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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.
