Faded Lace Mitts

By:MegHaines

Inspiredbythepopular,distressedfashion,thesemittsarea
funandtrendywaytokeepyourhandsjustwarmenough
whileleavingyourfingersfreewhileyouwork,drive,type,
etc.Thesemittsaresimple;yetgiveyouafashionable,lacy
look.Agreatprojectforusingupthatspecialskeinofsock
yarn!

Yarn&Size

Lightweightsockyarn,(IusedEllaRaeLaceMerino,color
08).Onepairofmittswilluseapproximately4050gramsof
thisyarn.Note:Iwrotethepatternforthesemittsbasedon
myhandsandthecircumferenceofmyhandisapproximately
7inchesandwristcircumferenceofapproximately6
inches.Toobtainalargersizeyoumaysubstituteaheavier
weightyarn.

CrochetHook

SizeD(33.25mm)

Gauge
Sc,shell,sc,shell,sc=approx.2inches
8rows=approx.2inches

Abbreviations
Ch
Sc
Slst
Sk
Dc
Rep
St

Chain
SingleCrochet
SlipStitch
Skip
DoubleCrochet
Repeat
Stitch

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Instructions
Ch49.

Cuff

Row1:Scinto2ndchfromhook,scineachchacross,joinwithslsttofirstsc.(48sc)

Row2:Ch1,*sknext2sc,5dcinnextsc(shellmade),sknext2sc,scinnextsc*repfrom*
to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.(8shells)
Row310:Ch1,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc(3rddcofshellinpreviousrow),sk2dc,scin
sc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.(8shells)Thisistheshellpattern
thatwillberepeatedthroughoutmitt.

Beginningincreasesforthumbgusset

Row11:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]twice,sknext2dc,
[5dc,ch1,5dc,ch1,5dc]innextdc,sknext2dc,scinsc,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sk
next2dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.

Row12:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]twice,[sknext2dc,
shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinch1sp]twice,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2
dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.(10shells)

Row13:Workinshellpattern(seerow3forexplanation)

Row14:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]threetimes,sknext
2dc,[5dc,ch1,5dc,ch1,5dc]innextdc,sknext2dc,scinsc,*sknext2dc,shellinnext
dc,sknext2dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.

Row15:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]threetimes,[sknext
2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinch1sp]twice,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sk
next2dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.(12shells)

Row1619:Workinshellpattern.

Joiningtomakethumbhole

Row20:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]threetimes,sknext
3shells,scinnextsc,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*
around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.

Row21:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]twice,sknext2dc,2
dcinnextdc,3dcinthumbhole,madebyjoiningst,sknext2dc,2dcinnextdc,sknext2
dc,scinnextsc,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinsc*repfrom*to*around,
slstinfirstchsttojoin.

Row22:Ch1,[sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scinnextsc]twice,sknext3dc,
shellinnextdc,sknext3dc,scinnextsc,*sknext2dc,shellinnextdc,sknext2dc,scin
sc*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchsttojoin.(8shells)

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Row23:Workinshellpattern.

Row24:Ch3,3dcinsamest,sknext2dc,scinnextdc(3rddcofshellinpreviousrow),
*sknext2dc,7dcinnextsc,sknext2dc,scinnextdc*repfrom*to*around,toch3at
beginningofround.3dcatbaseofch3,joinwithslsttotopofch3.Fastenoff.

Accentofcuff

Row1:Workingwithmittupsidedown,goingoppositedirectionfromfoundationchain,
joinyarnwithslstinsctotherightofgapatbeginningoffoundationchain.Ch1,*sknext
2ch,shellinnextch,sknext2ch,scinnextch*repfrom*to*around,slstinfirstchstto
join.(8shells)

Row2:Worksameasrow24ofmittpattern.Fastenoff.

Weaveinallends.