Lots of people loved my Kingdom gloves. However I read a lot of comments from people all saying the same thing – that they were amazing but too fiddly, too detailed, and/or too complicated for people to knit, and wouldn’t it be nice if they were fingerless?

I understand the concern about how difficult those gloves are to knit. I figured there had to be a way to make the elegant cables more accessible. So after lots of playing around with ideas I present Kingdom’s companion – Queen City.  Larger needles, no cabling over short rows, fewer crosses, and no fingers all make these fingerless mitts more approachable.

SIZE
XS [S, M, L, XL] (shown in size M)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wrist circumference: 6[6.5, 7, 7.5, 8] inches
Knuckle circumference: 6[6.5, 7, 7.5, 8] inches
Note: For a good fit, choose the finished measurements closest to your hand and wrist measurements.

MATERIALS
Yarn
KnitPicks Gloss [70% merino wool, 30% silk; 220yd/201m per 50g skein]; color: Jade; 1 skein

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
1 set US #2/2.75 mm double-point needles

Notions
Yarn needle
Thin cable needle
Stitch marker

GAUGE
28 sts/42 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

DIRECTIONS
CUFF
CO 18 sts. Do not join; cuff is worked back and forth in rows.

Set-up Row [WS]: K8, p1, [k2, p1] twice, k3.
From this point, first st of each row is slipped.

When working Cuff Chart pattern as directed below, work as follows:
RS rows: Sl 1 purlwise, work chart row, k1, p8.
WS rows: Sl 1 knitwise, k7, p1, work chart row, k1.

Work Rows 1-12 of Cuff Chart 5[5, 6, 6, 7] times, then work 1[7, 0, 5, 0] more rows in pattern following Rows 13 and 14 of chart.

Cuff measures approx. 6[6.5, 7, 7.5, 8] inches.

BO all sts.

Break yarn, leaving a tail approx. 6 inches long. Use tail to sew CO edge to BO edge, lining up sts of cable. Lozenge shape formed by cable pattern at join may be longer than other lozenge shapes.

WRIST
Turn cuff inside out, so that WS is facing out. Sts will be picked up along edge of cuff lining (the portion of the cuff that was worked in reverse stockinette st). Once mitten is completed, cabled portion of cuff will be folded up over cuff lining and sewn in place.

With WS (stockinette st side) facing and beginning at seam, pick up and k 43[45, 49, 53, 57] sts (approx. 2 sts for every 3 rows) evenly around edge of cuff lining. Round begins at cuff seam.
Divide sts between three needles so that there are 11[12, 14, 16, 18] sts on first and third needles of round (Needles 1 and 3), and 21 sts on second needle of round (Needle 2). Wrist will be worked in the round.

Work in stockinette st until work measures 1 inch from picked-up edge.

Next Round: K to end of Needle 1, work Row 1 of Hand Chart over sts on Needle 2,  to end of Needle 3.
From this point, work Hand Chart over sts on Needle 2.

Continue in pattern until you have completed Row 12 of Hand Chart.

THUMB GUSSET
Set-up round for Thumb Gusset is worked differently for right and left hands. As you work thumb gusset, continue to work Hand Chart over sts on Needle 2, and work all other sts in stockinette st.

Left Hand:
Set-up Round: K8[8, 10, 12, 13], place marker, work in pattern to end of round.

FINISHING
Fold upper hem facing to WS and sew in place using attached yarn tail. Fold cuff to RS and sew neatly over cuff lining. When sewing hem facing and cuff lining, take care not to sew too tightly; it is important to maintain the elasticity of the knitted fabric.

Weave in ends and block.

Becky lives in Lamoille county in Vermont with her husband Neil, two cats and two dogs, and a growing number of farm animals. She knits and designs on the bus to her real job every day.

She can be found on Ravelry as ladysaphira and blogs here.