mittens

Tutorial for making mittens.

The Measurements
You need the following measurements:
- Wrist circumference in cm
- Palm circumference in cm
- Distance from wrist to base of thumb, in cm
- Distance from base of thumb to top of little finger, in cm
- Thumb length, in cm
- Gauge of your yarn, worked in the round. I recommend going down a needle size or two, to create a denser and therefore more windproof fabric.

The Calculations

Cuff stitches:
- (Wrist circumference less 2cm) x (number of stitches per cm) rounded up to the nearest even number.

Body stitches:
- (Palm circumference) x (number of stitches per cm), rounded up to the nearest even number.

Thumb stitches:
- Body stitches divided by 6. For a woman's hand, subtract 1.

Closure rounds:
- (Difference in length of little finger and longest finger) x row gauge, rounded up to the nearest even number.

Closure stitches:
- Body Stitches divided by 3, rounded up to the nearest even number.

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co 44
size 1 needle
cuff ~2" (20 rows) 2x2 ribbing
1 round of knit
increased to 47 in purl, except for pattern - begin pattern on this round

10 rounds (~1" from cuff), then mark thumb - 7sts for thumb
knit 4.5 repeats of pattern then begin decreasing for closure

11 closure rounds; end with 15-16 sts
8 decrease rounds. Alternate even round with decrease round for first 5-6 rounds, then decrease each round.