Spikehands

Strange directions and small details make a pair of closely-fitted fingerless mitts with a reversible detail.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool;
30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
1 ball each of the following shades:

Patina Colourway
A Smirr
B Backen

Rust Colourway
A Horseback Brown
B Cranachan

Needles and notions
Gauge-size needle of preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size or smaller circular needle of any length, for tubular bind off and three-needle bind off
Locking stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
28 sts and 56 rows to 10cm / 4in over garter stitch on gauge-size needle.
Use 2.75mm needles as a starting point for swatching.

Size
To fit hand circumference: 18-19.5cm / 7-7.5in
Height from cuff to tip: 17cm / 7in

Pattern notes
These mitts are knit in modular sections. First, front and back are knit as two conjoined mitered squares, then the thumb is knit sideways with short-row shaping and a small graft. Top and bottom cuffs are added last, finished with a tidy tubular bind-off.