TWEEDY MITTENS

A great pair of classic mittens with a trendy stripe pattern, knit with worsted wool and a wool silk blend.
Very warm and super cool.

SIZE: to fit average sized womans hand

MATERIALS

w (MC) Bartlett Yarns one skein
   Glen Tweeds  shade: 575 lovat

w (CC) Himalaya Yarns one skein
   Wool Silk  shade: 84 red orange

w US 7 double pointed needles (4)
or size to get gauge of: 5 sts = 1"

LEFT MITTEN
- Using US 7 dp and MC, cast on 30 sts and divide evenly between 3 needles (10 sts each needle), mark beginning of round and call the first needle "needle 1"
- work k2, p1 ribbing for 17 rounds
- switch to CC, k 2 rounds
- switch to MC, k 3 rounds

NOTE:  you don't have to cut the yarn when switching colors, knit the dropped yarn into the back of the 2nd to last stitch of the next round (like fairisle)

INCREASE ROUNDS round one CC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k1, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round two CC     k across all needles round three MC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k2, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round four MC     k across all needles round five CC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k3, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round six CC     k across all needles round seven MC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k4, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round eight CC     k across all needles round nine CC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k5, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round ten CC     k across all needles round eleven CC     needle 1 - k to 2 sts from end, m1, k2     needle 2 - k6, m1, k to end     needle 3 - k across round twelve CC     k across all needles round thirteen CC     needle 1 - k to 5 sts from end, place                     5 sts onto holder     needle 2 - place first 5 sts onto holder,                     k to end     needle 3 - k across

-with sts remaining on needles, knit 2 rounds CC, 1 round MC, 2 rounds CC, 2 rounds MC, 2 rounds CC, 7 rounds MC
-next round: k across needle 1, k across needle 2.  then on needle 3, k to 2 sts from end, transfer these 2 sts to the beg of needle 1.  then take sts from the beg of needle 2 and transfer to the end of needle 1 to equal 16 sts. then divide the sts on needles 2 & 3 evenly.

DECREASE ROUNDS
round one
    needle 1 - k1, k2tog, k to 3 from end, ssk, k1
    needle 2 - k1, k2tog, k to end
    needle 3 - k to 3 sts from end, ssk, k1
round two (and ALL even rounds)
    needle 1 - k across
    needle 2 - k across
    needle 3 - k across
-repeat rounds 1 & 2 two more times
-next round: *k2tog* across every needle
-next round: *k2tog* across every needle
-pull yarn through remaining sts to close.

THUMB
-move sts from holder onto 2 dp needles, distribute evenly
-with another dp, pick up 4 sts along glove edge
-k 5 rounds CC and then 5 rounds MC
-next round: *k2tog* across every needle
-pull yarn through remaining sts to close.

RIGHT MITTEN
work same as right, but at the INCREASE ROUNDS, work as follows:

- with sts remaining on needles, knit 2 rounds CC, 1 round MC, 2 rounds CC, 2 rounds MC, 2 rounds CC, 8 rounds MC
-next round: k 2 sts on needle 1 and transfer to the end of needle 3.  then take sts from the beginning of needle 2 and transfer them to the end of needle 1 to equal 16 sts.  then divide the sts on needles 2 & 3 evenly.

NEXT: continue at Decrease Rounds (same as left mitten)

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