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Bath Mitt in Cotton Chenille

See other Cotton Chenille patterns here.

free knit mitten pattern - great for a gift

Designed & Knit by Laura Andersson

Introduction: Looking for a nice hostess gift, or something special for a friend? Why not pamper them with a handknit soft bath mitt and some pretty soaps?  You only have to knit one; they're fun, fast, and show off pretty yarns very well!

Level: Advanced Beginner-Intermediate

Size: Woman's S/M

Materials:
Yarn:  Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille = 2 - 50 g balls of color desired if using one color, 1 - 50 g balls EACH if using two colors.  (Colors shown are #4021 Red Velvet and #1109 Bubblegum.)
Needles:  Crystal Palace Bamboo Double-pointed Needles US size 7 or size needed to obtain gauge. 
You will also need a cable needle, stitch holder or extra dpn to hold thumb sts.

Gauge: 3 sts/inch in St st, with 2 strands held together 

Abbreviations:  bor- beginning of round; CO- cast on; dec- decrease; dpn- double-pointed needle; K- knit; K2tog- knit 2 sts together; Kfb- knit in front and back of loop to increase one st; P- purl; rem- remain(ing); P2tog- purl two stitches together to decrease one stitch; psso- pass the slipped stitch over the stitch just worked; rep- repeat; rnd- round; sl- slip; st(s)- stitch(es); St st- stockinette st (knit every round)

Instructions:  
With two strands of Cotton Chenille held together, CO 20 sts. Join, being careful not to twist.  Place marker to indicate bor.

Ribbing:
Work in K1, P1 rib until ribbing is ~ 2.5" from CO edge.
K1 rnd.
Increase rnd: *(K2, Kfb); rep from * to last 2 sts, K2, M1 (27 sts).
Hand:
P all sts every rnd, until mitt is ~2.75" from end of ribbing.
Thumb:
P12 sts, set 3 sts aside onto cable holder, P12 sts.
Hand:
Continue with hand, P all 24 sts every rnd until mitt is ~6" from end of ribbing.
Top Shaping:
Starting with the bor stitch, place 12 sts each on 2 dpn. 

(Designer's Note:  The use of 2 needles for the decreases is easy to do; just be sure to pull yarn a bit tautly as you go from one needle to the next.)

Repeat these two rnds until only 8 sts remain.
Next Rnd:  *P2tog; rep from * to end of rnd.
Cut yarn, leaving an ~8"end.  With crochet hook, pull the yarn ends through each st, one at a time, dropping them off needles.  Pull end tautly and take end to inside of mitt.

Finishing:
Thumb:  With 2 strands of yarn held together, at thumb hole, pick up and P 2 sts in front of the 3 sts on holder; p the 3 sts on holder; pick up and P an additional 5 sts = 10 sts total for thumb. Divide these on dpn's as 3, 4, 3 sts. P around until thumb is ~1.75" from start. 

(Designer's Note: You can try on the mitt to test thumb length; make the thumb at least 1 rnd longer than you think is needed.)

Cut the yarn, leaving an ~8" end.  Now with a  crochet hook or tapestry needle, draw yarn through each loop on needle and drop off. Pull snugly.  Work all ends in on reverse side so they don't' show. A crochet hook does this very rapidly.

Laura is the editor (and author-designer) of 50 Socks- 50 states and More [a ~58-pattern, 23-designer CD 2010 released for both PC and MAC], from Sirius Knitting Publications and can be reached at drlauraASirius@gmail.com

Pattern Copyright 2010 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns Cotton Chenille are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.

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