Lucille Mittens Sarah Marsden
A mitten with a finger. Great for winter tasks like manhandling coat zippers and finessing items into pockets. And when your isolated index finger gets chilly, just tuck it inside the palm of the mitten with its siblings! Knit from two strands of sock yarn to provide enough wool for warmth, the nylon in the yarn adds durability. Besides, two strands of yarnopenupawholenewfield of color combinations.
Yarn:
Needle: Four double pointed needles US #3/3.25 mm Size: Women's medium
Lucille Mittens Sarah Marsden
Finished size: Women's Medium
Skill Level: Beginning Intermediate Yarn: Intrepid Tulips Sock [75% wool 25% nylon; 400 yds per 100g skein]; 1 skein Sweden, 1 skein Redlover's Red Needles: Four double pointed needles US #3/3.25 mm or size to match gauge. Notions: 2 stitch markers 2 stitch holders tapestry needle for weaving in ends. Gauge: 20 st = 4 inches in stockinette stitch.
Abbreviations
BO Bind off KKnit K2tog Knit two sts together to make a right-leaning decrease M1 Make l stitch by taking the left-hand needle and picking up the bar between the stitches in the row below from front to back. Use the right needle to knit this bar through the back loop. PPurl PM Place Marker Rnd(s) Round(s) SSK Slip two stitches knitwise, and then knit them together to make a leftleaning decrease. St(s) Stitch(es) St st Stockinette Stitch (knitting all sts on right side) Rep () 3 times Repeat the instructions between the parentheses 3 times. Cuff Using two strands of yarn (one from each skein), cast on 36 sts. Join, being careful not to twist. Ribbing: Rep (K2, P2) 9 times. Repeat ribbing round for 2". Knit 4 rnds. Thumb Gussett Rnd 1: K17, PM, M1, K3, M1, PM, K16. Rnd 2 & 3: K rnd. Rnd 4: K to marker, move marker, M1, K to second marker, M1, move marker, K to end of rnd. Rnds 5&6: K rnd. Rep rnds 4-6 a total of 5 times. 48 sts total. K17 sts. Remove marker. Place next 15 sts (thumb sts) on a stitch holder. Remove 2"d marker. Cast on 3 sts. K to end of rnd. Continue working in st st until mitten reaches base of index finger. Place IndexFingersts on Holder K 13 sts. Place next 10 sts on holder. Cast on 4, K remaining 13 sts. 30 sts remain on the hand. Continue in st st until mitten is 1 inch short of finished length. Tapering Top of Hand Rnd 1: Kl, SSK, K12, PM, K12, K2tog, K1. Rnd 2: K 1 rnd. Rnd 3: K1, SSK, K to 3 sts before marker. K2tog, K1, move marker, K1, SSK, K to 3 sts before end of rnd, K2tog, K1. Repeat rnds 2 & 3 two times total. (20 sts total.) Repeat rnd 3 until 8 sts remain. Use Kitchner stitch close off Top of Hand.
Thumb
Pick up and knit across all 15 thumb sts. Pick up and k 1 st in the edge of the hand. Make 3 sts by knitting into the cast on palm sts. Pick up and K 1 st at the edge of the palm. 20 ststotal. Rnd 2: K14 st, k2tog, k2, ssk (18 sts) Work in st st for 1.5 inches or to tip of thumb. Rep (K2tog) 9 times. K1 rnd. Cut yarn, and thread it through remaining 8 sts. Tighten and weave in ends using tapestry needle. Index Finger Pick up and knit across all 10 index finger sts. Pick up and k 1 st in the edge of the hand. Make 4 sts by knitting into the cast on palm sts. Pick up and K 1 st at the edge of the palm. 16 sts total. Rnd 2: K10 st, k2tog, k2, ssk (14 sts) Work in st st for 2 inches or to tip of index finger. Rep (K2tog) 7 times. K1 rnd. Cut yarn, and thread it through remaining 8 sts. Tighten and weave in ends using tapestry needle. Weave in ends and enjoy!
