Inauguration Mittens

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROJECTS
INAUGURATION MITTENS

PATTERN BASICS
SLIP STITCH
KNITTED CAST-ON
LONG TAIL CAST-ON
CABLE CAST-ON
KNIT STITCH
PURL STITCH
BIND OFF
THREE NEEDLE BIND OFF

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I Like Knitting editors Nicola Prybell and Caitlin Eaton, hard at work styling projects for a new issue of our bi-monthly magazine.

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Inauguration Mittens

Materials

  • Set of 4 size 8 double-pointed needles
  • Set of 4 size 9 double-pointed needles
  • Aran weight yarn in the following colors:
    • A: Maroon (approx. 40 yards)
    • B: Medium brown (approx. 45 yards)
    • C: White (approx. 35 yards)
    • D: Deep teal (approx. 20 yards)
    • E: Tan (approx. 20 yards)
    • F: Navy (approx. 40 yards
    • G: Dark brown (approx. 20 yards)
  • Stitch marker for denoting the beginning of the round
  • Tapestry needle for kitchener stitch and weaving in ends
  • Chart A (click to expand)
  • Chart B (click to expand)
  • Chart C (click to expand)
  • Key (click to expand)

Gauge: 18 sts x 20 rounds on size 9 needles in the round.

Pattern Notes

  1. Gauge as written will produce a pair of mittens that will fit an average sized woman’s hand. For larger mittens, try increasing needle size and/or yarn weight. Always swatch to check your gauge.
  2. Yarn used in the sample picture is Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in the following colors:
    1. A: Burgundy (148)
    2. B: Honey (130)
    3. C: White (100)
    4. D: Orion Blue (116)
    5. E: Beige (123)
    6. F: Navy (110)
    7. G: Chocolate (126)
  3. As front and back of the mittens involve different sets of colors, you will have to carry more than 2 colors around the mitten most rounds. It’s important to catch your floats at regular, short intervals in order to keep them from getting large enough to snag fingers while wearing.

Pattern

Right Mitten

Set Up:

Using smaller needles and A, CO 42 stitches longtail and join to knit in the round. Place a marker to denote the beginning of the round.

Cuff:

Round 1: *k1tbl, p1; rep from * around.

Repeat round 1 until cuff measures approximately 2” or desired length.

Mitten Body:

Switch to larger needles.

Knit around using chart A.

When you reach round 16, bind off 10 stitches as marked in the chart.

On round 17, cast on 10 stitches where you had binded off in the previous round using G.

Continue knitting the chart.

When you reach round 36, begin decreases as marked in the chart.

After knitting the last round of chart A, divide remaining 22 stitches on 2 double-pointed needles.

Using E, graft remaining live stitches with kitchener stitch.

Weave in ends.

Thumb:

Pick up and knit 20 stitches around thumb bind-off using first round of chart C. Be sure to begin at the first stitch of the thumb bind-off from round 15 of Chart A and not the cast on from round 16, or the thumb design will be flipped.

Knit around using chart C.

When you reach round 11, begin decreases as marked in the chart.

After knitting the last round of chart C, divide remaining 8 stitches on 2 double-pointed needles.

Using G, graft remaining live stitches with kitchener stitch.

Weave in ends.

Left Mitten

Set Up:

Using smaller needles and A, CO 42 stitches longtail and join to knit in the round. Place a marker to denote the beginning of the round.

Cuff:

Round 1: *k1tbl, p1; rep from * around.

Repeat round 1 until cuff measures approximately 2” or desired length.

Mitten Body:

Switch to larger needles.

Knit around using chart B.

When you reach round 16, bind off 10 stitches as marked in the chart.

On round 17, cast on 10 stitches where you had binded off in the previous round using G.

Continue knitting the chart.

When you reach round 36, begin decreases as marked in the chart.

After knitting the last round of chart B, divide remaining 22 stitches on 2 double-pointed needles.

Using E, graft remaining live stitches with kitchener stitch.

Weave in ends.

Thumb:

Pick up and knit 20 stitches around thumb bind-off using first round of chart C. Be sure to begin at the first stitch of the thumb bind-off from round 15 of Chart B and not the cast on from round 16, or the thumb design will be flipped.

Knit around using chart C.

When you reach round 11, begin decreases as marked in the chart.

After knitting the last round of chart C, divide remaining 8 stitches on 2 double-pointed needles.

Using G, graft remaining live stitches with kitchener stitch.

Weave in ends.

