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Men's Fair Isle Mittens

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Medium Size

MATERIALS: Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Ever-Match Sock and Fingering, Main Color Brown Heather A, 2 ozs. About 60 yards Dark Brown, C, 40 yards each of White B, Natural Heather D; 20 yards each of Red E, Aqua F.

“Boye” Aluminum Sock Needles, 1 set Size 2.

GAUGE: Fair Isle Pattern--10 sts = 1 inch

Stockinette st --17 sts = 2 inches

RIGHT MITTEN--Cuff--With A, cast on 64 sts; divide on 3 needles; join with care not t twist sts on needles. Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for 3 ins.

Inc. round--K, increasing 1 st in every 4th st 16 times; 80 sts. Mark end of rounds.

Hand--Pattern--Round 1--With A, k all sts. Carry yarn not in use on wrong side of work.

Round 2--* K 1 A, 3 B, 1 A, 3 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A, 1 B; repeat from * around. Continue pat. following chart.

Repeat 16 rounds of pat. Until about 2 ½ ins. Above cuff.

Next round--Work pat. on first 42 sts; with a separate strand of colored thread, k next 12 sts for thumb, then slip these sts back to left hand needle and continue pat. around until about 7 ins. above cuff, end with 8th or 16th pat. round. Break off colors.

With A only, k 1 round even.

First dec. round--* K 6, k 2 tog.; repeat from * around; 70 sts. K 1 round even.

2nd dec. round--* K 5, k 2 tog.; repeat from * around; 60 sts. K 1 round even. Continue to dec. 10 sts in a round every 2nd round, having 1 st less between decs. after each dec. round, until 20 sts remain. K 1 round even. K 2 tog. 10 times; break off leaving an end. Draw end tightly through all 10 sts. Fasten off.

Thumb--Draw out the colored thread, pick up 12 sts on each side of opening, pick up 1 extra st on each side; divide these 26 sts on 3 needles. With A only, k around for 2 1/2 ins.

Next Round--* K 11, k 2 tog.; repeat from * around; 24 sts.

First dec. round--* K 2, k 2 tog.; repeat from * around; 18 sts. K 1 round even.

2nd dec. round--* K 1, k 2 tog.; repeat from * around; 12 sts. K 1 round even. K 2 tog. 6 times. Break off; draw end tightly through all 6 sts; fasten off.

LEFT MITTEN--Work same as right mitten until 2 ½ ins. above cuff.

Next round--Work pat. On first 26 sts, with separate strand of colored thread, k 12 and slip these 12 sts back to left hand needle, continue pat. Finish same as right mitten.

Steam.