Touch of Fluff by Marika Simon

Touch of Fluff

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Crochet
December 2012
Lace ?
11 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in alternating post stitch ribbing
5.5 mm (I)
90 - 150 yards (82 - 137 m)
Women's S (6.5" wrist), M (7.25" wrist), L (8" wrist)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

NOTE from the designer: I uploaded the Tangled version of the pattern (with their permission) as a free Ravelry download on December 19, 2013. If it does not work, please let me know via PM.

Touch of Fluff are light mitts worked in a mohair-silk blend at a loose gauge. They are perfect for those times you are reading, writing or crafting indoors and your hands get chilly. This simple design showcases three stretchy stitch patterns: foundation single crochet, alternating front-post and back-post double crochet ribbing and a linked shell-stitch pattern. You can make a pair in no time, and working with the lace weight mohair blend on a relatively large hook is also a great exercise in maintaining a lighter tension.

The pattern is given in written instruction, with a chart included at the end that gives a visual representation of the stitch patterns, increases, decreases and thumb-hole shaping.

There are two main stitch patterns.

Gauge for the cuff pattern of alternating post-stitch ribbing is:
11 sts and 8 rows = 4 inches

Gauge for the main linked shell stitch pattern is:
5 patt reps and 6 rows = 4”

Notions needed:

  • Crochet hook, size I (5.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Stitch marker (optional)
  • Tapestry needle

Stitches used (US terms only):

  • Foundation single crochet (fsc)
  • Chain (ch)
  • Slip stitch (sl st)
  • Front post double crochet (fpdc)
  • Back post double crochet (bpdc)
  • Linked shell stitch (lss) - requires double crochet (dc) and double crochet 2 together (dc2tog) with a skipped stitch between the two stitches - detailed instructions provided in pattern.
  • Single crochet (sc)