A New Challenge with Fingerless Mitts

Hi I am working on these right now and I’m stuck on step 5! I can’t figure out how to pick up the stitchrsvand then which way to go because you HV thosrv70 co stitches. I’m so confused can you help?? Thanks yours are fabulous!

I relied heavily on the designer’s photos to get through Step 5. When you finish the thumb instructions, knit 20 stitches, place a marker(now called the “starting point”), knit 4 stitches, cable cast on 4 more stitches, place second marker (use a different color). Cable cast on 70 stitches. Knit back to the first marker you placed (starting point). Here is the “gap” the designer mentions.

“Think about this is four sections. 1 stitch at the front, all on its own, 21 stitches to the first marker, 8 stitches between the markers, and 66 stitches after the last marker. In other words: 1,21,8,66.” quoted from Raveler rambunctiousky

The 21 stitch section will have increases. The 66 stitch section will have decreases.

Another Raveler suggest using a different stitch count. “k22; pm; k2; cast on 6 stitches (cable cast on); pm; cast on 66 stitches” Raveler Algebrina

Now on to the sticky part.
Row 2 (WS): K back to starting point. Pick up 1st(or 2, if you need to) from the gap between the last st and pick up 1st from the recently cast-on sts. To pick up 1st from lower cast on edge, wyif, insert right needle from back to front and pull yarn through to pick up the st.
Turn your work and do a RS row

Row 3 K2tog (just picked up stitch and first stitch of row) Now you are knitting round the thumb stitches to marker 1 (starting point) knit the stitches between the markers just the way they are, no inc or dec. After the second marker, (working the long section of cable cast on stitches) k1 ssk, k8 to the end. This decreases and forms the second spiral.
I hope this helps. I’m struggling a bit to explain without the actual project in front of me. Check the notes from projects on Ravelry. There are lots of explanations there and I’m sure one of them will make sense to you!

OK I’m gonna sound dumb probably OK so when u pickup the stitches u turn it and go back the same way right ? I was trying to go down the rest of the 70 stuches. I’m a Lil slow lol

After you pick up the stitches, you turn your work, knit 2 together and the work around the thumb stitches. Is that the spot you’re at?

Yeah I just finished back to the starting point and about to pick up the stitches. I think that s what I was doing other than figuring out which stitches to pu I think its becoming more clear now after u said turn work. If I can get the right stches pu I will try that later hopefully that will get me going I think after I get that ill b good….hopefully. Thanks so much and I may b back lol