Mistake rib makes a squishy pair of woollen mitts for chilly spring or autumn days. Their fluted sides and rolled edges remind us of elaborate Victorian jelly moulds. The rib will hug your hands and wrists and the rolled edge leaves your fingers free. You only need a tiny amount of contrast colour and you could use up even tinier scraps and edge the hands and thumbs in different colours.

Materials
MC 40g / 11⁄2oz 160m / 175yds Ainsworth & Prin (British 75% Blue Faced Leicester 25% Masham 4ply Wool 100g, 400m/437yd skein).

MC 40g / 11⁄2oz 160m / 175yds
CC 20g / 3⁄4oz 20m / 21yds

1 set 2.75mm / US 2 DPNs or your preferred needles for knitting small circumferences in the round.
1 set 2.5mm DPNs or your preferred needles for knitting small circumferences in the round.

1 Stitch marker.
Smooth waste yarn.
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

Size
To fit 18-20cm/7-8in hand Circumference: 18 cm / 7” after blocking. Length approx 19 cm /7 1/2”.

Tension
32 sts and 48 rounds = 10cm / 4” in mistake rib stitch, on 2.75mm / US 2 needles, measured after light blocking.

Abbreviations
* repeat as described
BOR: Beginning of round k: knit
patt: pattern
p: purl
rep: repeat
Rnd: round
st/s: stitch/es
MC: Main Colour
CC: Contrast Colour

Techniques

Long Tail Cast-On 

Afterthought Thumb
https://whiletheyplaydesigns.com/2017/12/10/tutorial- afterthought-thumb/

Rnd 1: *K2, p2; rep from * to end of round.
Rnd 2: P1, *k2, p2; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1.
These two rounds form mistake rib pattern, rep until the work measures  12cm / 4 3⁄4”, ending with round 2.

Thumb Placement
Next rnd: K2, p2, k2, with waste yarn k the next 11 sts, slip sts just worked back to left needle and with MC work in patt to end.

Change to 2.5mm needles and join in CC.
Knit 6 rounds.
Cast off loosely.

Thumb
Using 2.75mm needles, pick up the right leg or side of the 11 stitches directly under the waste yarn. Using another 2.75mm needle repeat for the 11 stitches directly above the waste yarn. You now have two needles with 11 stitches each. Carefully remove the waste yarn ensuring all stitches are safely on the needles.

Next rnd: Using MC * (p2, k2) x2, p2, k1 across the stitches on needle 1 Pick up and knit 1 stitch from the side of the thumbhole; rep from * across the stitches on needle 2. Rearrange the stitches on 3 needles and place a marker for BOR. 24 sts.

Rnd 1: K1, * p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
Rnd 2: * P2, k2; rep from to end of round.
Repeat these two rounds 12 more times, 14 rounds in total.

Change to 2.5mm needles and join in CC.
Knit 6 rounds.
Cast off loosely.

Finishing
Sew in ends and block the mittens lightly with one thumb aligned for the left hand and one for the right. hand

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