Fingerless Mittens; Pattern and Yarn Review

Happy October!

I hope you guys are knee deep in Pumpkins and candy bars! 

I wanted to share with you a project I just finished, I'm sure you've seen the pictures all over Insta and my FB page. If you loved the yarn, or the pattern, you can find all the information in this post! Let's get started! 


I made this lovely pair of fingerless mittens as a commission for a friend;

​She was inspired by this cute pair of mittens and asked me to create a similar pair. ​

Unfortunately, I didn't have enough sock yarn leftovers to make a pair just like this so we did some research and found some self patterning yarn. The yarn we found is Regia Designs by Arne and Carlos in the colorway Fall night. 

I found a similar pattern; Fingerless Gloves by Stephanie C. Haberman. It seemed simple enough so I got out my addi turbos and got started. 

The mittens started turning out smaller than I'd hoped so I added another 5 stitches to the pattern and started over. I then got to the thumb gusset and didn't enjoy the look of the increases so I instead used a M1L and M1R increase to make them look cleaner. 

I ended up making up the pattern from this point on. I found the instructions vague and slightly frustrating so it was just easier in the end to improvise as I went along. 

I'm happy with how they turned out. The yarn was a little scratchier than the KnitPicks Stroll that I'm used to using but it blocked up really nicely and the nylon gives it excellent elasticity. I would use it again for socks and mitten projects like this. 

In conclusion! I wasn't thrilled with the pattern. I think, maybe, if I had a little more patience with it, that it would have turned out ok. But I already had a clear image of what I wanted the finished product to look like so improvising was what felt right for these guys and I don't think they suffer for it. 

The mittens are all packaged up and on the way to their forever home in the morning. I hope they have a long and productive life!

Ps. If you are looking to own a pair of hand knit Ashley mittens, these Norwegian Mittens and these Lace Fingerless Mittens are available in my shop. And remember, I do custom orders! 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope your Halloween season is off to a good start! 

​-Ashley