Supplies:
Yarn: about 75 yds. of DK weight yarn
Needles: size 6 US DPN’s
Stitch markers
Gauge: 5 ½ sts per inch
On three DPN’s , CO 36 stitches.
For Right Mitt, divide as follows: N1 & 2 – 9 sts, N3 – 18 sts
Join in the round, place stitch marker for start of row
Cuff:
Work 10 rows of 3×3 rib
Work 4 rows of Stockinette Stitch (knit every row when knitting in the round since there is no knitting done on the “wrong side” of work)
Begin Cable pattern:
Row 1: K21, P2, slip 4 to cable needle & hold to front of work, K4, K4 from cable needle, P2, K3
Rows 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8: K21, P2, K8, P2,K3
Repeat these 8 rows a second time
Begin Thumb Gusset:
Work row 1 of cable pattern
Row 2: K3, place marker, M1, place marker, K18, P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 3: K22 (slip markers as needed), P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 4: K3, slip marker (sl m), M1R, K1, M1L, sl m, K18, P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 5: K24, P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 6: K3, sl m, M1R, K3, M1L, sl m, K18, P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 7: K26, P2, K8, P2, K3
Row 8: K 3, sl m, M1R, K5, M1L, sl m, K18, P2, K8, P2, K3
Continue in this manner until there are 11 stitches between the markers (you should be on Row 4 of the second repeat of pattern). Continue working in pattern, remove markers and slip the 11 stitches onto a stitch holder and continue knitting joining back into the round. Complete the pattern repeats to row 8 and then knit row 1 (to add the last cable). BO
Thumb:
Remove 11 sts from holder and divide onto two DPN’s. Using third DPN, pick up 4 sts around the “joined” part of Mitt. You will now have 15 stitches. Knit 5 rows, BO.
Left Mitt:
CO 36 dividing as follows: N1 – 18 sts, N2 & 3 – 9 sts
Join in the round, place stitch marker for start of row
Cuff:
Work 10 rows of 3×3 rib
Work 4 rows of Stockinette Stitch (knit every row when knitting in the round since there is no knitting done on the “wrong side” of work)
Begin Cable pattern:
Row 1: K3, P2, slip 4 onto cable needle holding to front, K4, K4 from cable needle, P2, K21
Rows 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8: K3, P2, K8, P2, K 21
Repeat Rows 1 – 8 a second time
Begin Thumb Gusset:
Work row 1 of cable pattern
Row 2: K3, P2, K8, P2, K18, pm, M1, PM, K3
Row 3: K3, P2, K8, P2, K21 (slipping markers as needed)
Row 4: K3, P2, K8, P2,K18, sl m, M1L, K1, M1R, sl m, K3
Continue in this manner until there are 11 stitches between the markers (you should be on Row 4 of the second repeat of pattern). Continue working in pattern, remove markers and slip the 11 stitches onto a stitch holder and continue knitting joining back into the round. Complete the pattern repeats to row 8 and then knit row 1 (to add the last cable). BO
Thumb:
Remove 11 sts from holder and divide onto two DPN’s. Using third DPN, pick up 4 sts around the “joined” part of Mitt. You will now have 15 stitches. Knit 5 rows, BO.
Glossary:
Sl m – slip marker
PM – place marker
M1 – lift bar between stitches and knit it to create another stitch
M1R – insert left needle into the bar between the sts from back to front, K into the front leg of the st
M1L – insert left needle into the bar between the sts from front to back, K into the back leg of the st
About the designer:
Sharon, a.k.a. WitchyKnits, blogs about her life of knitting and whatever else happens to come along. Visit her WitchyKnits4Ewe blog athttp://witchyknits4ewe.blogspot.com.