Mini Mitten Ornaments

Pattern copyright © 2007 Andrea Kopacek and Pink Argyle (all rights reserved)      Terms of Use

Photo by Barb

Cast on
Cast on 18 stitches. Join in the round
K1 P1 rib for 1/2 ", or as long as you want the cuff

Thumb increase
K 3, inc 1, K2, inc 1, K 3, K to end
K 1 round
K 3, inc 1, K2, inc 1, K 3, K to end
K 8 st, place the remaining st on a holder.

Thumb
Divide 8 sts on 3 needles, K in the round until thumb is 1/2" – 3/4" or however long you think it should be.
K2tog for 1 round.
Break yarn and thread through remaining 4 sts, pull tight and weave in end.

Hand
Put sts on stitch holder back onto needles.
Pick up 2 sts at thumb gusset and K 6 more onto that needle (back of mitten)
K 4 onto another needle (half of front of mitten)
K 4 onto another needle (other half of front of mitten)
K all rounds until mitten hand is almost to end (about 1")

Decrease round
On 7-st needle, K1, SSK, K to 3 st, K2tog, K1
On 4-st needle, K1, SSK, K to end
On 4-st needle, K1, K2tog, K to end

Finishing
Break yarn and thread through sts, pull tight and weave in end.

In the version photographed, I left the cast-on ends long, and tied them together to hang over the tree.