Mini Mitten Ornaments

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• Step 1

  Cast on
  Cast on 18 stitches. Join in the round
  K1 P1 rib for 1/2 ", or as long as you want the cuff

• Step 2

  Thumb increase
  K 3, inc 1, K2, inc 1, K 3, K to end
  K 1 round
  K 3, inc 1, K2, inc 1, K 3, K to end
  K 8 st, place the remaining st on a holder.

• Step 3

  Thumb
  Divide 8 sts on 3 needles, K in the round until thumb is 1/2" – 3/4" or however long you think it should be.
  K2tog for 1 round.
  Break yarn and thread through remaining 4 sts, pull tight and weave in end.

• Step 4

  Hand
  Put sts on stitch holder back onto needles.
  Pick up 2 sts at thumb gusset and K 6 more onto that needle (back of mitten)
  K 4 onto another needle (half of front of mitten)
  K 4 onto another needle (other half of front of mitten)
  K all rounds until mitten hand is almost to end (about 1")

• Step 5

  Decrease round
  On 7-st needle, K1, SSK, K to 3 st, K2tog, K1
  On 4-st needle, K1, SSK, K to end
  On 4-st needle, K1, K2tog, K to end

• Step 6

  Finishing
  Break yarn and thread through sts, pull tight and weave in end.

  In the version photographed, I left the cast-on ends long, and tied them together to hang over the tree.

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 21st December 2009

sooooo cute, i like the cord on the mittens, i had that on my mittens too when i was a kiddo. Adorable, really!

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