BABY’S THUMBLESS MITTENS
Reading edition
(Courtesy of Utopia Yarn Book)
1 Skein White 3-Fold Saxony
Medium Sizes Steel Needles
Cast 16 stitches on each of 3 needles, knit 1 round plain. 2nd round: * over, knit 1, repeat from *. 3rd round: knit plain. 4th round: knit 2 together the entire round. 5th round: knit plain. Repeat from the 2nd round until the wrist is 2 inches wide. Rib 10 rounds by knit 2, purl 2. The rest of the mitten is plain knitting, Knit for about 1¼ inches by widening 1 stitch each side every 4th round. Then knit about ¾ of an inch without widening, then begin narrowing at the end, knit 10 rounds by narrowing 1 each side every alternate row, then with an equal number of stitches on each needle narrow 1 stitch at the end of each needle in every row until the stitches are all narrowed off. Finish the edges of the wrist with a chain of knitting silk.
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