Saguaro mitts
What you need
Gauge: 4-5 sts $\underline{{\underline{{\mathbf{\delta\pi}}}}}$ 1inch Needles: U.S. 7 straight Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted, color Lettuce
Pattern
· CO 37 stitches · Knit for 5 rows · Do 2 full repeats of the cactus stitch (Rows 1-16), then do Rows 1-8 again. · Knit 4 rows. ·BO. · Sew up the side of the mitt leaving a hole for your thumb · Repeat for the second mitt
Cactus stitch
· Ist row (RS): P3, KB1, \*p4, KB1; rep from \* to last3 sts, p3. · 2nd row: K3, PB1, \*k4, PB1; rep from \* to last 3 sts, k3. · 3rd row: P2,[KB1] 3 times, \*p3, KB1, p3 [KB1]3 times; rep from \* tolast 2 sts, p2. · 4th row: K2,[PB1]3 times, \*k3, PB1, k3,[PB1] 3 times; rep from \* to last 2 sts, k2. · 5th and 6th rows: Rep rows 3 and 4 once more. · 7th , 8th, 9th, 10th rows: Rep rows 1and 2,twice more. · 11th row: P3, KB1, p3. \*[KB1] 3 times, p3, KB1, p3; rep from \* to end. · 12th row: K3, PB1,k3, \*[PB1] 3 times,k3, PB1, k3; rep from \* to end.
· 13th and 14th rows: Rep rows 1l and 12 once more. · 15th and 16th rows: Rep rows 1 and 2 once more.
Glossary
KB1 $=$ Knit through the back of the stitch $\mathsf{P B l=}$ Purl through the back of the stitch Pattern from Interweave Knits' "Harmony Guide: Knit and Purl"
