midnightknitter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/moiras-mittens25-960x638.jpg)
Sizes: Small (Medium, Large)
You’ll need worsted yarn, US 5 dpns and US 7 dpns.
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