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Casablanca Market Mitts

Designed by Shannon Dunbabin

Market Mitts

Designed by Shannon Dunbabin

Splitting the skein of Casablanca in half results in quick mitts that match. Added bonus – you can get a large and a medium pair or

2 medium pairs out of one skein!

Materials

1 skein Casablanca(Wool/Silk/Mohair – 220 yds/100 g) – shown in 07

Size US 8 – DPNs

3 Stitch Markers – 2 in one color (for thumb) and 1 in another color to mark beginning of round

Sizes

Woman’s Small/Medium (Woman’s Large/Men’s Medium in parenthesis)

Abbreviations

K – Knit

Inc 1 – increase 1 by knitting in front and back of stitch

C8F - Slip 4 stitches onto a Cable Needle, Hold in Front, Knit Next 4 Stitches, Knit 4 Stitches from Cable Needle

C8B - Slip 4 stitches onto a Cable Needle, Hold in Back, Knit Next 4 Stitches, Knit 4 Stitches from Cable Needle

sm – slip marker

pm – place marker

When you wind skein into a ball – Casablanca repeats the 8 colorways about 2 times per skein – note what color you start with and

try to make 2 balls out of one skein that start at the same color.

CO 32 (36)

Divide evenly between 3 needles

K2, P2 for 1.5" (~ 8 rounds)

For Left mitt -

Row 1 - 2 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

Row 3 - K3, P1, [K4, C8F], P2, K14 (18)

Row 4 - 6 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

Row 7 - K3, P1, [C8B, K4], P2, K14 (18)

Row 8 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

Thumb:

1 - K2, Inc 1, P1, Pm, K12, P2, K 11 (15), Pm, Inc 1, K2

2 - K3, P2, K12, P2, K15 (19)

3 - K3, Inc 1,P1, sm, [K4, C8F], P2, K11 (15), sm, Inc 1, K3

4 - K4, P2, K12, P2, K16 (20)

5 - K4, Inc 1, P1, sm, K12, P2, K11(15), sm, Inc 1, K4

6 - K5, P2, K12, P2, K17 (21)

7 - K5, Inc 1, P1, sm, [C8B, K4], P2, K11 (15) sm, Inc 1, K5

8 - K6, P2, K12, P2, K18 (22)

9 - K6, Inc 1, P1, sm, K12, P2, K11 (15), sm, Inc 1, K6

10 - K7, P2, K12, P2, K19 (23)

11 - K7, Inc 1, P1, sm, [K4, C8F], P2, K11(15), sm, Inc 1, K7

For Smaller Size:

12 - K8, P2, K12, P2, K11, remove marker, K3, bind off 6

13 - Bind off 6, K2, P1, remove marker, P1, K12, P2, K14

14 - K2, P2, K12, P2, K14

15 - K2, P2, [C8B, K4], P2, K14

16 - K2, P2, K12, P2, K14

For Larger Size:

12 - K8, P2, K12, P2, K24

13 - K8, Inc 1,P1, sm, K12, P2, K15, sm, Inc 1, K8

14 - K9, P2, K12, P2, K15, remove marKer, K3, bind off 7

15 - bind off 7, K2, P1, remove marKer, P1, [C8B, K4], P2, K18

16 - K2, P2, K12, P2, K18

Continue -

Row 1 - 2 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

Row 3 - K3, P1, [K4, C8F], P2, K14 (18)

Row 4 - 6 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

Row 7 - K3, P1, [C8B, K4], P2, K14 (18)

Row 8 - K3, P1, K12, P2, K14 (18)

K2, P2 for 1 1/2"

Bind off – weave in ends

For Right Mitt -

Row 1 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 2 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 3 - K14 (18), P2, [K4, C8F] , P1, K3

Row 4 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 5 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 6 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 7 - K14 (18), P2, [C8B, K4], P1, K3

Row 8 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Thumb:

1 - K2, Inc 1, Pm, K11(15), P2, K12, P1, Pm, Inc 1, K2

2 - K15 (19), P2, K12, P2, K3

3 - K3, Inc 1, sm, K11(15), P2, [K4, C8F], P1, sm, Inc 1, K3

4 - K16 (20), P2, K12, P2, K4

5 - K4, Inc 1, sm, K11(15), P2, K12, P1, sm, Inc 1, K4

6 - K17 (21), P2, K12, P2, K5

7 - K5, Inc 1, sm, K11(15), P2, [C8B, K4], P1, sm, Inc 1, K5

8 - K18 (22), P2, K12, P2, K6

9 - K6, Inc 1, sm, K11(15), P2, K12, P1, sm, Inc 1, K6

10 - K19 (23), P2, K12, P2, K7

11 - K7, Inc 1, sm, K11(15), P2, [K4, C8F], P1, sm, Inc 1, K7

For smaller size:

12 - K20, P2, K12, P1, remove marKer, P1, K2, bind off 6

13 - Bind off 6, K3, remove marKer, K11, P2, K12, P2, K2

14 - K14, P2, K12, P2, K2

15 - K14, P2, [C8B, K4], P2, K2

16 - K14, P2, K12, P2, K2

For Larger Size:

12 - K24, P2, K12, P2, K8

13 - K8, Inc 1, sm, K15, P2, K12, P1, sm, Inc 1, K8

14 - K25, P2, K12, P1, remove marKer,P1, K2, bind off 7

15 - bind off 7, K3, remove marKer, K15, P2, [C8B, K4], P2, K2

16 - K18, P2, K12, P1, K3

Continue -

Row 1 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 2 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 3 - K14 (18), P2, [K4, C8F] , P1, K3

Row 4 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 5 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 6 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

Row 7 - K14 (18), P2, [C8B, K4], P1, K3

Row 8 - K14 (18), P2, K12, P1, K3

K2, P2 for 1.5"

Bind off – weave in ends.