Girl's and Ladies' Mittens Pattern #168

REQUIREMENTS:

YARN: 3-ounces Knitting Worsted, ½ oz. rose for flower

NEEDLES: 1-pr. #3 single pointed

CROCHET HOOK: 1-bone #3

RIGHT MITTEN.					Small	Med	Large
With the #3 needles cast on					40 sts	42 sts	44 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for					3 ins	3 ins	3 ins
Now work in stockinette stitch for					4 rows	6 rows	6 rows
THUMB INCREASES: Always done on a knit row. With purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, between each increase.
	Small	Med	Large
1st inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 1; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
2nd inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 3; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
3rd inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1.st; k 5; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
4th inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 7; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
5th inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 9; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
6th inc:	none	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 11; inc. 1 st; knit	none	19 sts	20 sts
Purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, after last increase.
THUMB SEPARATION: Knit and place onto a stitch holder					19 sts	20 sts	21 sts
Knit and leave on the knitting needle					15 sts	15 sts	17 sts
Place the remaining sts onto a 2nd st holder. Cast on 1 st at the end of these thumb sts; turn and purl across, cast on 1st.
Work on these sts in stockinette stitch for					1¾ ins	2 ins	2¼ ins
DECREASES FOR ALL SIZES: * K 3 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across. Purl across next row. 2nd dec: * k 2 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl across next row. K 2 sts tog, across next row. Break yarn leaving 10 ins. Draw thru the remaining sts and fasten on the wrong side. Sew up thumb.
HAND: Place the sts from the first st holder, back onto the needle					19 sts	20 sts	21 sts
Tie yarn in the first st, pick up and knit along thumb					4 sts	4 sts	4 sts
Knit sts from the 2nd st holder. Work on these sts for					3½ ins	3½ ins	3¾ ins

DECREASES FOR THE TIP OF THE MITTEN: 1st dec: * k 6, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 2nd dec: * K 5, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 3rd dec: * K 4 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 4th dec: * K 3 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 5th dec: * K 2 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 2 sts together across the row. Break the yarn, leaving 14 inches and finish as the top of the thumb. Sew up the side.

LEFT MITTEN: Cast on the sts and do the cuff the same way. Reverse the instructions for the increases and then work the rest of the mitten the same way.

TRIMMING: Flower—Using the color, Chain 5 sts, join with a slip st to form a ring. 1st round—Chain 3 sts, make 3 d c into the ring; slip the loop off the hook, insert in top of chain and pull loop thru. * Ch 3, 4 d c into the ring, slip loop off hook and insert in the first d c and pull loop thru, repeat from * 3 times; chain 3 sts, join with a slip st to first popcorn. 2nd row—in each of the chain 3 loops on row below do the following: 1 slip st, 1 h d c; 3 d c; 1 h d c; 1 slip st; repeat in each of the 5 loops. Break thread. Make 3 more. Sew onto mittens the flower, as in illustration.

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