MASTER ABBREVIATIONS

Alt – alternate
Beg – begin/beginning
Bet – between
BO – bind off
Cn – cable needles
CO – cast on
Cont – continue
Dec – decrease
Dpn – double pointed needles
Fl – front loops
Inc – increase
K – knit
K2tog – knit 2 stitches together
Kwise – knitwise
Lp(s) – loop(s)
M1 – make one stitch
M1 p-st – make one purl stitch
P – purl
Pm – place marker
Pop – popcorn
P2tog – purl 2 stitches together
abbreviation chart
Psso – pass slipped stitch over
Pwise – purlwise
Rem – remain/remaining
Rep – repeat(s)
Rev St st – reverse stockinette stitch
Rnd(s) – round(s)
RS – right side
Sk – skip
Skp – slip, knit, pass stitch over—one stitch decrease
Sk2p – slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together—two stitches have been decreased
Sl – slip
Sl1k – slip 1 knitwise
Sl1p – slip 1 purlwise
Sl st – slip stitch(es)
Ssk – slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together—a decrease
Sssk – slip, slip, slip, knit 3 stitches together
St(s) – stitch(es)
St st – stockinette stitch
Tbl – through back loop
Tog – together
WS – wrong side
Wyib – with yarn in back
Wyif – with yarn in front
Yfwd – yarn forward
Yo – yarn over
Yrn – yarn around needle
Yon – yarn over needle
[ ] or ( ) – work instructions within brackets as many times as directed*– repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* * – repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions

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PATTERN BASICS

SLIP STITCH

Before starting the slip knot, decide which method of casting on you want to try. If you choose the long-tail cast-on method, leave approximately an inch for every stitch that you’re about to place on the needle. For the knitted cast-on, leave eight to ten inches between the end of the yarn and the slip knot.

Slip stitch step 11 Hold the short end of the yarn in your palm with your thumb. Wrap the yarn around the index and middle fingers twice.
Slip stitch step 22 Pull the strand attached to the ball through the loop between your two fingers to form a new loop.
Slip stitch step 33 Place the new loop on the needle and tighten it by pulling on both ends of the yarn to form the slip knot. You are now ready to begin casting-on.

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KNITTED CAST-ON

Knitted cast-on step 11 Make a slip knot on the left needle. Insert the right needle knitwise into the stitch on the left needle. Wrap the yarn around the right needle as if to knit.
Knitted cast-on step 22 Draw the yarn through the first stitch to make a new stitch, but don’t drop the stitch from the left needle.
Knitted cast-on step 33 Slip the new stitch to the left needle as shown. Continue until all the stitches are cast on.

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LONG TAIL CAST-ON

Long tail cast-on step 11 Make a slip knot on the right needle, leaving a long tail. Wind the tail end around your left thumb, from the front to the back. Wrap the yarn from the ball over your left index finger and secure the ends in your palm.
Long tail cast-on step 22 Insert the needle upward into the loop on your thumb. With the needle, draw the yarn from the ball through the loop to form a stitch.
Long tail cast-on step 33 Take your thumb out of the loop and tighten the loop on the needle. Continue until all the stitches are cast on.

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CABLE CAST-ON

Cable cast-on step 11 Cast on two stitches using the knitted cast-on method. Insert the right needle between the two stitches on the left needle.
Cable cast-on step 22 Wrap the yarn around the right needle as if to knit and pull the yarn through to make a new stitch.
Cable cast-on step 33 Place the new stitch on the left needle as shown. Continue as needed, always inserting the right needle in between the last two stitches on the left needle.

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KNIT STITCH

Knit stitch step 11 Hold the needle with the cast-on stitches in your left hand and the other needle in your right. Wrap the yarn around your fingers.
Knit stitch step 22 Insert the right needle from front to back into the first cast-on stitch on the left needle. Keep the right needle under the left and keep the yarn at the back.
Knit stitch step 33 Wrap the yarn under and over the right needle in a clockwise motion.
Knit stitch step 44 With the right needle, pull the yarn through the cast-on stitch.
Knit stitch step 55 Slip the cast-on stitch off the left needle, keeping the newly formed stitch on the right one.

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PURL STITCH

Purl stitch step 11 Hold the working needle in your right hand and the needle with the stitches in your left. The yarn is held and worked with your right hand and is kept to the front of the work.
Purl stitch step 22 Insert the right needle from the back to front into the first stitch on the left needle. The right needle now is in front of the left with the yarn in front of the work.
Purl stitch step 33 Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right needle with your right index finger.
Purl stitch step 44 Draw the right needle and yarn backward through the stitch on the left needle to form a loop on the right needle.
Purl stitch step 55 Slip the stitch off the left needle and onto the right one.

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BIND OFF

Bind off step 11 Knit two stitches. Insert the left needle into the first stitch on the right needle.
Bind off step 22 Pull this stitch over the second stitch and off the right needle.
Bind off step 33 One stitch remains on the right needle as shown. Knit the next stitch.

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THREE NEEDLE BIND OFF

3-needle bind off step 11 With the right side of the two pieces facing each other, and the needles parallel, insert a third needle knitwise into the first stitch of each needle. Wrap the yarn around the needle as if to knit.
3-needle bind off step 22 Knit these two stitches together and slip them off the needles. Knit the next two stitches together in the same way as shown.
3-needle bind off step 33 Slip the first stitch on the third needle over the second stitch and off the needle.

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