NEWFOUNDLaNDMITTeNS
A traditional design rewritten by Rachel Hooper @ From Ewe to You Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia February 2011 Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn - MC (main colour) = 100 grams - CC (contrast colour) = 50 grams 4 x double pointed needles (3.75mm)
The little “honeycombs" create a corrugated pattern inside the mitten, good for trapping in warmth and keeping your fingers toasty. Sizes: Baby; 2 - 4 yrs; 4 - 6 yrs; 6 - 10 yrs; 11 - 14 yrs; Adult (med) and Adult (large).
Pattern No 1 - (with CC, K4, slip next 2 sts purlwise; repeat to end of round) 4 times. Pattern No 2 - (with CC, K1, slip next 2 sts purlwise \* knit 4, slip next 2 sts purlwise repeat from \* to \* to end of round) 4 times. With MC cast on 24 (30, 30, 36, 36,42, 48) sts. Divide onto 3 needles being careful not to twist and work K1, P1 rib for 2 (2.5, 2.5, 3, 3, 3.5, 3.5) inches. Purl 1 row increasing 4 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) sts evenly across round. Purl a second round. Repeat patterns 1 and 2, purling 2 rounds with MC between patterns every time until you have a total of 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) patterns completed. On next purl row; purl 2 sts, place next 0 (7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts onto st holder for thumb and cast-on 0 (7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts using backward loop method. Purl 1 row. Continue with patterns, purling 2 rounds with MC between each until you have a total of 5 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) patterns completed. Purl 2 rounds.
Shape Top
Rnd 1: (Knit 4, K2 tog) to end of round. Rnd 2 & 3: Purl Rnd 4: (Knit 3, K2tog) to end of round. Rnd 5 & 6: Purl Rnd 7: (Knit 2, K2tog) to end of round. Rnd 8 & 9: Purl Rnd 10: (Knit 1, K2tog) to end of round. Rnd 11 & 12: Purl. Rnd 13: (K2tog) to end of round. Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail through remaining sts with darning needle draw up tightly and secure inside mitten.
Thumb
Place 0 (7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts from holder back onto needle and with MC knit across. With a second needle pick up and knit 0 (7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts along thumb opening. Divide sts on three needles. Knit 0 (13, 13,15,15,18,22) rounds (or desired length). Next rnd: (Knit 2 tog) to end of rnd. Cut yarn leaving a long tail and thread through remaining sts with darning needle. Draw up tightly and secure inside mitten. Hansen, R., 2005, Favorite Mittens: Best Traditional Mitten Patterns from Fox & Geese & Fences and Flying Geese & Partridge Feet, Down East Books, Camden, Maine. (Includes patterns for Newfoundland mitts.) Hickey, G., 2002, Picking up Lost Stitches: Research into the History of Knitting in Newfoundland. (Available at the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University.) Scott, S.A., 1990, Canada Knits: Craft and Comfort in a Northern Land: A Celebration of Canada's Knitted Heritage, Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
