Friday, December 22, 2006

Ginormous Man Mitts Pattern

Picture to come after Albert opens the present ;)

I'm sharing this pattern and hoping you have the knowledge that you know how to knit with the magic loop method or DPN's, as it doesn't explain everything.
The mitt will fit a big mans hand.

kfb - knit into the front and back of same stitch

With bernat bulky yarn a sisu sock yarn held together and a 24" 6.00mm circ

cast on 32 sts
k2 p2 rib for 15 rows
knit next row
knit even for 6 rows
starting thumb gusset
k14, kfb, k2, kfb, k14
knit around
k14, kfb, k4, kfb, k14
knit around
k14, kfb, k6, kfb, k14
knit around
k14, kfb, k8, kfb, k14
knit around
k14, kfb, k10, kfb, k14
knit around
k14, co 2 sts, put 14 (thumb) sts on holder, k14
knit around for 22 rows
*k4, k2tog* around
knit around
*k3, k2tog* around
knit around
*k2, k2tog* around
knit around
k2tog around
weave end thru the remaining sts and pull tight

Thumb
I picked up 2 sts where the 2 cast on sts are, the 14 sts from holder and picked up 2 more sts ( 18 sts)
(this way the decs are on the inside seam)
knit around
k2tog, k14, k2tog
knit around
k2tog, k12, k2tog
k around for 7rows
k2tog around for 2 rows.
weave end thru the remaining sts and pull tight.
tuck in ends.
and make one more.

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