Winterthur

These fun fingerless mitts are worked sideways, flat, with slip-stitch colorwork, then joined around to work the garter stitch gusset and thumb in the round. Twisted stitches, or mini-cables, make the patterning (it’s easy to work them without a cable needle!) and you’ll only need to hold one yarn at a time. 

The striped garter stitch tops and bottoms flare out just a little for a comfy fit, and the colorwork pattern makes for a cozy fabric. The repeating pattern is relatively easy to memorize once you get going, making these a pretty quick knit!

Winterthur was originally released by Stranded Magazine in 2017, re-released as a self-published pattern in 2025.

The self-published pattern includes the stitch pattern fully written & charted and illustrated tutorials for the provisional cast-on, short rows, and twisted stitches techniques.

You need 

Sport weight yarn: 105{130, 160} yards / 95{120, 150} meters in main color and 60{75, 90} yards / 55{70, 85} meters in contrasting color

• medium sized sample used Quince & Co Chickadee in Nightshade and Shell
• small sized sample used Quince & Co Chickadee in Snap Pea and Carrie’s Yellow

US 4 / 3.5mm circular needles, any length, or at least 32" if you choose to work the thumbs with magic loop

Optional: same size double pointed needles if you prefer to work the thumbs on DPNs

A third needle, any type, same size or 1–2 sizes larger

2 stitch markers

A crochet hook and scrap yarn for the provisional cast-on

Gauge 

23 sts and 50 rows per 4" / 10cm, in garter stitch.

Sizes 

To fit 6–7 (7–8, 8–9)" / 15–18 (18–20, 20–23) cm palm circumference.