Cable Flip Top Mittens
5mm needles, knitted flat, worsted weight yarn
KFB= knit into the front and back of the same stitch
K2tog= knit 2 together
cable pattern= 8x8 with cable on row 7
Right Mitten - cast on 32
1x1 rib for 2"
- K32
- K18, P8, K6
- K13, KFB, K4, KFB, K13 (34st)
- K20, P8, K6
- K14, KFB, K4, KFB, K14 (36st)
- K22, P8, K6
- K6, C4B, C4F, K1, KFB, K4, KFB, K15 (38st)
- K24, P8, K6
- K16, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (40st)
- K26, P8, K6
- K17, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (42st)
- K28, P8, K6
- K42
- K28, P8, K6
- K6, C4B, C4F, K28
- K17, K8 and place on holder for thumb, K5, P8, K6
- K17, cast on 2, K17 (36st)
- continue pattern until after row 3 of 5th cable repeat
- 1x1 rib for first 18 stitches (bottom of gap)
- 3 more rows of rib, turning work so that only these 18 stitches are knit
- cast off rib using stretchy cast off
- continue with stitches on needle, K4, P8, K6
- K18, cast on 18 using contrast yarn then knit these new 18 (for top of gap rib later)
- K22, P8, K6
- continue pattern until after row 6 of 6th cable
- K2tog, K4, C4B, C4F, K2, K2tog, K2tog, K14, K2tog (32st)
- K19, P8, K5
- K2tog, K12, K2tog, K2tog, K12, K2tog (28st)
- K16, P8, K4
- K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2tog, K10, K2tog (24st)
- K13, P8, K3
- K2tog, K8, K2tog, K2tog, K8, K2tog (20st)
- K2tog, K6, K2tog, P2tog, P6, K2tog (16st)
- hold these stitches for grafting
- pick up the 18 stitches for top of gap and remove contrast yarn
- 1x1 rib for 4 rows
- cast off using stretchy cast off
- pick up 8 stitches held for thumb
- KFB, K6, KFB (10st)
- KFB, K8, KFB (12st)
- K12 for 1.5-2" depending on your thumb size
- K2tog, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K2tog (8st)
- K8
- K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog (4st)
- K4
- pull yarn through stiches to synch up top of thumb
- sew thumb seam and attach to mitten body where needed
- graft the top of the mitten together and sew side seam
- attach ribbing at gap to side of mitten body and top and bottom so it kind of looks like a mouth
Left Mitten - cast on 32
1x1 rib for 2"
- K32
- K6, P8, K18
- K13, KFB, K4, KFB, K13 (34st)
- K6, P8, K20
- K14, KFB, K4, KFB, K14 (36st)
- K6, P8, K22
- K15, KFB, K4, KFB, K1, C4B, C4F, K6 (38st)
- K6, P8, K24
- K16, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (40st)
- K6, P8, K26
- K17, KFB, K4, KFB, K17 (42st)
- K6, P8, K28
- K42
- K6, P8, K28
- K28, C4B, C4F, K6
- K6, P8, K3, K8 and place on holder, K17
- K17, cast on 2, K17 (36st)
- continue pattern until after row 3 of 5th cable
- K6, P8, K4, then 1x1 rib for last 18 stitches
- 1x1 rib for 3 more rows of these 18 stitches
- cast off using stretchy cast off
- cast on 18 using contrast yarn, then knit all 36 stitches of row
- continue pattern until after row 6 of 6th cable
- K2tog, K14, K2tog, K2tog, K2, C4B, C4F, K4, K2tog (32st)
- K5, P8, K19
- K2tog, K12, K2tog, K2tog, K12, K2tog (28st)
- K4, P8, K16
- K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2tog, K10, K2tog (24st)
- K3, P8, K13
- K2tog, K8, K2tog, K2tog, K8, K2tog (20st)
- K2tog, P6, P2tog, K2tog, K6, K2tog (16st)
- hold these stitches for grafting
- the rest if the same as for right mitten