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Fingerless Mitten Knit-Along

Hello all! Hope that everything is okay for you all during this tough time and that none of you are starting to go a little insane from being indoors! If you are, fear not, as today we will be starting a fingerless mitten knit-along. This project is super-stylish, quick and perfect for beginners as well, so let's get started.

You Will Need:

• 100-200g double knit yarn, depending on how long you wish to make your mittens. If you do not have double knit yarn, you can use something thinner or thicker, though you will need to use different sized needles and use less stitches and rows if it is thicker wool or more if it is thinner. TOP TIP: If you are a beginner, avoid dark colours as it is much harder to see stitches in this.
• 4mm circular needles. If you are not using double knit wool, check the ball band to see what size needles you will need.  Also, if you are a loose knitter, you will need to use smaller needles, or if you are a tight knitter you will need to use larger needles. However, regardless of the size, your needles need to be circular needles or this will not work!

Step One: Creating the first stitch

You will be creating your first stitch using a type of knot called a slipknot. To do this, you will need to start by making a loop near, but not right next to, the beginning of the wool.

Then, pull the strand that is not attached to the ball through it in a looped shape and pull it tight. This is your first stitch.

You can now put this onto the needle and use the two ends to tighten it so that it does fall off of the needle (but not to the point where it cannot move or slide along the needle fairly easily).

Step Two: Creating the Other Stitches

Now, we need to create the other stitches. Firstly, you need to hold the needle with the stitch in your  left hand if you are right handed or your right if you are left handed. If you are left handed, you will need to do each step using the opposite hands to what is shown in the pictures from this point onwards. Next, you put the other needle in the opposite hand and put it through the back of the stitch.

Using the strand of yarn that is attached to the ball of wool, form a loop around the back needle and pull it through the stitch, moving the back needle to the front.

Now, put what is on the front needle on to the back needle. This is your second stitch. Repeat this process to form around 52 stitches adjusting the number to suit the size of your wrist. The only rule when choosing your stitch number is that it must be divisible by four.

Organising The Stitches

Finally, for today, you need to split the stitches between the two needles. To do this, you need to slide the stitches onto the cable that connects the two needles, find the middle of the stitches and pull the cable between the two halves to split the stitches. It should look like this:

That's all for today! If you have any problems, let me know in the comments and I'll do my best to get back to you and help you out. 

Happy knitting!

Caiti