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
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Med.
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Large
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| With the #3 needles cast on |
40 sts
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42 sts
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44 sts
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| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for |
3 ins
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3 ins
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3 ins
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| Now work in stockinette stitch for |
4 rows
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6 rows
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6 rows
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| THUMB INCREASES: Always done on a knit row. With purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, between each increase. | |||||||
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Small
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Med.
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Large
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| 1st inc: |
K 19
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1 st, k 1; inc. 1 st: knit |
18 sts
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| 2nd inc: |
K 19
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1 st; k 3; inc. 1 st; knit |
18 sts
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| 3rd inc: |
K 19
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1.st; k 5; inc. 1 st; knit |
18 sts
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| 4th inc: |
K 19
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1 st; k 7; inc. 1 st; knit |
18 sts
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| 5th inc: |
K 19
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1 st; k 9; inc. 1 st; knit |
18 sts
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| 6th inc: |
none
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K 20
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K 21
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inc. 1 st; k 11; inc. 1 st; knit |
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19 sts
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20 sts
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| Purl 1 row, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, after last increase. |
19 sts
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20 sts
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21 sts
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| THUMB SEPARATION: Knit and place onto a stitch holder |
15 sts
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15 sts
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17 sts
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| 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
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2 ins
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2 ¼ ins
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| 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
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20 sts
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20 sts
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| Tie yarn in the first st, pick up and knit along thumb |
4 sts
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4 sts
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4 sts
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| Knit sts from the 2nd st holder. Work on these sts for |
3 ½ ins
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3 ½ ins
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3 ¾ ins
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| 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. |
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