Flowering Vines Mitten Pattern: Detailed Instructions for Knitting Enthusiasts

Flowering Vines Mitten Pattern

Courtesy of taraknitterb This pattern is afreeRavelry download,intended forindividual use;it may not bereproduced or sold. gauge:7.5 sts perinch and 11 rows per inch on 2.5mm needle First Round: p1, \*k3, p2\*,k3, p1. Work cuff in twisted stitch ribbing, according to chart,for36 rounds(9 patternrepeats). Set up: Switching to 2.5mm needle, \*kfb\* to end. 120 stitches on needle. Round 1-74: Knit all front sts in pattern according to chart; knit all back sts with opposite colour. Work thumb increases and hand shaping as indicated. Note for Round 31: Work to thumb stitches; without working them, place on waste yarn to hold, working as indicated by chart to close gap; continue working hand sts to end of round. Note for Round 32:At the point of the thumbjoin,youwillhave on the needle:two front sts, twobacksts,two front sts,two back sts.Work asfollows: knit first front stitch,slipnext front st to cable needle and hold in front, knit first back stitch.With another cable needle, hold next back stitch to back of work, place held front st back on left hand needle and ssk (or ktog as indicated) with the fllowing front st. Move next front st to cable needle and hold to front of work,placeheld backst back onleft hand needleand ssk(ork2tog as indicated) with thefollowing backst.Place held frontst back onleft hand needle andresumeworkinginpatternasestablished. Place thumb stitches back on needle and work rounds 31-49 according to chart, moving the beginning of the round and working as indicated to close the gap. Round 50: With MC, ssk all front sts with their corresponding back sts. Round 51: Knit allsts. Round 52: Work shaping for top of thumb according to chart; cut yarn and thread tail through remaining sts Weave in ends and block as desired

Glossary:

kfb: Knit into the stitch through the front; do not slip off needle. Knit into the same stitch through the back; slip off needle. eft leg of st in row below slipped st and knit it through the back loop; on back, ktbl, k into st. On the following row, re-establish I hold to front; knit first back st; work second front st from cable needle according to chart; knit final back st. IncR:Liftrighofst elwextst and kit t; slextstwithynback;nback,,kintst.nthefollwingrw,r-talihalteatin stwrkfist front stacorintchat,lacefolwin frt st na needle and hold to front; knit first back st; work second front st from cable needle according to chart; knit final back st. centre dlat thrfthtextlttst,thit thfthtthst;ackkstwin,stalihititnt following two front sts on a cable needle and hold to front; knit first backst; knit next front s from cableneedle; knit ext backst; knit lat front st from cable needle ki ia back st. ktog:Repsitistssothattwfrt sts ayexttnanthnthhedl,folwdbytwacstslnxtfrontstfrmhtrheleslpextbackstfrmheetcalneehedinbackfwrk, slt front s from Ihto rh needle.Place two sts from cable needle back onto Ih needle place two s rom rh needle back onto h needle. k2tog on front sts, k2tog on back s. ssk: Reposition sts so that two front sts lay next to one another on the Ih leedle, followed bytwoback sts: slip next front st from Ih to rh needle, slip next back st from Ih needle tocable needle held in back of work, slip next frontst from Ih torh needle. Places from cable needle back onto Ih needle place two sts from rh needle back onto Ih needle.ssk o front sts,ssk on back sts. Left Twist (worked over two stitches): Knit into the back of the second stitch on the Ih needle; do not slip off. Knit into the front of the first stitch on the Ih needle; slip both stitches off needle. Right Twist (worked over two stitches): Knit into the front of the second stitch on the Ih needle; do not slip off. Knit into the back of the first stitch on the Ih needle; slip both stitches off needle. Right Cuff

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Flowering Vines Mitten Pattern