Free knitting patterns for fingerless gloves and mitts with colorful designs including stash busters and designs for self-striping yarn. Updated 11/15/25
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Free Patterns
Mitts and Socks with Fair Isle Pattern
Matching fingerless mitts and top down socks knit with colorful diamond stripes. Socks 3 sizes. Mitts 2 sizes. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Regia.
Dulcian Fingerless Gloves
Quick fingerless mitts knit with a diamond pattern and contrasting cuffs and trim. Named for the musical instrument of the Renaissance that is the predecessor of the modern bassoon. DK weight yarn. Designed by 1 More Row Designs.
Mitts and Socks with Norwegian Pattern
Matching fingerless mitts and socks knit with geometric designs in two color stranded colorwork. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Regia.
Sybilla Fingerless Mitts
Colorful armwarmers knit with stripes on the hand and corrugated ribbing on cuff and trim. Knit in two colors, a self-striping and contrasting solid sock yarn. Designed by Sandra Jäger. Pictured project by landgirl
Margot's Garden Fingerless Mittens
Stash buster mitts knit with rows of stranded flowers. Great for using leftover sock yarn. Designed by Karen Porter.
O'Meara's Mitts
Fingerless mitts knit knit flat with stripes and an easy slipped stitch pattern. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand.
More Free Patterns
Tabby Mitts
Fingerless mitts knit in a diagonal stripe of a variegated yarn and contrasting solid color. Knit with a 4 row repeat. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Quinn Reverendo.
Color Chart Mitts
Fingerless mitts with 4 wide stripes with contrasting color borders. A beautiful use for leftover Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Heidi Alander. Pictured project by vimmla. Available in English and Finnish
YinYang Waves Mitts
Fingerless mitts with a yin yang motif in stranded colorwork. Designed by Etha Behrmann. Pictured projects by Pindalace and snieguolekil
Mushroom Fingerless Gloves
Easy fingerless mitts knit flat on two straight needles with an adorable toadstool design on the back of each hand. Includes a video tutorial for the mushroom motif. Designed by Janis Frank. Worsted weight yarn. Web version is free.
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A New Day Fingerless Arm Warmers
Easy zigzag striped fingerless mitts knit with a 2 round repeat. 2 sizes. Designed for 5 colors, it's an easy stash buster for Fingering weight yarn.. Designed by Linda Voss Plummer .
Patterns for Purchase
Herding Cats Mittens, Hat, and Socks
Fingerless mitts and matching accessories with a cute all-over design of kittens. 3 Sizes. Sport weight yarn. Designed by StoneKnits.
Mushroom Mittens
Fingerless mitts with a colorful design of a red-capped mushroom surrounded by stranded designs reminiscent of leaves. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by MagicalCraftRoom.
Just a Half Mittens
Fingerless mitts with corrugated rib cuffs and checkerboard and triangle designs on the hand. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by KreaBossen. A kit is also available.
Coziness Fingerless Mitts
Striped fingerless mitts with welted trim at cuffs and fingers. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by MumpitzDesign.
Wayfarer Mitts
Fingerless mitts inspired by the beauty of the canyons in the Western US with a rocky landscape rising to meet the sky. Designed for 7 colors each so it's perfect for stash and leftover sock yarn. Designed by EricaHeusserDesigns.
