Play Time by Becky Wilkins

Play Time

Knitting
May 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
96 - 242 yards (88 - 221 m)
4.5 (5.5, 6, 7.5)"/11.5 (14, 15, 19) cm hand circumference
English
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Play time, recess, whatever you call it everyone knows how much fun a playground is! These colorful mittens have ties at the cuffs. They can be clipped or tied to the sleeves of a coat or right to your (or your child’s) wrists so they don’t get lost. Tie them together when they’re not being used so they don’t get separated.

Construction Notes
I-cord is worked first, then stitches are picked up from the end of the cord and joined to work in the round for cuffs. Ribbed cuffs, striped hands, and a thumb gusset make well-fitting mittens. You can modify the length of the cord to make longer or shorter ties, or just have one long tie with a mitten on each end – your choice!

Notions Required
2 stitch markers for thumb gusset
piece of scrap yarn or stitch holders
tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Skills
i-cord
working in the round
make 1
decreases: k2tog, ssk
kitcheners stitch/grafting sts

I want to thank Chris Church (rchrispy on Ravelry) for providing the technical editing.