BABY’S KNITTED ANGORA MITTENS

(Courtesy of Utopia Yarn Book)

4 Balls of White Angora Utopia Wool

2 Pair Steel Knitting Needles No. 10

These mittens are started at the wrists and knit in rounds. Cast on to each of 2 needles 7 stitches and 6 on a third needle, making 20 stitches in all. Knit in ribs of knit 2, purl 2, for 18 rounds. 19th round: * Wool over twice, narrow. Repeat from * to end of round. In working back knit plain, dropping one of the wool-overs and knitting the other in order to form the holes for the ribbon. Knit 5 rounds in plain knitting. 26th round: Begin to increase for the thumb. Knit to within the 1st of the end of the round; increase 1 stitch. Knit 2 rounds without increasing. 29th round: Knit to within 2 stitches of the end of round, increase 1 in each stitch. Knit 3 rounds without increasing. 33rd round: Knit to within 4 stitches of the end of round; increase 1, knit 2; increase 1. Knit 3 rounds without increasing. 37th 37round: Knit to within 6 stitches of the end of round; increase 1, knit 4, increase 1. Knit 6 rounds without increasing, having 6 stitches between the increasing points, or 8 stitches for the thumb, having 27 on the 3 needles, pass a thread through the 8 stitches, knitted for the thumb and tie it. Continue to knit round and at the end of the 1st round cast on 4 stitches, having 23 stitches on the needles. 2nd round: Knit to within 4 stitches of the end of round, narrow, narrow. Knit 1 round without decreasing. 4th round: Knit to within 2 stitches of the end of round, narrow. Knit 16 rounds without decreasing. The hand is decreased as follows: 1st round: narrow, knit 3, narrow, knit 3, narrow, knit 3, narrow, knit 3 and knit 3 rounds without decreasing. 4th round: narrow, knit 2, narrow, knit 2, narrow, knit 2, narrow, knit 2 and knit 2 rounds without decreasing. 7th round: narrow 6 times, draw the wool through these 6 stitches, draw together. Break off wool and fasten on wrong side. Now finish the thumb by taking the 8 stitches off the thread on to 2 needles and pick up the 4 stitches, which were cast on for the hand. Knit 1 round, decreasing twice, where the 4 stitches were picked up; having 10 stitches for the thumb. Continue to knit the thumb round for 7 rounds; then decrease as follows: knit 2, narrow, knit 2, narrow, knit 2. Knit 2 rounds without decreasing. 11th round: Narrow 4 times, draw together, break off wool and fasten on wrong side. Draw the ribbon through the holes at wrist and tie. Make the other mitten to correspond.