Easy Mittens
Free Knitting Pattern

200 yards of worsted weight knitting yarn
US Size 4 and 6 double pointed needles
Stitch marker, Stitch holder
Cuff
With #4, cast on 32 sts. Join. Work in the round in *k1,p1* ribbing for 3".
Next round...Using #6 needles...*k 8, increase 1 st* repeating around: 36 sts.
Next round: k1, place marker, k around.
Thumb Gusset
Round 1: Increase 1 st, k to marker, increase 1 stitch, slip marker, knit around: 38 sts.
Round 2: k around
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until there are 48 sts.
Hand
Knit across 13 sts and then slip them onto holder...knit around mitten back to where you put the sts on holder...increase 1 st to keep knitting in the round. Put your beginning of the round marker after the st...36 sts. Work in the round until the mitten clears your pinky finger.
Top Decrease
Round 1: *k 4, k 2 together* repeat around: 30 sts
Round 2: k
Round 3: *k 3, k2 tog* repeat around: 24 sts
Round 4: k
Round 5 and the rest...proceed as above until you have 6 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 12" tail...with darning needle, run yarn through 6 remaining sts twice and pull tight. Weave in end.
Thumb
Pick up all sts on thumb holder...dig into the mitten fabric above thumb opening and pick up 3 sts over where you cast on the one st before starting the hand...Join...16 sts.
Round1: knit around and decrease 2 sts by k2tog above two spots where sts seem loose at "sides" of the thumb: 14 sts.
Knit around evenly on these sts until work clears thumb nail.
*k2 tog* repeating around until 6 sts remain. Close as for top of mitten.