Fingerless mittens (crochet)

 Hi there! I would like to show you the last pair of fingerless mittens I made for myself. Sometimes it is terribly cold at my office, and my hands got really cold when I am working at the computer. So I took a leftover of yarn (worsted, I think) and crocheted these mittens.

 

 

First I made a chain of 11 stitches. Then, I made 9 hdc (half double crochet) along the chain. I turned and repeated until it was long enough to cover my wirst, so I closed with some dwarf stitches to make a cuff.

Then I started to work in the round, following this chart:

For the thumb, I started in the 5th row. I made 2 front post double crochet stitches in the first and second stitches of the row (so, 34 stitches in total). In the 6th row, I made 2 front post double crochet stitches in the first stitch, then 2 back post double crochet stitches in the following 2 stitches, and again 2 front post double crochet stitches in the next stitch; so, 36 stitches in the row. For the 7th row, I made 2 front post double crochet stitches in the first stitch, then 4 back post double crochet stitches in the following 4 stitches, and again 2 front post double crochet stitches in the next stitch; 38 stitches in the row. And I kept increasing 2 stitches per row up to the 10th row (included). In the 11th row, I made one front post double stitch in the first stitch, skip the increased stitches and follow the pattern, with 32 stitches per row. I ended after the 16th row, but that is up to you!