2 Year Old Mittens Pattern #92

2 Year Old Mittens Pattern #92

REQUIREMENTS:
YARN: 2-ounces of Knitting Worsted.
NEEDLES: 1-pr. #2 Single Point. 1-pr. #4 Single Point.

Starting at the cuff, with the #2 needles cast on 30 sts and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 2 inches. Then change to the #4 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 4 rows.
With the next knit row start the THUMB INCREASES: 1st inc.: K 14 sts; inc. in next st; k 1; inc. in next st; k 14. Purl across the next row.
2nd inc: K 14 sts; inc. in next st; k 3; inc. in next st; k 14. Purl across the next row.
3rd inc: K 14 sts; inc. in next st; k 5; inc. in next st; k 14. Purl across the next row.
4th inc: K 14 sts; inc. in next st; k 7, inc. in next st; k 14. Purl across the next row.

THUMB SEPARATION: K 14 sts, slip these sts onto a st holder; work across 9 sts; place the remaining sts onto a stitch holder. Cast on 1 st at the end of the 9 sts, purl across these 10 sts. Work in stockinette st for 9 rows.

DECREASES: 1st dec: * k 2 sts, k 2 tog., repeat from * across the row. Purl 2 sts tog., across the row. Break the yarn leaving 8 inches. Draw through the remaining sts and fasten tight on the wrong side. Sew up the thumb. Place the sts of the 1st st holder back onto the needle; tie yarn into the first st, pick up and knit 3 sts at the thumb; knit the sts off the 2nd st holder. Work back and forth in stockinette stitch until the mitten measures 3 inches above the ribbing.

TIP DECREASES: 1st dec: * k 3 sts; k 2 tog., repeat from * across the row. Purl across the next row.
2nd dec: * k 2 sts; k 2 tog., repeat from * across the row. Purl across next row.
3rd dec: * k 1, k 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Purl across the next row.
4th dec: K 2 sts tog., across the row. Break the yarn, and finish off as on the thumb. Sew up the side.

MAKE THE OTHER MITTEN THE SAME WAY.


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