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Mittens
These would be for about a 4 year old
1 - 50 gram ball
Knitting Needles 4:25 mm
**Mittens are so easy to increase or decrease the size just decrease 4 stitches or increase 4 stitches
Cast on 32 stitches Right Mitten and Left Mitten
Knit 1, Purl 1 for 2 inches or 3 inches for a long cuff
work Knit 6 rows
**Note to increase the rows for larger sizes increase by 2 rows or for smaller sizes decrease by 2 rows
Now make the thumb
Knit 16 sts and make an increase in the each of the next 2 stitches then finish the row
Next row purl back
Next row do another increase so knit 16 then increase 1 stitch knit 2 stitches then
do another increase and finish the row
next row purl back
Next row increase knit 16 then increase in the first st and knit 4 then do another increase and finish the row
now purl back
Continue increasing in this way on the first and last stitch and increasing the stitches in between every other row for the thumb, till your total stitches on the needle are 40 stitches
Then purl the next row
Now we do the thumb so knit 26 stitches and cast one on and turn
**Left mitten is 21 stitches cast one on and turn
To Do the right mitt knit 26 stitches and follow the same pattern as below
purl back on 11 sts
work for about 1 1/4 to ** 1 1/2 inches to 2 for larger sizes doing knit 1 row , purl 1 row
then knit 2 together across the row and cut the wool to about 10 inches Now thread a needle and put the needle through each stitch and draw up and sew down the thumb to close it
Now to continue with the body of the mitt
at the base of the thumb cast on 2 stitches to close the hole. So you should have 32 stitches on the needle
Pick up and purl 2 stitches at the base of the thumb and purl across 1/2 the row
Now knit 1 row and purl 1 row for about 5 1/2 inches you will want to end with the knit side facing or knit 1 row and purl 1 row for 11 rows
**Note
To enlarge the thumb or to decrease the thumb just add or decrease 1 stitch
Now shape the top
knit 1, knit 2 together 1 time --knit 10 sts, knit 2 tog., twice, knit 10 , knit 2 together 1 time and knit 1
purl 1 row
Next row do 8 in between
purl 1 row
Next row do 6 in between
Repeat these 2 rows till you have 16 stitches on the needle
Now you should be on a purl row
Cast off in purl
Sew up the mitt and you are finished