Knitted in one piece these mitts form a “figure eight” shape around the thumb by increasing in the first part of a row and decreasing in the second part. The pattern includes illustrations concerning construction and topology.

A danish version was written by MarianneHo and is available here: http://strikkeglad.dk/2009/ottetalsvanter/

A dutch translation was provided by mijikke and is available here.

A video tutorial in Japanese has been provided by Kabosu (かぼすの手しごと) on YouTube. You can find it here (part 1) and here (part 2).

Renate Schattschneider (wwmaid) wrote German versions for this pattern:

• For fingering weight yarn: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/8-ern-wasser

• For sports weight yarn: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alle-8-ung

Renate Schattschneider (wwmaid) hat zwei deutsche Versionen dieser Anleitung geschrieben:

• Für 4-fädiges Sockengarn: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/8-ern-wasser

• Für 5-fädiges Garn: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alle-8-ung

A crochet version of this pattern is also available on Ravelry called Octavo Fingerless Gloves.

I was asked a few times about the yarn I used:

• For the green-blue ones I used a very cheap variegated sock yarn bought at a discounter in 2012 - it’s listed here: http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/vendita-sockenwolle (Colorway 555)

• For the red-yellow-green ones, I used Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Mexiko. I guess Noro sock would give similar results.