12-14-2015

CO 44 sts. Using magic loop method
Knit k1, p1 ribbing for 10 rows, then knit around, dec on 2nd and 3rd sts on each needle.
Thumb: (pm) m1 at 3 sts before the end of the round, k1, m1(pm)
Knit around
Work another increase row, alternate increase row with knit around.

Finished first mitten, minus thumb.
Thumb - increase to 17 sts
When placing live sts on hold, kfb into last st before and after thumb sts, and knit cast on 1 st between. (44sts)
Top decreases - place 22 sts on one dpn and 11 on other two dpn. At end of 22 sts, k2tog k1., needle 2-k1,ssk k to end
Needle 3- k to last 3, k2tog, k1
Needles 1- k1 ssk, knit twice around.
Repeat dereases every other Rd until there are only 12 sts on needle 1. Decrease every Rd until 8 sts remain on needle 1.
Graft together using Kitchener

12-15-2015

Finished thumb of first mitten. (first mitten used 40 g of yarn).
Pick up sts placed on hold and pick up 3 sts on body of mitten
As knitting around the first round, k2tog sts of first st picked up and last st placed on hold and last picked up st and first st placed on hold. (18 sts)
k 11 rounds, then begin decreases
k1, k2tog - repeat around
k2tog - repeat around
k2tog - repeat around (3sts remain)
thread end of yarn through these sts and pull tight to finish!

12-21-2015

The last of my 2015 Christmas gifts to be completed and I’m halfway there.
CO 2nd mitten and am to separation of the thumb but realized that I forgot to do the decreases. Will probably frog back to make it a tighter fit.

12-25-2015

Frogged back to end of ribbed cuff and started from there. Didn’t realize I had done almost 6 rows before starting thumb increases and only did 3. Not fixing that one. All done with the second. Waiting to see how they fit the recipient before trimming all the ends. Won’t be able to wash and dry before gifting, but they look nice already.

This is the last of my Christmas gift crafts I have and is done! Not sure I’ve had that happen yet!