Mittens Pattern #S-115

Sizes Small (Medium, Large)

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 balls (1 oz. balls).
Clark's O.N.T. Bone Sock Needles, 1 set No. 5.

GAUGE: 5½ sts 1 inch; 7 rnds make 1 inch.

Cast on loosely on one needle 36 sts (38 sts, 40 sts).

Divide sts on 3 needles and join, being careful not to twist sts. Work around in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 3" (3", 3½").

Work in stockinette st (k each rnd) for 5 rnds. Start shaping for thumb gore as follows: 1st rnd: P 1, inc 1 st in next st, k 1, inc 1 st in next st, p 1, k remainder of rnd. 2nd and 3rd rnds: P 1, k 5, p 1, k remainder of rnd. 4th rnd: P 1, inc in next st, k 3, inc in next st, p 1, k remainder of rnd. 5th and 6th rnds: P 1, k 7, p 1, k remainder of rnd. 7th rnd: P 1, inc in next st, k 5, inc in next st, p 1, k remainder of rnd. Continue thus, increasing 2 sts in thumb gore every 3rd rnd until there are (between the 2 p-ribs) 11 sts (13 sts, 15 sts).

Next rnd: P 1, slip the thumb sts onto a safety pin to be worked later; cast on 5 sts, k remainder of rnd. There are on needles 38 sts (40 sts, 42 sts).

Discontinue p-ribs and work around in stockinette st for 2½" (3",  3½").

Dec 5 sts evenly around on next rnd and every 4th rnd thereafter until there remain 13 sts (15 sts, 17 sts).

Next rnd: K 2 tog. around. Break yarn, leaving an 8-inch end. Thread this end into a sewing needle and run through remaining sts. Draw tight and darn in end on wrong side to reinforce tip.

THUMB … Pick up the sts from safety pin and 3 sts on the 5 cast-on sts. Work straight for about 2 inches (½ inch from tip of Thumb). Shape tip as follows: 1st rnd: * K 2 tog., k 2. Repeat from * around. 2nd rnd: K around. 3rd rnd: * K 2 tog., k 1. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: K 2 tog. around. Finish same as tip of Mitten. Press through damp cloth with hot iron.