Article 7922 of rec.crafts.textiles.yarn: From: judy_stitch@msn.com (Judith Smith) Subject: Pattern: Two Way Mitts Date: 5 Jan 96 16:47:58 -0800 Organization: The Microsoft Network (msn.com) Lines: 89 TWO WAY MITTS (These mittens have a flap on the top of the hand to allow access to the fingers.) Material: Approx 750 yards light weight DK yarn #4 (3 ´ mm) DP needles or size to obtain gauge GAUGE: 6 1/2 sts = 1" FLAP: Cast on 26 sts. on one needle. Work in K 1, P 1, rib for 12 rows. Break yarn and slip on stitch holder. RIGHT MITT: Cast on 48 sts. (16-16-16). Work in K 2, P 2 rib for 4". K 6 rounds. Start thumb: P 1, inc. in next 2 sts. (4 sts.), P 1, K around, K next 2 rounds even, keeping the P sts. of row below uniform. Round 4: P 1, inc. in next st., K 2, inc. in next st. (6 sts.), P 1, K to end of round. K 2 rounds even. Continue to inc. in every 3rd round until there are 16 sts between the P sts. Slip these 18 sts. off onto thread. Cast on 4 sts. and work even on 48 sts. for 6 round. Arrange sts. as follows: 1st needle (thumb needle): 26 sts. 2nd needle: 11 sts. 3rd needle: 11 sts. Next Round: K 3 (P 1, K 1) 11 times, K to end of round. Repeat this round 5 times more. Next Round: K 2, bind off 22 sts., K to end of round. Now place sts of flap on a needle behind the first 2 sts. on 1st needle. Knit tog. 1 st. from each needle twice, rib across next 22 sts. of flap. Place the last 2 sts. behind the last 2 sts. of needle, and K tog. 1 st. from each needle. K to end of round. Repeat this round 5 times. Now K all sts. K 10 round even. Slip 1 st. at each end of 1st needle onto adjacent needles (24-12-12). Dec. Round: * 1st needle: K 1, K 2 tog, knitting through back of sts, K to within last 3 sts on needle, K 2 tog, K 1. 2nd needle: K 1, K 2 tog, though back of sts, K to end. 3rd needle: K to within 3 sts. of end of needle, K 2 tog., K 1, K 1 round even. Repeat from * until there are 8 sts. on 1 needle and 4 sts. on each of the other two needles. Kitchener together. Thumb: Pick up the 18 sts. on thread, pick up 4 cast-on sts. Divide these 22 sts. onto 3 needles. *K 2 tog. twice over the 4 cast-on sts. (20 sts.) K 1 round. Repeat from * twice (16 sts). K even until thumb measures 2 1/2". K 2 tog. 8 times. Break yarn and thread through needle. Draw through and fasten. Make left mitt in the same manner, reversing shaping. Here is a rough ASCII sketch to give you an idea of what you are trying to achieve: _____________ l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l_l_l_l_l_l_l l \ l \ l l l l / ______ l / /l l l l / / l l <-----l--- Flap which is l _ / l l l l open on both l /________\ l sides l l l l l l \ / \________/ -------------------------------------------------------------- This pattern was adapted from Bernat's Handicrafter (Vol. XIII, No. 3): WARTIME HANDKNITS. Copyright 1942, Emile Bernat & Sons Co., Jamaica Plain, MA, USA --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/