MEN’S KNITTED MITTENS WITH THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
Reading edition
Authorized by Comfort Committee of Navy League of U. S.
(Courtesy of Mrs. Horace Leeds)
½ Hank Knitting Worsted
2 Pair Steel Needles No. 12
With double thread cast on 56 stitches, on three needles; 16 on the first and 20 on the other two. Knit 2, purl 2 for 6 inches.
Begin widening for thumb on needle with 16 stitches. Widen thus; insert needle in the first stitch, make a stitch, then in back of same stitch make another stitch; now slip stitch off needle; this gives you 2 stitches in one. Widen this way in first 2 stitches of needle with 16 stitches. Knit 1 round plain, next round widen in same way, 1 stitch each side of where you widened before. Then widen every other row until you have 24 stitches added for thumb, making 40 stitches on needle. Then knit 1 round, then knit around again until you come to where the thumb stitches begin. Take off the 24 extra stitches on a large safety pin.
Cast on 10 stitches on needle just used; knit 1 round. On the next round narrow 1 stitch at beginning and end of the 10 stitches. Do this until you have 56 stitches on needle (the same number on each as at first). Knit plain for 2 inches from bottom edge of gore.
Index Finger—Knit 10 stitches, slip all the stitches on safety pins except the last 9 stitches, use 3 needles, cast on 3 stitches. Knit 1¾ inches, knit 1, purl 1 for ½ inch. Bind off.
22Thumb—Take the 24 stitches of the thumb and the 10 of the gore, put 18 stitches on 1 needle (the 10 of the gore and the 4 on each side of it) and 8 stitches on each of the other 2 needles. Knit 1 round plain. Then on each succeeding round, until the gore is gone; narrow 1 stitch at the beginning and end of the 10. Knit plain for 1 inch. Rib as for finger. Bind off.
Three Fingers—Pick up all remaining stitches and the three extra stitches at bottom of finger. Shift stitches on needles so as to have 2 needles. Join at outside edge of hand. Knit 2½ inches and begin to narrow on outside of hand thus: Knit 2 stitches together at end of one needle and beginning of other. Knit 1 round, then narrow at same place (narrow every other row), 5 times. Knit 1 row plain, then narrow at beginning of every needle until there are 18 stitches on needle. Shift stitches so as to have 6 stitches on each needle. Then narrow on every needle (beginning and end) until 2 stitches are left on each needle. Draw yarn through these 6 stitches and fasten on wrong side.