Girl's Jiffy Mittens Pattern #155

REQUIREMENTS: Size: Medium

YARN: 4-ounces of 4-ply Knitting Worsted

NEEDLES: 1-pr. #8 single pointed

NOTE: Use yarn 2 strands together through entire mitten.

RIGHT MITTEN: Using the yarn double and #8 needles, cast on 24 sts. 1st row: K 4 sts, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 13 sts. 2nd row: P 14 sts, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 5. Repeat these 2 rows for 3 inches.

THUMB INCREASES: (Keep the 7 sts of panel in pattern) Work over 13 sts cast on 1 st, k 1, cast on 1 st, k 10. Work back as the sts are. 2nd inc: .Work over 13 sts cast on 1 st, k 3, cast on 1 st, k 10. Work back as sts are. 3rd inc: Work over 13 sts, cast on 1 st, k 5, cast on 1 st, k 10. Work back as sts are. 4th inc: Work over 13 sts, cast on 1 st, k 7, cast on 1 st, k 10. Work back as sts are. 9th row: K 4, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, knit to end of row. 10th row: Work back as the sts are.

THUMB SEPARATION: K 4, work over the next 7 sts, k 2, place these 13 sts onto a st holder; k 9 sts and leave on the needle; place the remaining sts onto a 2nd st holder. Cast on 1 st at end of thumb sts, turn, and purl back across the 10 sts; cast on 1 st (11 sts). Work back and forth on these sts in stockinette stitch for 10 rows, ending with a purl row. Knit 2 sts together across the next row. Break yarn leaving 8 inches. Draw thru the remaining sts and fasten off tightly on the wrong side. Sew up thumb.

HAND: Place the sts off first st holder onto the needle and tie yarn in at first st; pick up and knit 4 sts on thumb gusset; knit the sts off 2nd st holder. Work as the sts are in the pattern until the mitten measures 3¾ inches above the thumb gusset. TIP DECREASES: 1st. dec: K 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 7, k 2 tog, k 2, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 8, k 2 tog, k 1. Work back as the sts are. 2nd dec: K 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 5, k 2 tog, k 2, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 6, k 2 tog, k 1. Work back as the sts are. 3rd dec: K 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 3, k 2, tog, k 2, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 4, k 2 tog, k 1. Work back as the sts are. Knit 2 sts together across next row. Break yarn leaving 14 inches. Thread a darning needle and draw through remaining sts. Fasten tightly on wrong side of work. Sew up side of mitten.

LEFT MITTEN: 1st row: K 13 sts, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 4. 2nd row: P 5 sts, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 14 sts. When it is time to start the thumb increases—work over 10 sts, cast on 1 st, k 1, cast on 1 st, work to end of row. Work remainder of this mitten to correspond to the right one.

FINISHING: Thread a darning needle with the contrast¬ing color and run under the purl sts on each side of the panel and in the center line, as in illustration. Using a large hook, make 1 row of s c around edge of cuff.

This pattern was originally published in Doreen Knitting #101, Two Needle Mittens and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.