Valentine Mitts
by Robbyn Kenyon Materials
150 grams of worsted/aran weight yarn in red (or whatever color your valentine cherishes). Size 6 US $\left(4\:\mathrm{mm}\right)$ double pointed needles (or two circulars or one long circular, depending on your preference for working in the round). Cable needle Tapestry needle for weaving in ends. Gauge About 5 sts/inch over stockinette Terms K - Knit P - Purl C4F - Place next two stitches on cable needle and hold to the back of the work. Knit next two stitches from working needle; knit stitches from cable needle. C4B - Place next two stitches on cable needle and hold to the front of the work. Knit next two stitches from working needle; knit stitches from cable needle. M1L - Make one left- With left needle tip, lift the running yarn between the needles from front to back. Knit this stitch through the back. M1R - Make one right - With left needle tip, lift the running yarn between the needles from back to front. Knit this stitch through the front. First Glove Cast on 48 stitches. Rounds 1-3: \*K4, P2; repeat from \* around Round 4: \*C4F, P2; repeat from \* around Rounds 5-9: Repeat Round 1. Repeat Rounds 4 - 9 five more times so that you have a total of 6 whole cable units (not counting the half-unit at the bottom) Work Round 4 one more time. Gusset rounds Round 1: (K4, P2) 7 times, K1, M1R, K2, M1L, K1, P2. Round 2: (K4, P2) 7 times, K6, P2. We're commandeering one of the cables here to create the gusset for the mitt :) Continue working this way, increasing 2 stitches every other round for the gusset and maintaining the cable pattern over the rest of the mitt until you do a [(K4, P2) 7 times, K20, P2] round. Next round: Work your pattern round up to the gusset stitches, K2. Bind off 16 stitches. K1, P2. Join your work on the following round. At this point you have a couple of options. You can continue the cable pattern as established or you can switch over to K4, P2 ribbing. Whichever you decide, work for another $1\,\,1/2$ inches (approximately) and then bind off in pattern. Second Glove Work exactly the same as the first except instead of working a C4F, work a C4B for all the cable crossings. This is entirely optional, of course, but it suits my desire for and love of mirror symmetry - so that's the way I made these. Wear in warmth and love :)
