Easy-Knit Mittens

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Lion Brand® Jiffy® Yarn: 1 (1, 1, 2) skein El Paso, or color of choice
• Knitting needles: size 6, size 8
• Stitch holders
• Large-eyed blunt needles
• Stitch markers

DIRECTIONS:
SIZE: 24 months (Child 7-8, Medium, Large)
Finished Width: 2¾" (3½", 4¼", 5")
Finished Length: 6" (8", 10½", 11½")
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to size before beginning.

GAUGE:
16 sts + 24 rows = 4" in St st — k on RS, p on WS. Be sure to check your gauge. When matching the gauge in a pattern, the project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes less stitches and rows to make a 4" square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

MITTENS — Make 2:
Cuff
Using smaller needles and leaving 10" tail, cast on 25 (29, 35, 41) sts.
Row 1 (WS): P1, k1, p1 across.
Row 2: K1, p1, k1 across.
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for about 2" (2½", 3", 3½"), ending with RS row. Change to larger needles. Beg with a purl row, work 3 (5, 7, 9) rows in St st.

Thumb Gusset
Row 1 (RS): K12 (14, 17, 20); place marker; M1, k1, M1; place marker; k12 (14, 17, 20).
Row 2 and all WS Rows: Purl.
Row 3: K to marker, slip marker, M1, k to last st before 2nd marker, M1, slip marker, k to end.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 until there are 9 (11, 13, 15) sts between markers.
Next Row (WS): P33 (39, 47, 55) sts.

Palm
Next Row: K12 (14, 17, 20) sts; remove markers and place the 9 (11, 13, 15) sts on stitch holder; k12 (14, 17, 20) — 24 (28, 34, 40) sts.
Continue working in St st until piece measures about 5" (6", 9", 10"), or desired length from beg. End with a WS row, placing a marker between the two center sts.

Top Shaping
Row 1 (RS): Ssk, k to within 2 sts of marker, k2tog; slip marker; ssk, k to within last 2 sts, k2tog.
Row 2: Purl.
Rep Rows 1 and 2, one (two, three, four) times — 16 (16, 18, 20) sts.
Next Row (all sizes): K2tog across.
Next Row: Purl.
Cut yarn, leaving a 10" tail. With blunt needle, beg with last stitch on needle, thread tail through remaining sts twice, pulling tightly.

Thumb Top
With RS facing, return sts from holder to larger needle. Join yarn and knit across.
Next Row: P3 (4, 5, 6), p2tog, p4 (5, 6, 7).
Next Rows: Work 2 (2, 4, 6) more rows in St st.
Next Row: K2tog around.
Cut yarn, leaving a tail. Thread tail through remaining 4 (5, 6, 7) sts twice, pulling tightly.

FINISHING:
Using tails, seam Cuff, Palm and Thumb. Sew opening beneath thumb. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS & STITCHES:
beg = begin(s)(ning), k = knit, k2tog = knit 2 together, p = purl, p2tog = purl 2 together, rep = repeat(s)(ing), RS = right side, St st = Stockinette stitch, st(s) = stitch(es), WS = wrong side
M1 = make 1 — An increase worked by lifting the horizontal thread lying between the needles and placing it onto the left needle. Work this new stitch through the back loop.
ssk = slip, slip knit — Slip the next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time to right needle; insert the left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts and k them together.