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Joy
Pride flag fingerless mitts
£6.00
- 4ply / Fingering weight yarn
- Also available in Knitworthy 5
- Also available on Ravelry
Who doesn't need a little queer-wear? Ok, we're rolling our eyes at that too, but these little pride mitts are super cute and we hope they bring you joy.
Fingerless mitts featuring a simple stranded colourwork pattern and a cute flag detail on the cuffs — we’ve shown three colour options, but there are lots of other pride flags you could easily sub in to customise them for your gift recipient. Design-wise these were a challenge. I really wanted to make something that explicitly featured the flags, and not just something that might be read as a cute rainbow. The thing is... everything I swatched was more cheesy and garish than cute. I eventually ended up here, with a small detail that combines a provisional cast on, intarsia, a folded hem, and double knitting within a few rounds. You’ll want to pay attention but the results are totally worth the effort. The colourwork echoes the striping of your chosen flag and increases are worked in a single column to shape the thumb. The mitts are completed with a ribbed cuff that’s long enough to fold up over cold fingers.
Details
Someone on your gift list is sure to appreciate these. Receiving them might be a welcome acknowledgement of their own identity (do be sensitive about outing someone at a family gathering though!), or perhaps you know someone in a position like healthcare or teaching where wearing them will be a subtle way to signal that everyone is welcome.
Gauge
26 sts and 34 rnds = 4" / 10cm in colourwork in the round
Sizing
Available in 3 sizes, small[medium, large].
s[m, l]
Finished length: 9 1/2” / 24cm
Finished circumference: 7[7 1/2, 8 1/4]” / 17.5[19, 20.5]cm
Shown in size small
Stranded Colourwork Basics course
Learn more
Learn all of the skills you need to make Joy with our beginner colourwork course. The Stranded Colourwork Basics course is a 4 week self-guided online knitting course, with continued access to the course so that you can return to each chapter for a refresher, again and again, whenever you need.
Supplies
Yarn
Shown in Rauma Finull (100% Norwegian wool, 191 yds/175m, 1.76oz /50g) in main colour 403 with small amounts of contrast colours.
Needles and notions
US 4 / 3.5mm dps or preferred needles for working in the rnd
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