Grandma's Mittens

These mittens knit up very quickly. They are warm and soft, perfect for gentile hands!

US size 9 DPN

Approximately 130 yards (1 hank) Wool of the Andes Bulky Hand-Dyed (Robins Nest)

(Make 2)

Cuff

Cast On 28 st

K1 p1 for 8 rounds
Gusset:

1: (K12, k2tog) X2
2-4: Knit
5: k14, pm, m1, pm, k14
6: knit
7: k to marker, sm, m1, k1, m1, sm, k14
8: k
9: k to marker, sm, m1, k3, m1, sm, k14
10: k
11: inc
12: k
13: inc
14:k
15: inc

Hand:

1: Knit to markers, slip all stitches between markers onto stitch holder, continue knitting the rest
of the round.

2: k to thumb gap, m2dec, k—

Knit 19 rows

Finger decreases:

1: k2togback, k9, k1tog, k1 k2tog, k9, k2togback

2: k

3K k2togb, k7, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k7, k2togb

4: k

Put all remaining st on scrap of yarn or stitch holder, flip inside out, put stitches back on needle, and
bind off with a double needle bind off.

Thumb:

Put thumb stitches on needles, and pick up 5 stitches along the side. The fist stitch on the side is
st
the 1 st in the row
 Knit 7 rows

8: (k2tog, k2) X4

9:k

10: (k2tog, k2) X3

11: K

Flip and bind off

K: knit

P: purl

Pm: place marker

Sm: slip marker

M1: make 1

Inc: increase in the same way as the previous increase row

—: continue this stitch to the end of the row

K2tog: knit 2 together

K2togback: knit 2 stitches together through the back of the stitch

M2dec: make 2 stitches with the loop that stretches across and decrease them together