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REQUIREMENTS:

YARN: 3-ounces Knitting Worsted, ½ oz. rose for flower

NEEDLES: 1-pr. #3 single pointed

CROCHET HOOK: 1-bone #3

DECREASES FOR THE TIP OF THE MITTEN: 1st dec: * k 6, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 2nd dec: * K 5, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 3rd dec: * K 4 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 4th dec: * K 3 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 5th dec: * K 2 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 2 sts together across the row. Break the yarn, leaving 14 inches and finish as the top of the thumb. Sew up the side.

LEFT MITTEN: Cast on the sts and do the cuff the same way. Reverse the instructions for the increases and then work the rest of the mitten the same way.

TRIMMING: Flower—Using the color, Chain 5 sts, join with a slip st to form a ring. 1st round—Chain 3 sts, make 3 d c into the ring; slip the loop off the hook, insert in top of chain and pull loop thru. * Ch 3, 4 d c into the ring, slip loop off hook and insert in the first d c and pull loop thru, repeat from * 3 times; chain 3 sts, join with a slip st to first popcorn. 2nd row—in each of the chain 3 loops on row below do the following: 1 slip st, 1 h d c; 3 d c; 1 h d c; 1 slip st; repeat in each of the 5 loops. Break thread. Make 3 more. Sew onto mittens the flower, as in illustration.