Corrugated Mittens

Another mitten pattern worked on two circular needles (although you can use DPNs, too).  This pattern is for my Corrugated Mittens. I should note that this makes mittens sized Women's Small. This mitten has a 6-row pattern that is repeated for the whole hand, while the thumb is worked stockinette stitch.

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Yarn:
Worsted weight yarn (approximately 200 yards)

Gauge:
5.5 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch

Needles:
US #6 (4.00 mm) - two circular needles
(Or four double-pointed needles - you'll have to adjust your stitches for DPNs)

Abbreviations:
K = knit
K1Tbl = knit one through the back loop
P = purl
M = make one
PM = put marker
K2tog = knit two together

General pattern:
Cast on 36 sts - 18 sts on needle #1 and 18 on needle #2. K1Tbl, P1 ribbing across and close to knit in the round. Complete 12 rows of ribbing.

Once you complete the ribbing:

Row 1-3: Knit

Thumb gusset:
Row 4 (increase row 1): Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K1, PM, M1, K1, M1, PM and knit across. 38 stitches total (3 thumb stitches)

Rows 5: K1, P1 across needle #1. On needle #2, K4 (across thumb stitches), and K1, P1 across needle #2.

Row 6 (increase row 2): K1, P1 across needle #1. On needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K3, M1, (slip marker) and K1, P1 across needle #2. 40 stitches total (5 thumb stitches)

Row 7: Knit across needle #1. On needle #2, K6 (across thumb stitches), and knit across.

Row 8 (increase row 3): Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K5, M1, (slip marker) and knit across needle #2. 42 stitches total (7 thumb stitches)

Rows 9: Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K8 (across thumb stitches), and knit across needle #2.

Row 10 (increase row 4): Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K1,(slip marker), M1, K7, M1, (slip marker) and knit across needle #2. 44 stitches total (9 thumb stitches)

Rows 11: K1, P1 across needle #1. On needle #2, K10 (across thumb stitches), and K1, P1 across needle #2.

Row 12 (increase row 5): K1, P1 across needle #1. On needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K9, M1, (slip marker) and K1, P1 across needle #2. 46 stitches total (11 thumb stitches)

Row 13: Knit across needle #1. On needle #2, K12 (Across thumb stitches) and knit across needle #2.

Row 14 (increase row 6): Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K11, M1, (slip marker) and knit across needle #2. 48 stitches total (13 thumb stitches)

Rows 15: Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K14 (Across thumb stitches) and knit across.

Row 16 (increase row 7): Knit across all stitches on needle #1. On needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K13, M1, (slip marker) and knit across. 50 stitches total (15 thumb stitches)

Rows 17: K1, P1 across needle #1. On needle #2, K16 (Across thumb stitches) and K1, P1 across needle #2.

Row 18 (increase row 8): K1, P1 across needle #1. One needle #2, K1, (slip marker), M1, K15, M1, (slip marker) and K1, P1 across needle #2. 52 stitches total (17 thumb stitches)

When knitting next row, knit across needle #1.  On needle #2, K1, put 17 thumb stitches on waste yarn and cast on 1 stitch (backwards loop method) and knit across the rest of the row for a total of 18 sts on needle #2 (36 sts total for hand).

Close to work the hand in the round.  Work the rest of the hand in pattern repeating the following 6 rows to desired length.  The row you knitted to close the hand is Row 1 in the pattern stitch.

Pattern Stitch:

Rows 1-4: Knit

Rows 5-6: K1, P1

Finishing Hand:
Row 1: K2tog across - 18 sts (9 on needle #1, 9 on needle #2).

Row 2: Knit one row even.

Row 3: K2tog, K2tog, K1 across - 10 sts (5 on needle #1, 5 on needle #2).

Row 4: Knit one row even.

Row 5: K2tog, K1 across - 6 sts (3 on needle #1, 3 on needle #2).

Pull yarn through remaining 6 stitches.

Finishing Thumb:
Remove waste yarn and divide stitches onto two circular needles, 9 sts on needle #1, 8 sts on needle #2. Start knitting in the round and pick up 1 st from the edge of the hand where you CO 1 sts. Total thumb stitches = 18.

Work in the round until you are ready to decrease.

Row 1: K2tog across both needles (9 sts total).

Row 2: Knit one row even.

Row 3: K2tog, K2tog, K1 across both needles (5 sts total).

Pull yarn through remaining 5 stitches.

The gusset instructions above work the right mitten. When you want to work the left one, just move the increases to the end of needle #2, rather than at the beginning. Work the front exactly the same for both.

I'm still new to pattern writing, so if you have any comments on how to make this pattern better, please do let me know.  Enjoy!

©2011 Amy Mercer. All rights reserved. No part of this pattern may be reproduced in any form.
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