Child’s Mittens

For detail see knitting plain, page 12

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Saxony Yarn—2 skeins

3 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 15

INSTRUCTIONS

Cast on needle 47 stitches.

1st row: Knit plain.

2nd row: Slip 1, knit 1, then slip 1st stitch over knitted one (that decreases 1 stitch); knit 3, * yarn over needle knit 1, yarn over needle knit 3, knit 3 stitches together as 1 stitch, knit 3 and repeat from * to end of row.

3rd row: Purl the stitches and purl yarn over needle as 1 stitch. Repeat the 2 last rows until you are 1½ inches from the points. Knit plain back and forth 6 rows or 3 ribs.

7th row: * Knit 1 stitch, knit the 2 next stitches together as 1, put yarn over needle and repeat from *.

Next row: Knit yarn over needle as 1 stitch. These 2 rows make the holes for the cord. Knit plain 7 ribs. On next row decrease 11 stitches: Knit every 4th and 5th stitch together—then you have 36 stitches on needle. Knit 2 and purl 2 for 12 rows.

Next row increase 6 stitches, 1 in every 6th stitch. Knit 4 ribs, then start increasing for thumb.

1st row: Knit 20 stitches, increase 1, knit 2, increase 1, knit 20 stitches. Repeat 1st row every 4th row, 7 times more, always having 20 stitches on each side of increasing.

Now you have 18 stitches for thumb; put them on separate needle and knit 12 ribs.

Decrease every other stitch on 1st row, then decrease every stitch until there are 6 left. Draw the stitches together and fasten.

Sew thumb together, leaving 1 rib at base. Pick up 4 stitches at base of thumb, and add them to the other 40 stitches, then knit 22 ribs.

Next row: Decrease 1 stitch on each end of needle and 2 stitches in the middle. Repeat this decreasing 2 times more on every 4th row; then on every other row, until there are 12 stitches left.

Bind off closely and sew together. Also sew both sides together.

Make a chain with the yarn double 16 inches long. Pull it through the holes above border and tie.

Put a small tassel on each end of cord.

Tassel: Wind the yarn over 2 fingers 5 times; tie a linen thread around hank in middle and fasten to end of cord. Pull the loops down and wind the yarn around a few times ¼ inch from cord. Cut even at bottom.

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