Foldover Mitts
Brenda K. B. Anderson
DIFFICULTY
FINISHED SIZE 8½ (9)" long (folded)
and 6½ (7)" in circumference.
YARN Sugar Bush Yarns Shanty
(75% superwash Merino, 25%
linen; 186 yd [170 m]/3½ oz
[100 g]; ): #1510 red brick,
2 hanks.
HOOK Size E/4 (3.5 mm). Adjust
hook size if necessary to obtain
correct gauge.
NOTIONS ¾ " buttons, 4; sewing
needle and matching thread; yarn
needle.
GAUGE 10 sts and 8 rows = 2" in
patt.NOTES
—See the Glossary on page 78 for
terms you don’t know. Visit our master
glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.
—Mitts are worked back and forth in
turned rows and then slip-stitched
together to form a tube. Shaping is
created by an off-center series of
shorter stitches within each row.
Stitch heights shape one end of the
mitt on one row and then the opposite
end of the next row throughout the
project.
MITTS (MAKE 2)
Ch 53 (57). Row 1: (RS) Working in back
ridge lps, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in
next 11 ch, sc in next 8 ch, hdc in next 32
(36) ch, turn—52 (56) sts. Rows 2–13 (14):
Ch 2 (does not count as a st throughout),
hdc blo in next 12 sts, sc blo in next
8 sts, hdc blo in next 32 (36) sts, turn.
Row 14 (15) (thumbhole): Ch 2, hdc blo in
next 12 sts, sc blo in next 8 sts, hdc blo in
next 2 (4) sts, ch 8, sk next 8 sts (thumb-
hole), hdc blo in next 22 (24) sts, turn. Rows
15 (16)–26 (28): Rep Row 2, ending with a
WS row. Row 27 (29) (seaming): Fold mitt
in half with WS tog, placing foundation row
directly behind last row, working through
blo of first and last row, sl st across. Fasten
off. Leave sl st seam on outside of mitt.FINISHING
Weave in ends. Turn edge with fasten
off down 1¾ ". Block with edge folded.
Working through both thicknesses, using
sewing needle and coordinating thread,
sew buttons to edge of folded flap opposite
thumbhole. Brenda K. B. Anderson crochets and knits
on her end of the couch after her kids go to
bed. She is the author of Beastly Crochet
and Crochet Ever After (both Interweave)
and just can’t seem to resist starting new
yarn-y projects. You can find her on Ravelry as
yarnville.Interweave Crochet • http://www.interweave.com 63(^) W
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