Ladies Mitt in Garter Stitch

Yarn:
Victory Ranch Handspun Click here to see our selection! to coordinate or contrast with Victory Ranch Bouclé
1 ball Victory Ranch Bouclé (use what remains from making hat), 50 yards of Victory Ranch handspun
Needles & supplies:
Size 7 (4.5 mm) single point or circular click here to see our selection! unwaxed dental floss
Notions:
2 buttons if desired
Gauge
:Cast on
(using the long tail method) 36 st over 2 needles to give an elastic edge.
Rows 1-25:
Work 25 rows knitting every row using Victory Ranch Bouclé (garter stitch).
Rows 25-14:
Change to Handspun yarn and knit 14 rows garter stitch.
To make place to pick up st for thumb:
over st already worked)
rows.
at the beginning of row 14 (not the working end andk6 (for a large thumb, k7) st with dental floss. Knit these st for 2 more(this makes it easier to undo the st when picking up for the thumb)Row 15:
knit all st including the thumb st
Row 16-22:
knit all rows
Row 23-33
: change to Victory Ranch Bouclé and knit all rows
Bind off loosely all st.
Carefully pick out dental floss and pick up 6 (7) st, M1, pick 6 (7) st
Knit 7 rows with Victory Ranch Handspun. Change to Victory Ranch Bouclé and knit 3 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Sew side seam of thumb. Then close side seam of mitt changing yarn to match yarn used
for knitting. Darn in all ends. Fold cuff for mitt and sew button in center.
Abbreviations:
k: knit
M1: pick up the bar between the
two st and twist to close hole,
on the knit round, k as usual
p: purl
st: stitch/stitches
© 2008 Linda Johnson
Permission is given to knit for personal use or for sale. The pattern may not be transferred by any means except through:
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