REQUIREMENTS:
YARN: 3-ounces 4-ply Knitting Worsted — Red
1-ounce 4-ply Knitting Worsted — White
NEEDLES: (Use No. 2 Single pointed for size 6-7)
(Use No. 3 Single pointed for size 7-7½)
(Use No. 4 Single pointed for size 7½-8)
CUFF: Using the background color, cast on 48 sts and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3 inches or 30 rows. Tie in white yarn. Next row: Working in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) start pattern following the chart. Work 6 rows even. Now start the thumb gussets as follows: work pattern across 25 sts, increase 1 st in next st, k 2, increase 1 st in next st, k 19 sts. Purl across next row keeping pattern. Next row: Work in pattern across 25 sts, increase 1 st in next st, k 4, increase 1 st in next st, k 19 sts. With background, purl 27 sts, pattern across last 25 sts. Continue increasing in the same manner, keeping pattern on the first 25 sts and having 2 more sts between increases every other row until there are 14 sts between increased sts, ending with a purl row.
Thumb Separation: Work in pattern across 25 sts and place on a st holder, k 18 sts and leave on needle, place remaining 19 sts onto a 2nd st holder. Working on the 18 sts of thumb in stockinette stitch, cast on 1 st at each side of thumb. Work until the piece measures 2 inches. Next row: * k 1, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. Next row: * k 2 tog across row. Break yarn leaving 12 inches. Thread a darning needle and draw tightly thru remaining sts. Sew thumb.
Hand: Place the 25 sts off first st holder onto the needle, tie in yarn, pick up and knit 4 sts at base of thumb, place remaining sts onto left hand needle, knit across. Work even in the pattern until the 46th row has been completed. Place a marker after the 25th st of pattern on back of hand. 47th row: Keeping pattern: Knit side pattern of back, k 2 together, knit across inside back to within 2 sts of side pattern, slip 1, k 1, psso, knit side pattern, slip marker, k 2 tog, knit to within last 3 sts, slip 1, k 1, psso, k 1. Next row: Work back in the pattern. Repeat these last 2 rows twice more. On next purl row: P 1, p 2 tog, purl across to within 2 sts of marker, p 2 tog, work side pattern, p 2 tog, work across to within 2 sts of side pattern, p 2 tog, finish row. Now decrease on both the purl and knit rows until there are 16 sts on the needle. Break yarn. Finish as tip of thumb.
LEFT MITTEN: Cuff: work as the right one. When time to start the pattern, (follow pattern from left to right) work first 23 sts with background, then work the remaining 25 sts in pattern. To start the thumb increase: k 19 sts, increase 1 st in next st, k 2, increase 1 st in next st, pattern on last 25 sts. Finish remainder of mitten to correspond to the right one.
