Bev’s
Minneapolis Newborn Mittens - Copyright
1997-2018 Beverly A. Qualheim
MATERIALS:
Size 4 (3.5 mm) knitting
needles
1 oz Red Heart Baby soft
yarn
Darning needle
Gauge: Mitten before
seaming = 4.5" across and 3" tall 6.5 stitches = 1"
approx. 11 rows = 1"
Newborn MITTEN - starting at cuff
Cast on 24 sts
Knit for 1/2" then make an
eyelet row as follows:
(K 2
tog, yo,
K1), repeat across row ending in K1. (8 eyelets)
After eyelet
row, return to knitting until piece reaches a total of 2.5" from cast
on row.
DECREASE rows:
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 4th row 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.
(or use double pointed needles for
knitting in the round - you will
knit one row, purl one row except on decrease)
Click for crocheted version
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