Spinderella's Felted Mittens



These are warm and cozy and knit up very quickly.
Materials:
1 skein of worsted weight yarn about 110 yards
#10 needles - double points
Gauge: None-
Instructions
Cast 44 stitches on one needle.
Divide onto 3 needles and knit in the round for 30 rounds.
On the 30th round, place a marker after the 21st and 24th stitch.

Thumb gore:
Rounds 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 Knit, increasing one stitch after the first marker and BEFORE the 2nd marker. You will have 13 stitches between the markers at row 38
Rounds 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 Knit
Round 40 - Knit 21 stitches, place the 13 stitches between markers on a holding safety pin or string.
Cast on 3 stitches and knit the remaining 20 stitches.

Mitten Body:
Rounds 41 - 64 KNIT

Decrease Rows:
Row 1- K1, ssk, k17, k2tog, k1, ssk, k17, k2tog
Row 2 - Knit
Row 3- K1, ssk, k15, k2tog, k1, ssk, k15, k2tog
Row 4- Knit

Decrease in this fashion, every other row, decreasing 2 stitches and knitting every other row until 8 stitches remain. Break yarn, draw through all stitches, pull and weave ends.

Thumb:
Place the 13 stitches from the string or pin on 2 needles.
Pick up 5 stitches on the cast on edge with a 3rd needle.
Attach yarn, and knit the 1st stitch on needle 1 onto needle #3.
Knit the rest of the stitches on needle #1.
Place the last stitch on needle #2 onto needle #3 then knit needle #2.
Needle #3 now has 7 stitches.
K2tog, K3, ssk,
You should now have 16 stitches on 3 needles.
Knit 10 rows.
Decrease rows. ( k2, k2 tog) 4 times.
Knit one row.
( K1, k2tog) 4 times.
Break yarn and draw tail thru.
Weave ends
Make another one. Simple huh?

Now take the mittens and toss them in a sudsy washing machine and put them in the wash cycle at least once- check and see how much more they need shrinking. I usually run mine twice thru and then finish them on a felting board to fit the person I made them for. Compliments of Spinderella's Creations
Lynn Snell
(801) 668-0563