Straight on driving accessories

A nice and warm and super soft set for those mornings when the car is ice cold and the windows are frosted. Straight on driving accessories can be made with only knit stitches, so it is a speedy run! The set is made from super soft merino wool from Abuelita, Uruguay. We are warm and comfortable in on óur way and planning to knit more of these for christmas presents.

Materials
Mitts: 1 skein of Abuelita Merino Worsted, US 2 ½ and US 4 double pointed needles
Scarf: 2 skeins of Abuelita Merino Worsted, US 13 needles.

Mitts:
Cast on 38 stitches on US  4 needles. Work 8 rows of garter before you start knitting stockinette in the round. Make sure you join the round from the right side. (If you love purling you can of course just knit in the round from the beginning)

Round 1: K, PM after 17 and 22 stitches (there is 4 stitches between the two markers)
Runde 2: K until your first marker. M1. K until next marker, M1 after the marker. (there is still 4 stitches between the two markers)

Continue in stockinette until your piece measures 2 inches. M1 on each side of the markers again. Continue in stockinette until your piece measures 3 inches and repeat the increase again. (M1 on each side of the markers) Knit 4 more rounds. On the fifth round do the following:

K 16 stitches. Place the next 12 stitches (for the thumb) on a spare needle. You can loose the markers now. Cast on 4 new stitches after the 16 stitches, before continuing around the hand. Continue for 1 inch. Switch to US 2 1/2  needles and knit 8 rows of garter stitch. Cast off from the wrong side. (Or on a purl round if you are doing the garter part in the round)

Thumb:
Pick up five stitches between the thiumb and the hand on US 2 ½ needles. Knit 8 rows of garter stitch. Cast off from the wrong side. (Or on a purl round if you are doing the garter part in the round)

Assemble the edges and go!

Scarf:
Cast on 32 stitches on US 13 needles. Knit garter back and forth. Make pom-poms by winding yarn around a piece of carton. Then wind more yarn tight around the top. Cut the other end open. Attach the pom-poms to the scarf and go!