Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" DE LUXE FINGERING YARN or "DAWN" NYLON
2 ounces Canary or Amber or color of your choice
1 set Double Pointed Knitting Needles No. 1 and No. 2 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.
GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch
With No. 1 needles cast on 64 sts. Divide sts on 3 needles, 20 sts on 1st and 2nd needle, 24 sts on 3rd needle, join. Place a marker at beg of each round. Work in K 2, P 2 ribbing for 3 inches. Change to No. 2 needles, K 1 st round inc 1 st on each of 1 st and 2nd needles. Then work in pattern same as Matched Set Knitted Socks for 16 rounds. NEXT ROUND: Thumb gusset. Work to within 3 sts of end of round, inc 1 st in next st, K 1, inc 1 st in last St. Work 2 rounds in pattern always knitting sts of gusset. Repeat last 3 rounds inc in same manner having 2 sts more between inc in thumb gusset until there are 21 sts in gusset. NEXT ROUND: Work to within 21 sts of end of round, place these 21 sts on st holder for thumb, cast on 3 sts over thumb sts, join. Work in pattern for 3½ inches from thumb opening. NEXT ROUND: * K 4, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT 4 ROUNDS: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 3, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT 4 ROUNDS: K even. NEXT ROUND:* K 2, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT 3 ROUNDS: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 1, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT ROUND: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 2 tog, repeat from * all around, cut yarn leaving a 6 inch length. Thread into needle and draw remaining sts tog, fasten securely. THUMB: Place 21 sts from holder on 2 needles, attach yarn, pick up 5 sts over cast on sts. NEXT ROUND: K even. NEXT ROUND: K all around dec 2 sts over picked up sts. Then work even until thumb measures 2 inches from base NEXT ROUND: * K 4, K 2 tog, repeat from * to end of round. NEXT ROUND: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 3, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT ROUND: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 2, K 2 tog, repeat from * all around. NEXT ROUND: K even. NEXT ROUND: * K 2 tog, repeat from * all around, cut yarn. Finish same as top of mitten.
Work 2nd mitten in same manner reversing thumb.
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