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Medium Size

MATERIALS: Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Twin-Pak Knitting Worsted; or Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Twin-Pak Win-Knit; 6 ozs.

“Boye” Knitting Needles, 1 pair each Sizes 3 and 8.

GAUGE: Size 8 needles—9 sts = 2 inches

LEFT MITTEN—Cuff—With size 8 needles and double strand of yarn, cast on 48 sts.

Row 1—wrong side—* K 3, p 1; repeat from * to end.

Row 2—* With yarn in back of work, slip 1 st as to k, p 3; repeat from * to end. Repeat these 2 rows for 3 ins., end on right side.

Dec. row—* K 1, k 2 tog., p 1; repeat from * to end; 36 sts.

Wrist—Break off 1 strand. With size 3 needles and 1 strand of yarn, slip 1 st as before, p 2; repeat from * to end.

Next row—* K 2, p 1; repeat from * to end. Continue pat. as in last 2 rows for 1½ ins., end on right side. Mark last row for beg. of hand.

Hand—With size 8 needles and double strand, work pat. until 2 ins. above marker, end on wrong side.

Thumb—Work 19 sts, cast on 5 sts on right hand needle, turn. Work pattern of k 2, p 1 on the 5 cast-on sts and on next 7 sts, turn. Leave remaining sts on back of needle.

Work even on 12 thumb sts only until 2 ins. from cast-on sts, end on right side.

Next row—* k 2 tog., p 1; repeat from * to end; 8 sts. Break off, leaving an end for sewing. Draw end tightly through all sts, sew side seam of thumb.

Working from right side, join 2 strands of yarn in 12th st of right hand needle, pick up and k 7 sts across the 5 cast-on sts of thumb, work pat. to end; 36 sts. Work even until 4 ins. above picked-up sts or to within ½ in. of desired length to top of fingers.

Dec. row—* K 2 tog., p 1; repeat from * to end; 24 sts.

Next row—* slip 1 st, p 1; repeat from * to end. K 1, p 2 tog. 11 times, end p 1; 13 sts. Break off, leaving end for sewing. Draw end tightly through all sts. Sew side seam.

RIGHT MITTEN—Work cuff, wrist and hand same as left mitten until 2 ins. above marker for beg. of hand, end on wrong side.

Thumb—Work first 18 sts, drop yarn. With second ball of double strand, cast on 5 sts on left hand needle, work pat. on these 5 sts and on next 7 sts, turn. Finish thumb on these 12 sts to correspond to left mitten; fasten off. With dropped yarn, from right side, pick up and k 7 sts on the 5 cast-on sts for thumb, finish row; 36 sts. Finish as for left mitten. Steam.