Spice up your winter look with a pair of crossed cables fingerless mitts. The mustard yarn and classic decorative buttons add style to this classic set of gloves. Small modifications to the pattern are all you need to make these longer for a more demure look.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: Palm circumference: 7”; Wrist circumference: 6 1/2”; Total length: 5 1/4”

Gauge: With smaller hook, first 4 rows in patt = 6 1/2” x 1 1/4” (5 dc post sts = 1”)

Materials

Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Serena (60% alpaca, 40% pima cotton; 170 yards [155 meters]/50 grams): #2020 Curry (1 skein)
Hook: US size D/3 (3.25 mm) and E/4 (3.5 mm) hooks

Pattern Notes

Mitt is intended to fit snugly around palm. Keep in mind that the fabric is stretchy and can fit a slightly larger wrist and palm. To make it larger, work more increases in row 5, and add plain stitches (not in cable pattern) at beginning and ends of rounds. The wrist band can also be made larger with extra stitches, just make sure that you have an even number.

Pattern

Right Wrist Band

With smaller hook, ch 34.
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. (32 dc)
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc throughout), hdc in next 2 dc, *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc, rep from * to last st, hdc in turning ch.
Row 3: Ch 2, *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc, rep from * to last 3 sts, hdc in last 3 sts, turn.
Row 4: Rep row 2. Change to larger hook.
Row 5: Ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st**, hdc in next 3 sts, rep from * ending last rep at **, sl st to top of starting ch 2, do not turn. (40 sts) 

Palm

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc throughout), dc in next hdc, *sk next 3 hdc, FPtr in next 3 hdc, working in front of post sts just completed FPtr in 3 sk hdc, rep from * across to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of starting ch.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in next dc, FPdc across to last 2 sts, hdc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of starting ch.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next hdc, FPdc in next 3 dc, * sk next 3 dc, FPtr in next 3 dc, working behind sts just made FPtr in 3 sk dc, rep from *  to last 5 sts, FPdc in next 3 dc, dc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of starting ch.
Rnd 4: Rep row 2.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next hdc, *sk next 3 dc, FPtr in next 3 dc, working in front of post sts just completed FPtr in 3 sk dc, rep from * across to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, sl st to top of starting ch.
Rnd 6: Rep rnd 2.
Row 7: Rep 3.
Row 9: Rep 5.
Rows 10-11: Rep rows 6 and 7, fasten off.

Left Wrist Band

With smaller hook, ch 34.
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. (32 dc)
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc throughout), *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc, rep from * to last 3 sts, hdc in last 3 sts, turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in next 2 hdc *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc, rep from * across, hdc in turning chain, turn.
Row 4: Rep row 2. At end of row, change to larger hook.
Row 5: Ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st**, hdc in next 3 sts, rep from * ending last rep at **, sl st to top of starting ch 2, do not turn. (40 sts)

Palm

Follow instructions for Palm above.

Finishing

Button and button loops are placed on either side of center wrist opening.
Left Mitt: Sew 2 buttons into plain stitches at left of center opening. With RS facing, join yarn at bottom of opposite side.
Row 1: Ch 1, work 7 sc into row ends of first 4 rows, leaving 5th row unworked, turn.
Row 2: Ch 5, sk 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 5, sk 2 sc, sl st in next sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 5 sc in ch-5, sc2tog, 5 sc in next ch-5, sl st in side of last sc of prev row, fasten off.

Right Mitt: Sew 2 button into plain stitches at right of center opening. With RS facing join yarn in row 4 of opposite side. Rep instructions for Button loops on Left mitt.
Row 1: Ch 1, work 7 sc into row ends of first 4 rows, turn.
Rows 2-3: Follow instructions for rows 2 and 3 on Left mitt.