Child’s Alliance Mittens
Reading edition
For detail see First Stitches, Knitting, pages 12–16
MATERIALS
SUNLIGHT Alliance Knitting Yarn, 1 skein
3 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 13
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 40 stitches. Work forward and back. Knit 2 and purl 2 for the length of 3½ inches. Knit plain 4 rows (2 ribs).
Start increasing for thumb: Knit 19 stitches, increase 1, knit 2, increase 1, knit 19.
To increase: Put the same stitch that you knitted last stitch from on left hand needle and knit a stitch from the back. Repeat increasing of 2 stitches every rib, 6 times more, always having the 2 additional stitches between the 2 increasing places. Knit 1 rib.
Take the 16 stitches for thumb on separate needle and knit 7 ribs, then decrease every other stitch until finished.
To decrease: Knit 2 stitches together as 1. Sew thumb together.
Now continue knitting with the 38 stitches and make 14 ribs. Decrease 2 stitches on each side of mitten. Knit 1 rib.
Repeat decreasing of 4 stitches for every row until finished. Sew mitten together.
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