Size:
Fits ages 6 through 10
Materials:
2 balls different colors leftover worsted weight yarn, about 3 oz each
1 set each #7 and #8 dpns (US sizes)
small stitch holder or bit of string
Gauge:
On 8's about 4 sts/inch but don't sweat it
Special Abbreviations:
pm = place marker
inc = increase
Pattern:
With 7's and color A, cast on 28 sts, work k2, p2 rib for 16 rows.
With 8's, k 2 rows in A, increasing 4 sts across 1st row (32 sts).
Add in color B like so - one stitch in A, one stitch in B, one stitch
in A, one stitch in B, etc. for the remainder of the mitten unless otherwise
indicated.
K 4 rows stockinette using this alternating color pattern.
Increase for thumb as follows: (yes, the alternating colors will
be a little, UHN, but so what)
K15, pm, inc 1, k2, inc 1, pm, k to end.
K 1 row.
Inc every other row until 12 sts are between markers, k to end. (42
sts)
K16, put 10 on holder or piece of string, k16.
K 15 rows even.
In color A only, decrease as follows:
K2, k2tog around.
K around.
K2tog, k1 around.
K2tog around.
Pull yarn through and tie off.
Thumb: with A, pick up 10sts from holder and add about 5 sts to
cover gaps. K 8
rows. Decrease as above. Pull yarn through and tie off.
Finishing:
Er, tidy up stray bits of yarn by tucking them
in. Leave ends longish because kids are rough on mittens.