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AT LAST
$\infty$ At Last
My love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song Oh yeah yeah, at last The skies above are blue My heart was wrapped up in clover The night I looked at you And I found a dream that I can call my own I found a thrill to press my cheek to A thrill that I have never known Oh yeah yeah, and you smile, you smile Oh, and then the spell was cast And here we are in Heaven For you are mine at last -Glenn Miller 1941 Imagine singing about your much longed for true love... now imagine singing about your most adored skein of yarn... still works doesn't it? ... 'I found a thrill to press my cheek to... For you are mine at last'?. I love you Etta! Ihope that you'll enjoy knitting At Last. Thank you!
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Abbreviations
$\mathrm{CO=}$ cast on $\mathbf{s}\mathbf{t}/\mathbf{s}=$ stitch/es $\mathrm{{rd/s}\,=r o u n d/s}$ $\mathbf{k}=\mathbf{k}\mathbf{n}\mathbf{i}\mathbf{t}$ $\mathsf{p}=\mathsf{p u r l}$ $\mathbf{s}1=\mathbf{s}\mathrm{lip}\ 1$ purlwise k2tog, $\mathrm{p}2\mathrm{tog}=\mathrm{knit}\,2$ together, purl 2 together ${\bf y0=}$ yarn over psso $=$ pass the slipped st over the last st knit $\mathsf{p f b}=\mathsf{p u r l}$ through front and back of the same st to increase one st (see resources, page 2) $\mathbf{ssp}=$ slip 1 st knitwise, slip next st knitwise, return both sts to left needle $\&$ purl together through the back loops (see resources, page 2) $\mathrm{PM}=$ placemarker
Lace fngerles mit inpied by the song "At Last recorded in 1961 by &tu James
Materials
Approximately 150 yards ShiBui Sock or other fingering weight US2.5 $/\,3.0\:\mathrm{mm}$ dpns, or size to obtain gauge (see sizing options, page 2) Stitch marker, darning needle, and scrap yarn
Gauge
7.5 stitches and 10 rows equal one inch in stockinette
Lace Rib Pattern
Row 1: \* p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, kl, psso, \* repeat Row 2: p2, \* k1, pl, k2, p2, \* repeat, ending with k2 Rows 3 & 4: \* p2, k4, \* repeat
Cuff
CO 48 sts and join in the round, being careful not to twist. Divide sts evenly on 4 needles (or place stitch markers if using circs). Work lace rib pattern for 13 repeats (52 rds). Begin thumb gusset.
Thumb Gusset
Rd 53: p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, k1, PM, psso, p1, pfb, k2tog, yo twice, s1, kl, psso, pfb, pi, k2tog, yo twice, s1, ki, psso, \* p2, k2tog, yo twice, s1, kl, psso \* repeat to end. Rd 54: p2, ki,pl,k2, p3, kl, pl, k2, p3, kl, pl, k2, p2, \* kl, pl, k2, p2, \* repeat to end, ending with k2. Rd 55: p2, k4, p2, pfb, k4, pfb, p2, k4, \* p2, $^{14\,*}$ repeat to end. Rd 56: p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, \* p2, k4 \* repeat to end. Rd 57: p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, k1, psso, p3, pfb, k2tog, yo twice, s1, k1, psso, pfb, p3, k2tog, yo twice, sl, kl, psso, \* p2, k2tog, yo twice, s1, kl, psso \* repeat to end.
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AT LAST
Rd 58: p2, kl,pl, k2, p5, kl,p1, k2, p5,kl,pl, k2,p2,\*k1, pl, k2,p2,\* repeat to end, ending with k2. Rd 59: p2, k4, p4, pfb, k4, pfb, p4, k4,\* p2, k4 \* repeat to end. Rd 60: p2, k4, p6, k4, p6, k4,\* p2, k4 \* repeat to end. Rd 61: p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, kl, psso, p5, pfb, k2tog, yo twice, s1, kl, psso, pfb, p5, k2tog, yo twice, s1, k1, psso, \* p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, kl, psso \* repeat to end. Rd 62: p2, kl,pl, k2, p7, kl,p1, k2, p7, kl, pl, k2, p2, \*kl, pl, k2,p2,\* repeat to end, ending with k2. Rd 63: p2, k4, p6, pfb, k4, pfb, p6, k4, \* p2, k4 \* repeat to end. Rd 64: p2, k4, p8, k4, p8, k4, \* p2, k4 \* repeat to end. Rd 65: p2, k2tog, yo twice, sl, kl, psso, p7, pfb, k2tog, yo twice, s1, kl, psso, pfb, p7, k2tog, yo twice, s1, k1, psso, \* p2, k2tog, yo twice, s1, k1, psso \* repeat to end. Rd 66: p2, kl, pl, k2, p9, kl, pl, k2, p9, kl, pl, k2, p2,\* kl, p1, k2, p2,\* repeat to end, ending with k2. Rd 67: p2, k4, p8, pfb, k4, pfb, p8, k4, \* p2, $^{14\,*}$ repeat to end. Rd 68: p2, k4, p10, k4, p10, k4, \* p2, $^{14\,*}$ repeat to end. (24 thumb gusset sts) Begin hand.
Hand
Place the center 22 thumb gusset stitches onto a piece of scrap yarn. The remaining 2 stitches on either side will be used to bridge the gap in the established pattern, when joining hand stitches in the round. Using the remaining stitches on the needles, work in the lace rib pattern for 5 repeats (20 rounds) or until hand is desired length. Bind off using sewn bind-off. Begin thumb.
Thumb
Pick up 22 thumb gusset stitches from the scrap yarn and place on dpns as follows: needle #1 - 3sts, needle $\#2-6$ sts, needle $\#3\mathrm{~-~}4$ sts, needle $\#4-6$ sts. With $\Nu\#5$ pick up the remaining 3 sts, then pick up 2 additional sts to bridge the gap. Transfer these 5 sts to N #1 $\mathbf{\nabla}\mathbf{N}\#\mathbf{l}=8$ sts). Rd 1: Work in established pattern, needles #1, 2, & 4 in purl, and needle # 3's 4sts in lace (k2tog, yo twice, s1, k1, psso ) for one round. Rd 2: Work in established pattern, needles #1, 2, & 4 in purl, and needle # 3's 4 sts in lace ( k1, pl, k2), but at the same time decrease by p2tog the first two stitches on needle #1 and ssp the last two stitches on needle #1. Rd 3: Work in established pattern, needles #1, 2, & 4 in purl, and needle # 3's 4 sts in lace ( k4 ), but at the same time decrease by p2tog the first two stitches on needle #1 and ssp the last two stitches on needle #1. Rd 4: Work in established pattern, needles #1, 2, & 4 in purl, and needle # 3's 4 sts in lace (k4), but at the same time decrease by p2tog the first two stitches on needle #1 and ssp the last two stitches on needle #1. Rd 5: Work remaining two stitches on needle #1 by p2tog. (17 thumb sts) Bind off using sewn bind-off.
Thumb Gusset (continued)
Finishing
Sizing
Resources 8
Instructions for how to do a sewn bind off can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MfnavSY2Rug Instructions for how to do pfb and ssp stitches can be found at: http://www.knittinghelp.com/ videos/knitting-glossary Tighten stitches in corner of thumb, weave in allends. Repeat for matching mitt. Block. Ribbed design fits most. Adjust yarn & needle size for a broader size range. Mitts may be made to any length by increasing the cuff rounds, in 4 round increments and wider with additional 6 stitch repeats of the established pattern.
