Formerly Known As Faux Fair Isle Fingerless Mitts

It was time to make myself a pair of fingerless mitts (now that I made virtually all of my peeps a pair! ;)). :)  With my Drops Fabel yarn (I had purchased way too much and had been thinking about making a pair of fingerless mitts or a hat for myself with the remainder of the yarn), I used my Denise 3.75mm (US 5) needles and casted on 40 sts.  Since this yarn is self-patterning, I decided that a simple 1x1 rib stitch pattern would show off the yarn the best.  Here's what I did:

1. Cast on 40 sts.
2. Started a 1x1 ribbing pattern for 25 rows for the wrist portion & 10 rows for palm (14 cm (5.5 in)). 
3. *K, P* 14 times, K, pick up a st from the st below, P, *P, K* to the end of one side; then K, P 2 times, K, pick up a st from the st below, P, *P, K* to the end.
4. K the knits, P the purls.
5. *K, P* 15 times, pick up a st from the st below, K, *P, K* to the end of one side; then K, P 3 times, pick up a st from the st below, K, *P, K* to the end.
6. K the knits, P the purls.
7. *K, P* 15 times, pick up a st from the st below, K. Place 12 sts (6 sts from each side) on a stitch holder for the thumb portion.  Pick up a st from the st below, P, *K, P* to the end.
8. K the knits, P the purls. 
9. *K, P* 15 times, K, pick up a st from the st below, P on one side.  Then pick up a st from the st below, K, P, *K, P* to the end.
10. K the knits, P the purls.
11. Repeat Row 7 - 10 to add 2 more sts on each side, for a total of 4 additional sts.
12. Continue pattern for the remainder of the fingers for 28 rows (12 cm (4.5 in)).
13. Bind off.
14. Pick up 3 stitches on each side for the thumb plus an additional 6 sts and K/P.
15. Continue pattern.
16. K, P to the 6th st, P/K2tog 4x, K/P to the end.
17. K, P to the 6th st, P/K2tog 2x, K/P to the end.
18. Continue in pattern the remainder of the thumb for 10 rows (4 cm (1.5 in)).
19. Bind off.

終わり (Owari = Done)! :) And here's my mitts look like:

*yay*  Now I have a pair of my very own! :)  Hopefully it won't be so cold this winter that I need my leather gloves and won't be able to use these! :P