Simple Children's Mittens 2013 by Penny Peberdy

Age 2 - 4
Materials
DK yarn
3.5mm Double-Pointed
needles - set of 5
3.75mm Double-Pointed
needles - set of 5
Scrap yarn or stitc older
Size
!ircumference" appro#. $% &
2$.5 cm.
'engt" appro#. 2( cm.
Tension
Appro#. 2( sts and 32 ro)s to
$( cm of stoc*ing stitc
Abbreviations
st-st stoc*ing stitc
st+s, stitc+es,
K Knit
P Purl
P- Place mar*er
S- Slip mar*er
m$ -a*e one by pic*ing up te yarn bar bet)een current st and te ne#t one and *nitting into
te front and bac* of it
K2.og Decrease $ by *nitting t)o sts togeter
Note - Knit both loves the same
Method
/it 3.5 mm needles cast on 4( sts using te long-tailed metod to get a stretcy edge . Place
$( sts on eac of 4 needles.
0oin to )or* in te round being careful not to t)ist stitces.
C!""
/or* in K $1 P $ rib for 2( rounds
!ange to 3.75mm needles and )or* in st-st for 2 rounds
Th!mb !sset#
3ound $" Knit 3 stitces1 P-1 m$1 *$1 m$1 P-1 * to end. +3 tumb sts,
3ounds 2 4 3" Knit
3ound 4" Knit to mar*er1 S-1 m$1 * to mar*er1 m$1 S-1 *$. +5 tumb sts,
3ounds 5 4 2" Knit
3ound 7" Knit to mar*er1 S-1 m$1 * to mar*er1 m$1 S-1 *$. +7 tumb sts,
3ounds 5 4%" Knit
3ound $(" Knit to mar*er1 S-1 m$1 * to mar*er1 m$1 S-1 *$. +% tumb sts,
3ounds $$ 4 $2" Knit
3ound $3" Knit to mar*er1 S-1 m$1 * to mar*er1 m$1 S-1 *$. +$$ tumb sts,
3ounds $4 4 $5" Knit
3ound $2" Knit to mar*er1 S-1 m$1 * to mar*er1 m$1 S-1 *$. +$3 tumb sts,
3ounds $7 4$5" Knit
Note# Total th!mb !sset stit$hes bet%een mar&ers sho!ld be 13'
(alm
3ound $" Knit to first mar*er1 remo6e first mar*er and place te $3 stitces onto a stitc
older or lengt of yarn.
7ncrease 2 sts by pic*ing up te yarn bet)een te current st and te first st on spare yarn
and *nitting into te bac* of it and do te same at te end of te sts on spare yarn. 3emo6e
2nd mar*er. 0oin and *nit to end of round. +4$sts,
3ound 2" Knit 31dec$1 K to end +4( sts,
!ontinue in st-st for a furter 2 rounds or until palm is te desired lengt.
K21 K2.og to end +3(sts,
K 2 rounds
K21 K2togto last 2 sts1 K2. +23sts,
K 2 rounds
K$1 K2.og to last 2 sts1 K2 +$2sts,
K 2 rounds
K2.og all round
!ut yarn lea6ing a long lengt - tread tis troug te remaining sts and dra) up to close te
mitten. Se) te end in and trim off te e#cess yarn.
Th!mb
Place $3 sts from scrap yarn onto 3 double-pointed needles.
3e8oin te yarn and *nit $3 sts1 ten pic* up 2 sts along te base of te tumb. .otal $5 tumb
sts.
Knit 3 ro)s or until tumb is desired lengt.
K$1K2 tog all round
K 2 rounds
K2 tog all round.
9rea* yarn1 tread troug remaining sts1 pull up1 and se) in te end.