Size
4 Knitting needles and baby weight or sport yarn
Bev’s Minneapolis Mittens (newborns)
Copyright
1999 Bev Qualheim
MATERIALS:
Size 4 knitting needles
Baby or sport yarn
Darning needle
Cast on 24 sts Knit
each row for 2-2 ½"
Row 1 of decrease: K2 tog, k8, (k2 tog)
twice, k8, k2 tog.
Row 2: k across.
Row 3: k2 tog, k6, (k2 tog) twice, k 6,
k2 tog
Row 4: Knit across.
Row 5: K2 tog, k4, (k2
tog) twice, k4, k2 tog.
Row 6: K across.
Finishing: Cut 10" tail of yarn. Weave
through
remaining 14 sts. Pull tightly. Stitch seam shut. In another color make
a crocheted chain of 56 using a size F hook. Weave evenly through the
3rd
row from the top of the mitten and tie in a bow.
You can also make a fancy top for the
mittens:
sc in any stitch at cuff, ch 4, sc into 3rd stitch from the ch,
continue
around the entire cuff and end with a sc in first sc.
Bev's On-the-Road Again Newborn hat
Size 4 knitting needles
Baby or sport yarn
Cast on 70 sts
Row 1: Knit 2, Purl 2 across
Rows 2-8: Repeat row 1.
Rows 9-44: Knit every row.
Row 45 - Decrease: k2, k2 together across
row, through back loops.
Row 46: Knit next row
Repeat decrease rows 45 and 46 until
11 sts remain
End - Cut yarn leaving a 14" tail.
Run needle and yarn through remaining sts
on needle. Pull to draw shut.
Sew side seam.
Add pompom to top if desired.
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