Size These mittens wil fit the average woman's hands. Finished Measurements Length $\approx$ approximately 10.5" Width $\approx$ approximately 3.75" Gauge 20 sts/28 rows $\approx$ 4" double-stranded in stockinette stitch
Materials
2 skeins of Patons Classic Wool (223 yards, 10Og per skein - shown in Woodrose Heather) 5 US#6 DPNs CableNeedle Darning Needle WasteYarn
Pattern Notes
These mittens are worked withadouble-strandf yarn, whichmakesthem very wam but somewhat diffiutknit You probably wanttorell love theperson you kit thm for.
Thumb Notes
The thumbs are made using waste yarn to hold live stitches until the end. Youllbe purling stitches onto the waste yarn and then purlingthe same stitches again back onto the main yarn. The waste yarn wilholdstitches closed until youremove the waste yarn and slip the stitches back onto your needles.
Stitch Glossary (taken from \*101 stitches to knit by Interweave Press)
C4B $\approx$ slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle. C4F $\approx$ work as C4B but hold at front of work. T4B $\approx$ slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand neede,then purl sts from cable needle. T4F $\approx$ slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, purl next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle. T3B $\approx$ slip next st onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 2 sts from lefthand needle, then purl st from cable needle. T3F $\approx$ slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, purl next st from lfthand needle, then knit sts from cable needle. $P2\mathrm{tog}={\sf P}\{\sf u r l\,2\}$ together K2tog $\approx$ Knit 2 together Psso $\approx$ Pass slipstitch over
Pattern
Holding2 strands of yarn together, cast On 44 stitches.
Arrange them on 4 DPNs as follows: Needle 1: 12 stitches Needle 2: 8 stitches Needle 3: 16 stitches Needle 4: 8 stitches Work 2 X 2 ribbing for 3 inches Round1 Needle I: P, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 2 NeedleI: P, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 3 Needle1: P2, C4B, C4F,p2. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.Round 4 Needl : P2, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 5 Needle i: P2, k8, p2. Needle : P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 6 Needle : P2, k8, p2. Needle : P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round Z Needle : P2, T4B, T4F,p2. Needle : P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.Round 8 Needle : P2, k2, pt, k2, p2. Needle 2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 9 Needl 1:P, T3B, pt, T3F,pl. Needle 2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 10 Needle I: PI, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 11 Needle : Pl, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle 2: P2,kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 12 Needle 1: Pl, k2, p6, k2, p1. Neele 2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle : P2, kt, p2.Round 13 NeedleI:Pl,T3F, p, TB, pl. Needle 2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needl 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 17 NeedleI: P2, k8,p2. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needl 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 14 NeedleI: P2, k2, pt, k2, p2. Needle2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.
Needle i: P2, ks, p2.
Needle 2: P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 15 Needle : P2, C4F, C4B, p2. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.Round 19 Needle I: P2, C4B, C4F, p2. Needle2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.Round 16 - RIGHT MITTEN Needle I: P2, k, p2.Needle 2: P2, k4, switch to waste yarn, P2, then p6 from needle 3. Slip the same 8 stitches back to left needle and purl them again with main color yarn. Move the last 6 stitches to needle 3. Needle 3: Continue purling across. Needle : P2, k4t, p2. Round 20 Needl : P2, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.
Needle 1: P2, k8, p2.
Needle : P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 16 - LEFT MITTEN Needle I: P2, k8, p2.Needle 2: P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: PI0, switch to waste yarn,p8. slip 8 sts back toleft needle, purl 6 of the same 8 sts. Needle 4: P2 (last2 of waste yarn sts), kt，p2.
Round 22
Needl : P2, k8, p2. Needle : P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 23 Needle1: P2, T4B, T4F, p2. Needle 2:P, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4t, p2. Round 29 NeedleI:P, T3F,pt, T3B,pl. Needle2: P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 24 NeedleI: P2, k2, pt, k2, p2. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 30 NeedleI: P2, k2, pt, k2, p2. Needle 2: P2,kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 25 Needle1: PI, T3B, p4, T3F,p. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle : P2, kt, p2.Round 31 Needle :P2, C4F, C4B, p2. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.
Round 26
Needle1: PI, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4t, p2.
Needle I: P2, k8, p2.
Needle2: P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.
Round 27
Needle I: Pi,k2, p6, k2,pl. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.
Round 3
Needl : P2, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, k4,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.
Needle i: Pl, k2, p6, k2, pl.
Needle 2: P2,k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.
Round 34
Needle 1: P2, k8, p2. Needle 2: P2,kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 35 Needle 1: P2, C4B, C4F, p2. Needle 2: P, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4t, p2. Round 41 Needl 1:P, T3B,p4, T3F,pl. Needle 2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2. Round 36 Needle i: P2, k8, p2. Needle : P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 42 Needle i: Pl, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle : P2, k4, p2. Round 37 Needl : P2, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 43 Needle i: Pl, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.
Round 38
Needle 1: P2, k8, p2. Needle2: P2, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.Round 44 Needle : Pl, k2, p6, k2, pl. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, k4, p2.
Round 39
Needle : P2, T4B, T4F, p2. Needle 2: P2, C4B, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, C4B, p2.
Needle 1: Pl, T3F,p4, T3B, pl.
Needle : P, kt, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.
Round 40
Needle I: P2,k2, pt,k, p2. Needle2: P2, kt,p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt,p2.
Round 46
Needle I: P2, k2, p4, kz,p2. Needle2: P2, k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4:P2, kt, p2.Round 47 Needle :P2, C4F, C4B, p2. Needle 2: P2,k4, p2. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: P2, kt, p2.Round 48 - Decrease Round (34sts) Needle : P2, p2tog, k , ptog, p2. Needle 2: P2tog,(4,p2tog. Needle 3: \*P2, ptog \* across. Needle 4: P2tog, kt, p2tog.Round 49 -Decrease Round (33 sts) Needle : P3,k, ktog, kl,p3. Needle : Pl, kt, p. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: Pl, kt, pl Round 50 - Decrease Round (31 sts) Needl 1: P3, slip1, khtog, psso, p3. Needle2: Pl,k4, p1. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: Pl, kt, pl. Round 51 - Decrease Round (21 sts) Neede i Pl, pztog, pl, pztog, pl. Needle 2: Pl, kztog, ssk, pl. Needle 3: \*Pl, p2tog\* across. Needle : Pl, k2tog, ssk, p1. Round 52 Needle 1: Purl across. Needle : Pi, k2, p1. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: Pi, k2, pl. Round 53 Needle i: Purl across. Needle 2: P, k2, p1. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle 4: Pl, k2, p1l. Round 54 Needle I: Purl across. Needle : Pl, k2,p. Needle 3: Purl across. Needle : Pi, k2, pl. Round 55 - Decrease Round (11 sts) Needle1: PZtog,Pl, pztog. Needl 2: KZtog, ssk. Needle 3: PZtog across. Needle 4: K2tog, ssk. Break yarn and using darning needle, thread yarn through remaining1l sts.
Thumbs
Carefullyllout craya and put th lisitchsntne.Pcuanea stitches from each of the sides to fillin the gaps for a total of 20 stitches. Round 1: P6, p2tog twice, p6, p2tog twice. (16 sts) Purl 17 rounds. P2tog across. (8 sts) Break yarn, leavinga decent sized tail. Thread darning needle onto the tail and slip remaining stitches onto the darning needle. Pull stitches tight. Finishing Weave in ends. Sew tight any small holes around the thumb with end.
