Infants to 6 Months Mittens Pattern #150

REQUIREMENTS:

YARN: ½-ounce each of white and blue, 4-ply Knitting Worsted

NEEDLES: 1-pr. #4 single pointed

CUFF: Starting at the cuff and using the blue yarn, cast on 29 sts. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 5 rows. Beading row: * k 2 sts together, yarn over, repeat from * across row, ending with yarn over, k 1. Work in ribbing as before for 5 rows, increasing 8 sts evenly spaced apart on the last row of ribbing (33 sts). Now work in the pattern as follows:

ROW 1: (Using the white yarn) K 2, * slip 1 st as if to purl, k 3, repeat from * across row, ending with k 2.

ROW 2: Purl 2, * slip 1, p 3, repeat from * across row. Repeat these 2 rows once more.

ROW 5: (Using the blue yarn): Knit across all sts.

ROW 6: Knit across all sts. Repeat these 6 rows until the mitten measures 2½ inches above the ribbing, ending with row 4 of pattern. Break off white yarn, use blue for remainder of mitten. Next row: Knit across row, decreasing 8 sts evenly spaced across row. Knit across next row. 1st dec: K 1, * k 2 tog, k 2, repeat from * across row. Purl next row. 2nd dec: K 1, * k 2 tog, k 2, repeat from * across row. Purl next row. 3rd dec: K 1, * k 2 tog, k 1, repeat from * across row. Next row: Purl 2 sts together across row. Break yarn, leaving 10 inches. Thread a darning needle and draw through the remaining sts. Fasten tightly on wrong side. Sew up side of mitten. MAKE THE OTHER MITTEN THE SAME WAY. Trim with ribbon.

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.