EASY RIB MITTS Skill Level: Beginner 100g TOFT ARAN yarn 4.5mm needles Tension: 18 sts and 24 rows to 10cm in stocking stitch using 4.5mm needles after washing and blocking. Cast on 32 sts Row 1 P1 *K2, P2, rep from * to last st, P1. Row 2 K1 * P2, K2, rep from * to last st, K1. Rows 3-14 Rep Rows 1-2 SHAPE THUMB FINISHING Join seam and weave in ends. Hand-wash, dry flat and block if necessary. ST ST stocking stitch, working straight: K one row, P the next, in the round: K every round Row 15 rib 14 sts, inc1, K2, inc1 rib to end of row. Row 16-18 Work K sts as knit and P sts as purl. Rep Rows 15-18 twice inc 1 st at each side of thumb gusset, work extra sts in ST ST (38sts) THUMB Work 24sts in rib, turn, cast on 1 st, P10, cast on 1 st (12sts), turn. Work 6 rows in ST ST on 12sts only. Cast off. Re-join yarn and work in rib across all sts, pick up 2 cast on sts at thumb and work into K2, P2 rib. Rib 15 rows Cast off rib-wise. ABBREVIATIONS K knit P purl © Toft Alpaca Shop, 2013. All Rights Reserved. LUXURY BRITISH KNITTING