Newfoundland Mitts
Worsted weight yarn. 3mm, set of 4 double pointed needles.A - Main Colour B - Second Colour
With A cast on 42 sts.
Wrist: K1, P1 for 7-10 cms (2 1/2 - 3 1/2 inches)
Next Row: Purl
Following Row: Purl, increasing 2 sts on each needle for a total of 48 sts.
Pattern:
Section 1: *K4 with B, Sl 2 purlwise with A*, rep. to end of row.
Rep. this row 4 times, 5 in total.
Purl 2 rows with A.
Section 2: K1 with B, * Sl 2 purlwise with A, K4B* rep. to end of row.
Important: Ensure that yarn A is carried in back for this row.
Rep. this row 4 times, 5 in total.
Purl 2 rows with A.
Alternate these two sections to achieve pattern.
Knit the pattern 2 times.**
Thumb: On the last of these sections where you Purl 2 rows: P2, put 7 sts on a stitch holder for thumb. Cast on 7 sts, purl to end.
Purl one row.
Knit the pattern 5 or 6 times (or until long enough).
Decrease: With A
Row 1: Knit 1 row.
Row 2: *K4, K2tog.*, rep to end.
Knit 2 rows.
Row 3: *K3, K2tog.*, rep to end.
Knit 2 rows.
Row 4: *K2, K2tog*, rep to end.
Knit 2 rows.
Row 5: *K2tog*, rep to end.
Thread yarn through remaining loops and pull tight. Weave in end inside.
Thumb: With A pick up the 7 sts from holder. Pick up sts to make a total of 12-14 **sts. Knit to fit length of thumb. Decrease: K2tog all around and finish as the hand of mitt.
Sl - Slip stitch, in this pattern slip them as if to purl.
K2tog - knit 2 stitches together.
** For my largish womans’ hands I actually repeated 2.5 of the pattern (5 sections) before the thumb, and had to pick up to a total of 16 sts for the thumb.
Rewritten 2006 by CreativeWhimsy http://creativewhimsy.wordpress.com/