LINEN SHOWER MITT

 

YARN

Habu Textiles Gear Linen; 125 meters/140 yds/28gm; 100% linen; 1 ball colour 1-white.

Scrap yarn for cast on

 

NEEDLES

Size 3.25mm double pointed needles

 

NOTIONS

3 stitch markers, 1 in contrasting colour.

 

MITT

Cast on 54 sts. Join in rnd, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker.

Rnd 1: *P1, slip 1 purlwise; repeat from * to end.

Rnd 2: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.

 

Work for 4cm, ending with Rnd 1.

Continuing in pattern, place thumb markers as follows:

Work 26, pm, work 2, pm, work to end.

Increase rnd: Work to marker, sm, pfb twice, sm, work to end.

Next rnd: Work to marker, sm, p4, sm, work to end.

Work as set, increasing one stitch after first thumb marker and before 2nd thumb marker on alternate rnds. Work thumb stitches as purl stitches on every rnd.

Work until there are 16 thumb sts, ending with Rnd 2.

Next rnd: Work to thumb markers, bind off 16, remove thumb markers, work to end.

Next rnd: Work to gap, cast on 2 sts, work to end.

Continue in pattern for 10cm. Bind off loosely. Weave in ends.

 

MAKE LOOP

Cast on 60 sts.

Knit one row.

Bind off.

Sew both ends of loop to cast on edge.

 

Abbreviations

Pm place marker

Sm slip marker

Pfb purl into the front and back of stitch to increase.

Rnd round