MITTENS

CUFF: Work 12 shells same as jacket. Continue in picot and shell rows until there are 4 shell rows, ch 2, turn.

BEADING: Working in back loop, d c in 1st s c, * 2 d c in next s c between shells, repeat from * to end of row (26 sts), ch 2, turn. NEXT 3 ROWS: 1 s c in each st. NEXT ROW: 1 d c in each s c. Repeat last 4 rows until section measures 2¼ inches from beading. NEXT ROW: * 1 s c in next st, skip 1 st, repeat from * across row, cut yarn leaving a 12 inch length. Thread into needle, draw sts tog at top. Sew side seam. Lace ribbon through beading.