NorthbrooKnits
Meret Mitts
Make these mitts in worsted to match your Meret Beret (by Woolly Wormhead on Ravelry), or work them in chunky for a heavier mitt. The cuffs, palm and thumb are 1 x 1 rib, so these mitts are snug and warm. Skills: Knit in the round on double point needles, basic lace Size: Adult
Materials
Yarn: 120 yds Medium weight (4) or 100 yds Bulky weight (5) Shown in Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage, Cove; Berroco Vintage Chunky, Douglas Fir; Berroco Ultra Alpaca Chunky, WinterWhite and OceanicMix Needles: Us 7/4.5 mm dpn or size to obtain gauge Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers Gauge: 18 sts = 4" (10 cm) in unblocked stockinette. Gauge must be accurate to ensure correctfit.
Notes
1. Directions use standard knitting abbreviations. Go to YarnStandards.com to reference. 2. Right and left mitts are worked the same except for gusset.
KNITTING DIRECTIONS—Left Mitt Wrist Cuff
CO 32 sts (13 st lace patt plus 19 st rib). Divide sts on 3 dpn as follows: 8, 14, 10. Join to work in round, pm to mark beg of rnd. Work in rib for 2" as follows: \*K1, p1; rep from \*.
Lower Hand
Work in rib as established for 8 sts, work Rnd 1 of Meret Lace (13 sts), then work to end of rnd in rib (11sts) beg with p1. Beg and end every rnd with rib as established, work Rnds 2-10 Meret Lace.
Meret Lace—13 sts
Rnd 1—K1, yo, k4, sk2p, k4, yo, k1. Rnds 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10—Knit. Rnd 3-K2, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k2. Rnd 5—K3, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k3. Rnd 7—K4, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k4. Rnd 9—K5, yo sk2p, yo, k5. Rep Rnds 1-10.
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Blank....Knit. O.. .Yo Sk2p—Sl 1 st kwise, k2tog, pass sl st over (left leaning 2 st dec).
For Left and Right Thumb Gussets
Work all rib sts in mitt as established. Work sts between gusset markers in rib maintaining center knit st even if there is a purl st on both sides of the gusset marker.
Left Thumb Gusset
Rnd 1—Rib 4 sts, pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, rib 3 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 1, rib to end of rnd. (3 gusset sts) Rnd 2—Rib to m, sl m, p1, k1, p1, sl m, rib 3 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 2, rib to end of rnd. Rnd 3—Rib to m, sl m, yo, rib to m, yo, sl m, rib 3 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 3, rib to end of rnd. (5 gusset sts) Rnd 4—Rib to m, sl m, rib to marker, sl m, rib 3 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 4, rib to end of rnd. Rnds 5-10—Cont as established, with gusset yo on odd rnds, rib, and Meret Lace Rnds 5-10. (11 gusset sts) Next Rnd—Rib to m, remove marker, move 11 gusset sts to waste yarn, remove marker, backward loop C0 3, join to work in rnd, rib 3 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 1, rib to end of rnd. (34 sts)
Upper Hand
Cont even in rib and Meret Lace Rnds 2-10 as established. Rib for 1". BO in patt.
Thumb
Transfer sts from waste yarn to 2 dpn. With 3rd dpn, pick up (but do not knit) 3 sts through front loops of cO sts across gap at gusset. This will create holes like the yo along gusset. (14 sts) Attach yarn and work in rib as established for 1". BO in patt.
Right Mitt
Work Wrist Cuff and Lower Hand as for Left Mitt.
Right Thumb Gusset
Rnd 1—Rib 8 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 1, rib 3 sts, pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, rib to end of rnd. (3 gusset sts) Rnd 2—Rib 8 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 2, rib 3 sts, sl m, p1, kl, pl, sl m, rib to end of rnd. Rnd 3—Rib 8 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 3, rib 3 sts, sl m, yo, rib to m, yo, sl m, rib to end of rnd. (5 gusset sts) Rnd 4—Rib 8 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 4, rib 3 sts, sl m, rib to m, sl m, rib to end of rnd. Rnds 5-10—Cont as established, with gusset yo on odd rnds, rib, and Meret Lace Rnds 5-10. (11 gusset sts) Next Rnd-- Rib 8 sts, Meret Lace Rnd 1, rib 3 sts, remove marker, move 11 gusset sts to waste yarn, remove marker, backward loop c0 3, join to work in rnd, rib to end of rnd. (34 sts) Work Upper Hand and Thumb as for Left Mitt. Work in all ends. Thanks to Woolly Wormhead for permission. Designer: Joyce Weida, Ravelry name: NorthbrooKnits Test Knitter: Gayle
