Cable Knit Mitts with Crochet Cuff

Pretty and practical. Adapted by Deborah Pulliam for Piecework magazine. Original pattern from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 8.
The holiday season will soon be upon us. A pair of these charmers would make a great gift, especially with the price of heating oil these days!
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Fingerless mitts (aka muffatees)

This pretty pattern knits up quickly, and the mitts fit very well.

http://www.knittingatknoon.com/fingerlessmittenpatt.html”>pattern

What the heck are muffatees?

“Old Mrs. Rabbit was a widow; she earned her living by knitting rabbit-wool mittens and muffatees.”
[Beatrix Potter ~ The Tale of Benjamin Bunny]
What the heck ARE muffatees???? Well, in the days before central heating, keeping warm in winter was a major challenge. We think we know about dressing in layers, but [...]

Pretty fingerless gloves (aka muffatees)

More muffatees! So pretty, and not difficult. These are called “Karaoke”, from a very nice site, SWTC.
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Motley Mitts: More Muffatees

Because of the historic connection, I can’t restrain myself from collecting patterns, even modern ones, for muffatees/fingerless mitts. When I saw these at the Knitting Daily website, I just had to save the pattern. They are all the more intriguing for being knitted sideways, using short rows.
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Mikado Fingerless Cabled Gloves (mitts)

I made a pair of these in self striping yarn, and they really came out great.

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/mikado-gloves.html

Lacy Wristwarmers (Muffatees)

Fingerless mitts, wristers, wristwarmers, muffatees. Whatever you call them, they’re pretty cool….
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Victorian Ladies’ Mitts (aka muffatees)

Circa 1860’s, very delicate lacy effect. Pattern as written calls for
very fine needles and yarn. Multicolored but can be made in single color as well.

http://www.geocities.com/vintageconnection/VintageConnection–KNITladysmitts.html