(_Courtesy of Utopia Yarn Book_)
1 Skein of White Utopia 4-Fold Saxony
4 Steel Needles No. 12
1 Celluloid Crochet Hook No. 2
1 Yard of Ribbon
Cast on each of 2 needles 12 stitches and on the third needle 14
stitches and knit in rib of knit 1, purl 1, for 5 rounds, decrease 1
stitch. 6th and 7th round purl. 8th round: * purl 2, knit 3, repeat from
* to end of round. 9th and 10th rounds: same as 8th round. 11th round: *
purl 2, over, knit 3 together, over, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat from 8th to 11th rounds inclusive until there are 5 rounds of
holes, then purl 2 rounds, knit 1 round. Next round: * over, narrow,
knit 3, repeat from * knit to end of round. This completes the fancy
pattern on top of mitten. First round: knit and second round purl, and
repeat first and second rounds till there are 18 ridges. 37th round: *
knit 7, narrow, repeat from * to end of round. 38th round: knit and purl
39th round. Knit 40th round and purl 41st round. 42nd round: * knit 5,
narrow, repeat from * to end of round. 43rd round knit, and knit and
purl 44th round. 45th: * knit 3, narrow, repeat from * to end of round.
Break off wool and draw through all the stitches left, sew firmly with
white wool. Crochet a picot on top of mitten and draw ribbon through
holes at wrist, to tie. Make other mitten to correspond.