Annie's Surprise Mittens

A little about Annie first...
Annie is the kind of person that listens and loves. Her patience and compassion inspire me to be a more caring and selfless person.

Here is the pattern for Annie's Surprise Mittens. I wanted a tight fit mitten so she can have the manual dexterity, that all mommies need. This pattern has not been test knit and is more of a guideline instead of an exact pattern. Also, she has small hands that have no relation to the size of her heart.

Materials:
1 skein Malabrigo worsted 216 yd, color: Polar Morn
1 set size 5 US/3.75 mm dpns
darning needle
a little waste yarn to hold thumb stitches

Both Mittens:
c/o 40 st.
Right mitten: st distributed 20/10/10
Left mitten: st distributed 10/10/20
The needle with 20 st will be the palm.
Join in rnd, careful not to twist. (Don't you hate that?)
Work 1x1 rib for 3"
K 1 row.

Rt Mitten:
begin thumb increases
Row 1: K 1, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 2: K rnd, all subsequent even rows K
Row 3: K 2, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 5: K 3, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 7: K 4, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 8: K 5, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 9: K 6, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 11: K 7, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 13: K 8, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 15: K 9, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
Row 17: K 10 Kf&b, K rest of rnd
end with a K rnd

Left Mitten:
begin thumb increases
Row 1: K 38, pm, Kf&b, K 1
Row 2: K rnd, K all subsequent even rows
Row 3: K until marker, sl m, Kf&b, K rest of rnd
repeat row 3 until there are 11 st on L side of marker. End with a K rnd.

Place 11 thumb st on a holder

Back to both mittens

Backwards loop c/o 9 and join rnd, careful not to twist. (38 st?)
K 2 rnds

Right Mitten
At beg of next row, ssk, K 5, K2tog, K rest of rnd. (24 st on palm, 10/10 on others)

Left Mitten
K 29, ssk, K5, K2tog.

Back to Both Mittens
K until work measures 7.5" from c/o edge.

Begin decreasing
Row 1: * (K 7, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Rows 2 & 3: K rnd
Row 4: *(K 6, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Rows 5 & 6: K rnd
Row 7: *(K 5, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Rows 8 & 9: K rnd
Row 10: *(K 4, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Rows 11 &12: K rnd
Row 13: *(K 3, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Row 14: K rnd
Row 15: *(K 2, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Row 16: K rnd
Row 17: *(K 1, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd.
Row 18: *(K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd
6 st remain
tie off and weave in ends

Both thumbs
Pick up 11 st from holder
Pick up 13 st from around thumb hole and backwards loop c/o.
24 st total
Row 1: K rnd
Row 2: *(K4, K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd
Row 3: K
K until thumb measures 2" from picked up edge
Row "4" : *(K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd
Row "5" : K rnd
Row "6": *(K2tog), repeat from * until end of rnd
Cinch up and weave in ends.

I will add photos to the blog ASAP.