Dapper Dame Fingerless Mitts by Sharon Moore Ravelry: TribalDancer Materials 1 ball each of two contrasting & DPN or Magic Loop Needles Dapper Dame (regular): Sport weight designed with KnitPicks Andean Treasure 100% Alpaca Size US2 & US0 needles (=7.5sts/in) Dapper Dude (large): DK/worsted weight yarn designed with Debbie Bliss Merino DK 100% Merino superwash Size US4 & US2 needles (gauge=7sts/in)

KStitches - knit Used K2Tog - knit 2 together KFB - knit into front and back of stitch. Inc 1 stitch. M1F - pick up bar between stitches* from row below through front, knit through back. Inc 1 stitch. M1B - pick up bar between stitches* from row below through back, knit through front. Inc 1 stitch.

*Bar picked up should be in the same color of yarn as you intend to knit. If necessary, pick up floating yarn carried behind previous row.

Tips for successful colorwork: • Carry yarn not in use loosely behind work. Tight float tension will create puckering, and/or a restricting fit. On longer floats, stretch the stitches across your needle before you bring the for the post-float stitch. • This pattern does not require twisting, wrapping, or otherwise catching floats. However, if you prefer a more neatly tailored inside of your mitt, anchor your floats longer than 3 stitches. Remember, work floats loosely! • If you continue to have tension issues and/or cannot get gauge, try going up a single needle size. Additional Notes & Ideas: • Occasionally, the larger size will call for a different number of repeats of a given instruction, noted in {}. • For even easier reading, cut out and tape the thumb gusset chart to align with the “ section” on the pattern chart . Grey bars line up with the increase rows. • Finished mitt should be snug, but not restrictive. Keep in mind mitts will stretch a little to shape with or after being worn a little while. • Want longer cuffs? Lengthen the cuff section to your liking. • For “manly mitts”, try light & dark shades of grey, blue, or green. • For a punky look, invert your colors for the second mitt. • For a bit more whimsy, do all 2X2 rib in stripe colorwork as well, or in a third color altogether! Instructions C/O 57 sts in MC on smaller needles 21: K to marker, remove marker, put 18 stitches on waste yarn, remove marker, continue, pulling join across thumb- Cuff: side stitches firmly to prevent laddering. (54 stitches) 1: Set up: K1, [P2-K2] rib around to last two stitches, K1, knit 21-31: K in pattern to end of chart, break CC yarn last stitch and first stitch of previous round together. (56 32: K around in MC, increasing 2 stitches evenly (56 stitches) stitches) 2-8: 2X2 rib around for 7 {9} more rows 33-37: Switch to smaller needles, work in K2-P2 rib around 9: K around, decreasing 2 stitches evenly 5 {7} rows 38: Bind off in rib. Argyle and Thumb Gusset: (see charts) Thumb Switch to larger needles 1: P/U live thumb gusset stitches with larger needles, 1-2: Begin Argyle Pattern chart, knit around in pattern starting where the MC gusset stitches meet the mitt body, 3: Knit 27 sts in pattern, PM, lift MC float from the back then and remove waste yarn. Knit in pattern around, P/U two KFB in MC, PM, continue to end stitches from body and knit in CC. (20 stitches) 4: K around in pattern 2-5: Continue K in pattern 4 rounds, break CC yarn 5: Knit in pattern to marker, slip marker, [M1F, K2, M1B] in 6: K around in MC pattern, slip marker, continue 7-9: Switch to smaller needles, K2-P2 3 rows 6-20: Continue like this in pattern until all thumb gusset 10: Bind off in rib increases are complete. (refer to Thumb Gusset chart) Weave in ends

Notes on reading these charts: Chart Key: = no stitch • Mitts are same front and back, and are identical for both right and left mitts. = main color (MC) = contrast color (CC) • Chart can be read either direction, as the pattern is mirrored, though it is notated in standard right-to-left, bottom-to-top (exactly as your move across your work). • Knit across argyle chart once for the back of the mitt, Argyle Pattern then repeat same row for the palm of the mitt. • For thumb gusset increase rows, knit across pattern once, 30 then across thumb gusset chart, then repeat across argyle 28 pattern chart again. 26 24 22 Thumb Gusset 20 MC 18 MC 16 CC 14 CC 12 MC 10 MC 8 CC 6 CC 4 KFB 2 Grey bars indicate increase rows