You'll have no trouble making this set! A pretty cable circles the cap; another cable goes down the center of each mitten. Directions tell how to knit on four needles and how to work the cable.
SIZES: Mittens fit 12-year-old.
MATERIALS: American Thread Company "Dawn" Knitting Worsted, 3 1-oz. skeins for mittens. 4 dp aluminum knitting needles No. 3 (standard). English size 10. Steel crochet hook No. 00.
LEFT MITTEN: Cuff: Cast on 42 sts on 3 needles (14 sts on each), join ends and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 2¼".
Next rnd: Work ribbing around as before, the k st always through back of st. Work in same way for 3 more rnds.
HAND: Rnd 1: K each st around.
Rnd 2: K 2, p 3, k 6, p 3, k 28.
Rnds 3 to 6: Repeat rnds 1 and 2.
Rnd 7: K 5, sl next 3 sts onto extra needle and hold in back of work, k next 3 sts, then k the 3 slipped sts (cable twist), k remaining sts of rnd.
Rnd 8: Repeat rnd 2.
Rnds 9 to 18: Repeat rnds 1 and 2.
Rnd 79: Repeat rnd 7.
Rnd 20 (Beginning of thumb): Work to within 5th st from 3rd needle, sl next 7 sts to holder (safety pin), cast on 7 sts, finish rnd. Continue pat as before until there are 4 cable twists from beg.
First dec rnd: At beg of rnd 7 after last twist, sl last 2 sts of 3rd needle to first needle, k these 2 sts tog through back of sts, k 16, k 2 tog, sl last 3 sts to first needle; k 1, k 2 tog through back of sts, k 16, k 2 tog, k 1 (38 sts).
Next rnd: Work even in pat.
2nd dec rnd: K 2 tog through back, k 14, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog through back, k 14, k 2 tog, k 1 (34 sts).
Next rnd: Work even in pat.
3rd dec rnd: Dec as before, having 2 sts less between decreases in each dec rnd, twist cable. Repeat last 2 rnds, until there are 2 sts between decreases, 10 sts in all. Break yarn, leaving end for sewing. Draw yarn twice through remaining 10 sts, draw tog. Fasten off on wrong side.
Thumb: Sl the 7 sts from holder to needle; pick up and k 1 st before the 7 cast-on sts for thumb, pick up and k these 7 sts, pick up and k 1 st before sts from holder, divide these 16 sts on 3 needles, work stockinette st for 2¼". K 2 tog 8 successive times. K 1 rnd. Break yarn, leaving end for sewing. Draw yarn twice through remaining 8 sts, draw tog. Fasten off from wrong side.
RIGHT MITTEN: Work as for left mitten to within rnd 20 of hand. Beginning of thumb: Work to within 4th st of 2nd needle, sl next 7 sts onto holder, cast on 7 sts, finish rnd. Finish hand and thumb to correspond to left mitten. Steam and press lightly.