Ellie's Fingerless Gloves - A Time Back in Time

(Photo effects by Ellie)
While I was recently picking out the yarn that I needed to make fingerless gloves for Ellie's dance teacher, Ellie decided she would like some, too. She surveyed the offerings and picked out a bright, nearly neon, yellow from Falk Dalegarn DK weight yarn. It was nice to have as an easy project to enjoy that did not require the use of a pattern.

Yarn: Neon Yellow Falk Dalegarn, DK weight 100% washable wool
Black, Mission Falls, Dk weight superwash Merino wool

Needles: 3dpn

Directions:

(I made up patterns as I went. Below is the basic stitch structure.)

Cast on 40 stitches in black.

Abbreviations:
k=knit
p=purl
pm= place marker
sm= slip marker
m1= make 1 stitch by knitting into the front and the back of the next stitch

Cast on 40 stitches, divide evenly between 3 needles and join for knitting in the round.

Place a stitch marker at the beginning of the round.

Ribbing:
Round 1-5: * k2,p2* repeat to the end of the round (40).

Cuff:
Knit in stockinette until the cuff is approx. 3.5" long.
(I used the Faire Isle two handed knitting technique to carry the two colors of yarn as I created the various patterns.)

For left mitten:
Clockwise from start: 8 sts for thumb, 20 sts for back of hand, 12 sts for palm.

For right mitten:
Clockwise from start: 8 sts for thumb,12 sts for palm, 20 sts for back of hand.
knit to end of round.

Round 35: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (42 sts)
Round 36: knit to end of round
Round 37: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (44 sts)
Round 38: knit to end of round
Round 39: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (46 sts)
Round 40: knit to end of round
Round 41: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (48 stst)
Round 42: knit to end of round
Round 43: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (50 sts)
Round 44: knit to end of round
Round 45: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (52 sts)
Round 46: knit to end of round
Round 47: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (54 sts)
Round 48: knit to end of round
Round 49: k5, pm, m1, k2, m1, pm, knit to end of round (56 sts)
Round 50-51: knit to end of round
Round 52: knit 5, place next 18 stitches onto a piece of waste yarn (these are the thumb stitches and will be worked at the end of the piece); cast on two stitches purl-wise; knit to
end of round.
Round 53-62: continue k1 to end of round.
Round 63-74: *k1 tbl, p1, repeat from * to end of round.
Bind off all stitches in pattern.

Thumb:
Transfer the 18 thumb stitches from the waste yarn to your needles and divide evenly.
Round 1: Join yarn and knit 18 stitches, pick up two stitches from the two stitches that you cast on after working the thumb gusset (20 sts).
Round 2: knit to end of round.
Round 3-7: *k1 tbl, p1, repeat from * to end of round
Bind of all stitches and weave in ends.