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Avid community knitter Elizabeth Durand generously offers the free use of her simple 4-needle mitten pattern for charitable purposes.
Elizabeth also shares her on-line tutorial to help you knit wonderful, warm mittens.
Sizes:
Small size fits children 4-6 years old.
Medium size fits children 8-10 years old.
Large size fits children 12-14 years old (or small woman).
Materials: 2-3-4 oz. sport-weight yarn (to be used doubled) or worsted-weight yarn.
1 set of double-pointed needles, size 6 or 7 (or size to get gauge).
Gauge: 5 sts/inch
Cast on 28 (32) (36) sts.
Divide sts among the needles. Join in round, taking care not to twist.
Rib for 2 (3) (3.5) inches (either K1P1 or K2P2, as you wish).
Next row: K around, increasing 2 (4) (4) sts evenly spaced for a total of 30 (36) (40) sts.
K 3 (4) (4) rounds.
(Note: "m1" means make 1 -- cast on a new stitch by whatever means you prefer, either casting on with the backward loop or picking up the thread between two existing stitches and knitting into that.)
Make thumb gusset:
Round 1: K3, place marker, m1, K2, m1, place marker, knit around (4 sts between markers).
Round 2: K around.
Repeat rounds 1 and 2, increasing one stitch after the first stitch marker and one stitch before the second stitch marker on every odd-numbered row until you have 10 (12) (14) sts between markers.
Knit one round after last increases.
Remove thumb stitches as follows: K3, place 10 (12) (14) sts between markers on a holder or a strand of yarn, cast on 2, continue around.
You now have 30 (36) (40) sts on your needles.
K 16 (19) (20) rounds.
Shape tip for small and medium sizes:
Round 1: *K4, K2 tog* around.
Round 2: knit.
Round 3: *K3, K2 tog* around.
Round 4: knit.
Round 5: *K2, K2 tog* around.
Round 6: knit.
Round 7: *K1, K2 tog* around.
Round 8: K2 tog all the way around.
Shape tip for large size:
Round 1: *k6, k2 tog* around.
Round 2: knit.
Round 3: *k5, k2 tog* around.
Round 4: knit.
Round 5: *k4, k2 tog* around.
Round 6: knit.
Round 7: *k3, k2 tog* around.
Round 8: *k2, k2 tog* around.
Round 9: *k1, k2 tog* around.
Round 10: k 2 tog all the way around.
Break yarn, thread yarn through remaining (5) (6) (5) stitches and pull tight.
Thumb:
Pick up 10 (12) (14) sts from holder, 5 (6) (7) on needle 1, 5 (6) (7) on needle 2.
Pick up 4 stitches from the thumb opening -- the 2 you cast on plus one from either side. (14) (16) (18) sts now on needles.
Starting with needle 1, K 9 (11) (13) sts, K sts 10 and 11 (12 and 13) (14 and 15) together, K2, K st 14 (16) (18) together with stitch 1 of next round -- 12 (14) (16) total thumb stitches.
K around on 12 (14) (16) sts for 10 (12) (13) rounds.
K 2 tog all the way around (6) (7) (8) sts.
Break yarn leaving an 8-inch end.
Draw through 6 (7) (8) remaining stitches and pull tight.
© 2000-12 by Elizabeth Durand
If you use this pattern, please make at least one pair for your favorite charity.
Thanks to our testers -- Carol, Natalie, Karen, and Ann.
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