Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 17:21:07 -0700 From: Lucy Harvey To: knit@bolis.com Subject: KNIT: hunter's mittens Hello, Klisters, [...] I have a pattern for hunter's mittens which I designed about four years ago for one of my sons and have made many of since. Hope you all like it. HUNTER'S MITTENS Needles: l set size 2 dp, 1 set size 4 dp. Yarn: I used a 3-ply homespun wool comparable to fingering yarn. Guage: 10 stitches, 13 rows = 2 inches Size given is for men's medium or women's large. Using guage increase or decrease stitches and length to get the desired size. Right mitten: Using size 2 needles cast on 40 stitches evenly over 4 needles and work k1, p1 ribbing fo 3 inches. Change to size 4 needles and continue in stockinette stitch for 1 3/4", then slip the first 6 sts of the first needle onto a holder for the thumb. Knit rest of round and cast on 6 sts over the ones on the holder to finish opening for thumb. Continue st st for 2 1/4". To mark place for finger flap, start at first needle and k 20 sts across palm of mitten, then p next 20 sts across back one time only. K st st for 4 rounds and start fingers. For the index finger continue over the last 6 sts of the fourth needle and the first 6 sts of the first needle. Put remaining sts on holders (a piece of scrap yarn works best for me). Cast on 2 sts land work over these 14 sts for 4 more rows, then k1 p1 ribbing for 2 rows and cast off. For the middle finger pick up 5 sts from the back of the hand, pick up 2 sts over the new sts of the index finger, pick up 5 sts from palm and cast on 2 sts. Work over these 14 sts for 5 more rows, then k1 p1 ribbing for 2 rows and cast off. For the ring finger pick up 4 sts from back of hand, 2 sts over new sts of middle finger, 4 sts from palm, cast on 2 sts. Work over these 12 sts for 4 more rows, k1 p1 ribbing for 2 rows and cast off. For the little finger pick up remaining sts alnd 2 sts over the new sts of the ring finger. K 4 more rows, 2 rows of k1 p1 ribbing, and cast off. For the flap to cover the fingers, using size 4 needles cast on 20 sts over 2 needles. With the third needle knit into the bottom of the first purl st on the back, being sure to keep the sts tight between the last cast-on st and the first st picked up. Continue picking up the bottom loops of the purl sts across back, then connect these to the first cast-on st and work k1 p1 ribbing across the 20 cast-on sts, increase 1 st in first attached st and k across the rest of the back, increasing 1 st in the last attached st. Work ribbing across the next 20 sts. There should now be 20 rib sts and 22 k sts. Continue ribbing 20 palm sts and k 22 back sts for 4 more rows, then k in all st until flap measures 2 1/5". Shape as follows. Rnd 1: K2, K2 together Rnd 2: K Rnd 3: K1, K2 together Rnd 4: K Rnd 5: K2 together Rnd 6: K Rnd 7: K2 together Cut yarn 6" from last st and pull through remaining sts and pull tight. Finish off. To work thumb pick up 6 sts off the holder, 2 sts on side, 6 new sts and 2sts on the other side. Over these 16 sts work 2 1/4" straight. To shape point, k 2 together 4 times. Slip yarn through remaining sts and pull closed. Reverse pattern for left hand Lucy Harvey lharvey@wir.net --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/