Girls and Ladies Mittens

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This free pattern originally published by Nomis Yarn Company, Volume 21, in 1948.

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REQUIREMENTS:

YARN: 3 ounces Knitting Worsted, ½-oz. green for leaves, ½-oz. rose for flower.

NEEDLES: 1-pr. #3 Single Pointed.

CROCHET HOOK: 1-bone #3.

RIGHT MITTEN.					Small	Med.	Large
With the #3 needles cast on					40 sts	42 sts	44 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for					3 ins	3 ins	3 ins
Now work in stockinette stitch for					4 rows	6 rows	6 rows
THUMB INCREASES: Always done on a knit row. With purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, between each increase.
	Small	Med.	Large
1st inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st, k 1; inc. 1 st: knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
2nd inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 3; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
3rd inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1.st; k 5; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
4th inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 7; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
5th inc:	K 19	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 9; inc. 1 st; knit	18 sts	19 sts	20 sts
6th inc:	none	K 20	K 21	inc. 1 st; k 11; inc. 1 st; knit		19 sts	20 sts
Purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, after last increase.					19 sts	20 sts	21 sts
THUMB SEPARATION: Knit and place onto a stitch holder					15 sts	15 sts	17 sts
Knit and leave on the knitting needle
Place the remaining sts onto a 2nd st holder. Cast on 1 st at the end of these thumb sts; turn and purl across, cast on 1 st.
Work on these sts in stockinette stitch for					1 ¾ ins	2 ins	2 ¼ ins
DECREASES FOR ALL SIZES: * K 3 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across. Purl across next row. 2nd dec: * K 2 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl across next row. K 2 sts tog., across next row. Break yarn leaving 10 ins. Draw thru the remaining sts and fasten on the wrong side. Sew up thumb.
Place the sts from the first st holder, back onto needle					19 sts	20 sts	20 sts
Tie yarn in the first st, pick up and knit along thumb					4 sts	4 sts	4 sts
Knit sts from the 2nd st holder. Work on these sts for					3 ½ ins	3 ½ ins	3 ¾ ins
DECREASES FOR THE TIP OF THE MITTEN: 1st dec: * K 6, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 2nd dec: * K 5, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. 3rd dec: * K 4 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 4th dec: * K 3 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 1 row. 5th dec: * K 2 sts; k 2 tog, repeat from * across row. Purl 2 sts together across the row. Break the yarn, leaving 14 inches and finish as the top of the thumb. Sew up the side. TRIMMING: Flower-Using the color, Chain 5 sts, join with a slip st to form a ring. 1st round-Chain 3 sts, make 4 d c into the ring; slip the loop off the hook, insert in top of chain and pull loop thru. * Ch 3, 5 d c into the ring, slip loop off hook and insert in the first d c and pulI loop thru, repeat from * 3 times; chain 3 sts, join with a slip st to first popcorn. 2nd row-In each of the chain 3 loops on row below do the following: 1 slip st, 1 h d c; 1 d c; 2 trebles; 1 d c; 1 h d c; 1 slip st; repeat in each of the 5 loops. Break thread. Make one more. LEAF-Ch. 8 sts; skip first st, make 1 s c into next 2 chains; 1 d c in next 5 sts. 2nd row-Ch. 1, turn and work 1 s c in next 7 sts; 3 s c into last st; 1 s c in each foundation chain to end of row. Break thread, leave enough to sew with. Make 3 more. Sew onto mittens the flower and leaf as in illustration.