Your Mittens
Materials:
approximately 120-150 yards worsted weight woolsize 6US needles for your preferred method of knitting in the round
(or whatever size you need to get gauge)
stitch holder or scrap yarn
stitch markers
Gauge:
20 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches in st. stitch
Sized for women, easily adaptable by using different yarn weights/needle sizes.
Go!:
Cast on 32 sts., join in round without twisting stitches.
Knit 1x1 rib for approximately 3". Switch to stockinette st. for 3 rows.
Begin Gusset:
Row 1: K12, pm, M1, K2, M1, pm, K to end.
Rows 2&3: Knit.
Row 4: K to m, M1, K4, M1, K to end.
Rows 5&6: Knit.
Repeat as established: Increasing every third round. The number of stitches between M1s will increase by 2 for each increase round. Final gusset increase round will be:
K to m, M1, K12, M1, K to end.
Knit 5 rounds plain.
Knit 12 sts, remove marker. K1, put 14 sts. on holder, K to end. (32 sts. on needles + 14 sts. on holder.
Knit in stockinette stitch until the mitten reaches the tip of your index finger. Now you will begin shaping the top of the mitten.
Shaping:
Row 1: K1, SSK, K10, K2tog, K2, SSK, K10, K2tog, K1. (28 sts.)
Row 2: K1, SSK, K8, K2tog, K2, SSK, K8, Ktog, K1. (24 sts.)
Continue as established: decreasing the number of knit stitches between decreases by 2 each round. Final decrease round will be:
K1, SSK, K2tog, K2, SSP, K2tog, K1. (8 sts.) Cut yarn and draw through final stitches.
Thumb:
Place stitches on needles. From body of mitten, on left side of thumb sts., pick up one stitch and SSK with first stitch of round. Knit across thumb stitches; on final stitch pick up one stitch from right side of mitten body and K2tog with final stitch of round. place marker between these stitches. (14 thumb stitches)
Work in stockinette until half of thumbnail is covered by thumb.
Thumb Decreases:
Row 1: (K2tog, K1) 4 times, K2.
Row 2: (K2tog) 5times.
Row 3: (K2tog) twice. Cut yarn and draw through remaining stitches.
Make two mittens, weave in ends. Block if desired and wear with joy.
Hi there. I hope you are still checking this. I am a beginner knitter and am trying out this pattern using the Magic Loop method. In the pattern it says to "Repeat as established: Increasing every third round. The number of stitches between M1s will increase by 2 for each increase round." What does this mean and how many times do I repeat? Thank you! Sara :D
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you've gotten guidance yet or not. Here is my interpretation.
ReplyDelete"repeat as established" means to repeat the pattern block (rows 4, 5, and 6), increasing 2 every 3rd round (row 4). Keep repeating those 3 rows until you have a K12 between the 2 M1's at the beginning of row 4. (4 repeats according to my counting fingers :-). Reading the pattern, I would do the final increase to 14 sts between the M1's at the end of row 4 and then would continue the instructions with the "knit 5 rows plain." I would only do row 4 the last time and not 4, 5 & 6.
You increased by 2 the first time you did row 4 and, every time row 4 comes by again, you'll increase by 2 more. The counts at the beginning of each row 4 would be: 4, 6, 8, 10, & 12.
I hope this helps and I hope I got it right. I could have cast on a sample to be certain but I'm basically lazy and did the knitting in my head. :-D