Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:02:02 -0600 From: BENAMY@say.acnatsci.org To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: RE: KNIT: Fruit Mittens [...] Hi guys, [...] Someone asked about knitting Joan's Socks with another yarn other than Wool-Ease. Any DK weight yarn will do to maintain the same texture. If you use 2 strands of knitting worsted, it might work up larger, in which case going down a needle size should do the trick. I can't believe how many people have made this sock! Amazing. Every day my E-mail has requests for the pattern. Do you know that using 2 strands on a 28 stitch mitten works out really well too? It just occurred to me that now that I've mentioned that, I'll get requests. Here it is: WOOL-EASE MITTS I must mention that my friend, Susan Van Hyning originally gave me the pattern after some else gave her the pattern and so on. She had modified it as below and freely gives it to anyone who asks. She makes it in a strand of worsted and a strand of sport wt yarn, but since Wool-Ease is a lightweight worsted, it works just the same. These are very fast and very warm. Susan makes over 100 pair of these mittens a year (every year) for charity so it might be a good idea to remind everyone that these make a nice contribution. With that in mind . . . . Materials: 2 strands Wool-Ease, #9 dpn's (wooden ones work great) Gauge: 4 sts = 1" Cast on 24 sts. Rib in k1, p1 for 20 rnds. On the 20th rnd, inc 4 sts (28 sts) Knit 11 rnds. Next Rnd: K1, k5 and place these 5 sts on holder. Knit around. Next Rnd: K1, cast on 5 sts over hole. Knit around. Knit 22 rnds. K2, k2 tog around. Knit 2 rnds. K1, k2 tog around. Cut yarn, leaving a length of yarn and draw through rem sts. Tighten. Thumb: Place 5 sts from holder onto dpn. Pick up 5 sts on opposite side plus 1 st each at corners (12 sts total). Knit 14 rnds. K2tog around. Finish as for body of mitt. This will fit a small woman or teenager. For larger mitts, use #10 dpn's at a gauge of 3-1/2 sts = 1" and increase the number of rnds between rib and thumb to 13 rnds. I've also made these with 2 strands of Henry's Attic Toaga (mohair). Nice and warm and dressy looking. I've rambled enough. Back to my knitting! Joan is JL HAMER@aol.com in icy York Pa --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/