My son is obsessed with Minecraft. I really don’t understand the point of the game, but he seems to have fun playing it (in very limited quantities). As it’s still cold in the mornings here, I figured it was a good time to make him his own pair of Fingerless Gloves. I designed the pattern in the morning, knit them up while he was at school, and presented them to him when he got home. To say that he was happy is a gross understatement.
Of course, I had to share the pattern with you.
Fits roughly ages 5-12.
Supplies:
Yarn:
- Green, Dark Brown, Light Brown and Black worsted weight yarn (I used Vanna’s choice but the sky’s the limit!)
- Size 8 DPNs (5.0mm) and a darning needle
First mitt: The Dirt Block
Cast on 32 in light brown
Rows 1-12: K2 p2 ribbing
Row 13-14: knit around
Switch to Dark Brown
Row 15: knit
Start to Shape Thumb:
Row 16: K2, pm, kfb, k2, kfb, pm, k to end
Row 17: Knit
Row 18: K2, sm, kfb, k4, kfb, sm, k to end
Row 19: Knit
Row 20: K2, sm, kfb, k6, kfb, sm, k to end
Row 21: K2, slip 10 stitches onto scrap yarn, cast on 4 using back loop, k to end
Rows 22-28: Knit around
Starting colorwork: (switching to green as necessary)
Rows 29-33 as above (you will repeat the colorwork twice)
Rows 34-35: K2, p2 around
Bind off and weave in ends.
Second Mitt: The Creeper
Using Green, Cast on 32
Rows 1-12: K2 p2 around
Rows 13-15: K around
Start shaping thumb
Row 16: K2, pm, kfb, k2, kfb, pm, k to end
Row 17: K around
Row 18: K2, sm, kfb, k4, kfb, sm, k to end
Row 19: K around
Row 20: K2, sm, kfb, k6, kfb, sm, k to end
Row 21: K2, slip 10 stitches onto scrap yarn, cast on 4 using back loop, k to end (this is the first row of the colorwork)
Continuing colorwork as below:
Row 22-32 K8, proceed with colorwork as above, k to end for next 11 rows
Rows 33-34: K2, P2 around
Bind off and weave in ends.
Thumbs:
Creeper mitt use green; dirt block use dark brown.
Pick up 10 stitches from scrap yarn and as many stitches as you want from the other half of the mitt.
Row 1: Decrease stitches as you want until you have 12 stitch on your needle.
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: K1P1 around
Bind off loosely.
Happy boy 🙂