Up North Mittens Inspired by Norwegian mittens and cold Wisconsin winters Difficulty: Intermediate Skills: Knitting in the round, Fair Aisle color-work Women's Medium Materials: Worsted Weight yarn in Red, Light Blue, White, and Light Green Size US 7 double-pointed needles Size US 8 double-pointed needles Yarn needle
With white yarn and Us 7 seven needles, cast on 30 stitches. Divide onto three or four needles, join, and work 16 rows of k1 p1 ribbing in the round. BODY, RIGHT HAND MITTEN Round 1: Switch to US 8 needles and work one round in Stockinette Stitch, making 3 stitches, spaced evenly around. (33 sts total) Round 2: k20, place marker, m1 right, k1, m1 left, place marker, k12 Round 3: Knit all stitches Round 4: work Chart A as indicated, slip marker, with white, m1 right, knit all stitches between markers, m1 left,slip marker, work Chart B as indicated (Be sure to check that you are reading all charts as indicated above the chart. If you are doing it right, there will be a white stitch on either side of the colorworksections.) Note: The section between the markers is the thumb gusset. Always work the thumb gusset in white, wrapping the other yarn around the white every two or three stitches to carry it over to the other side. Round 5: work Chart A, slip marker, knit all stitches between markers in white, slip marker, work Chart B Repeat rounds 4 and 5 until there are 13 stitches between the markers. Next round: work Chart A to marker, remove marker, transfer all thumb gusset stitches to waste yarn, remove second marker, yarn over once in white to bridge the gap, work Chart B to end of round. Successive rounds: work Chart A, work Chart B (Chart B now includes the stitch you created to bridge the gap over the thumb gusset) Once you have finished working the last row of both patterns, knit one round in white. Continue to TOP OF MITTEN directions. BODY, LEFT HAND MITTEN Round 1: Switch to US 8 needles and work one round in Stockinette Stitch, making 3 stitches, spaced evenly around. (33 sts total) Round 2: k20, place marker, m1 right, k1, m1 left, place marker, k12 Round 3: Knit all stitches Round 4: work Chart B as indicated, slip marker, with white, m1 right, knit all stitches between markers, m1 left,slip marker, work Chart A as indicated (Be sure to check that you are reading all charts as indicated above the chart. If you are doing it right, there will be a white stitch on either side of the colorworksections.) Note: The section between the markers is the thumb gusset. Always work the thumb gusset in white, wrapping the other yarn around the white every two or three stitches to carry it over to the other side. Round 5: work Chart B, slip marker, knit all stitches between markers in white, slip marker, work Chart A Repeat rounds 4 and 5 until there are 13 stitches between the markers. Next round: work Chart B to marker, remove marker, transfer all thumb gusset stitches to waste yarn, remove second marker, yarn over once in white to bridge the gap, work Chart A to end of round. Successive rounds: work Chart B, work Chart A (Chart B now includes the stitch you created to bridge the gap over the thumb gusset) Once you have finished working Charts A and B, work across the first thirteen stitches in the manor established. This is the beginning of all successive rounds. Continue to TOP OF MITTEN directions. Knit one round in white. TOP OF MITTEN, BOTH MITTENS Round 1: k4, k2tog, k5. Repeat around Round 2: k3, k2tog. Repeat around Round 3: knit around Round 4: k2, k2tog. Repeat around Round 5: knit around Round 6: k1, k2tog. Repeat around. Break yarn and use yarn needle to thread tail through the remaining six stitches. THUMB,BOTH MITTENS Transfer thumb gusset stitches from waste yarn to three size 8 needles as follows: Needle 1: Pick up the stitch you previously cast on to bridge the gap over the thumb gusset, and two stitches from the stitches on waste yarn on either side of it. Needle 2: 5 stitches Needle 3: 4 stitches Total Stitches: 14 Using white, knit 7 rounds. Decrease Round 1: (k2tog, k3) twice, k2tog, k2 Knitoneround Decrease Round 2: (k2tog, k2) twice, k2tog, k1 Knitoneround Decrease Round 3: (k2tog, k1) twice, k2tog Break yarn and use yarn needle to threat tail through remaining three stitches. Turn mitten inside-out and weave in all tails. Chart A: For right hand mitten, read chart right to left, top to bottom. For left hand mitten, read chart left to right, top to bottom. The thumb gusset will be next to the patterned side of this chart (not the all-white side) on both mittens. Chart B: For right hand mitten, read chart right to left, top to bottom. For left hand mitten, read chart left to right, top to bottom. The thumb gusset will be right next to the all-white column on this chart on both mittens.
