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PATTERN INFORMATION
Scrappy Stripes are fingerless mittens that are knit starting from the thumb. The garter stitch hand is worked around the thumb, forming a striped square. When it reaches the desired width, the square is folded and its two sides are joined on the bind off row.

The mittens are a perfect way to use small amounts of yarn left over from other projects: I used tiny balls of Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply and Tarte I collected after several projects.

Size
Finished hand circumference: 16 cm/6.5 in.
Finished length: 22 cm/8.75 in.
Shown with 1.5 cm/0.5 in of negative ease.

Yarn
Small amounts of fingering weight yarn - you can use yarn left over from other projects.

My sample was knit with the following yarns:
For stripes in contrast colours (CC), Miss Babs
Yummy 2-Ply (100% Superwash Merino Wool):
Stripe 1−CC1: Caribbean Flamingo: 7 m/8 yds
Stripe 2−CC2: Ergosphere: 8 m/9 yds
Stripe 3−CC3: Dahlia: 9 m/10 yds
Stripe 4−CC4: Spicy Papaya: 10 m/11 yds
Stripe 5−CC5: Ugli: 11 m/12 yds
Stripe 6−CC6: Sunny: 12 m/13 yds
Stripe 7−CC7: Iantha: 13 m/14 yds
Stripe 8−CC8: Hyperbole: 14 m/15 yds
Stripe 9−CC9: Blue Poppy: 15 m/16 yds

For background colours (BC), Miss Babs Tarte (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 15% Nylon, 10% Tencel):
Thumb and ribbing−BC1: Pewter: 100 m/110 yds
Background stripes−BC2: Quicksilver: 140 m/160 yds

Gauge (blocked)
Garter stitch: 25 sts and 50 rnds = 10 cm/4 in,
with larger needle(s).
1x1 rib stitch: 26 sts and 38 rnds = 10 cm/4 in,
with smaller needle(s), slightly stretched.

Needles and Notions
3.5 mm/US 4 needle(s) in preferred style for knitting small circumferences, or size to obtain garter stitch gauge (larger needles)
3.25 mm/US 3 needle(s) in preferred style for knitting small circumferences, or size to obtain 1x1 rib gauge (smaller needles)
1 stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn

Skills Needed
Long tail cast-on, knit, purl, picking up sts, increases, German short rows.