Size 10 to 12 years

Needles—1 Pair Bone size 1 and 3.

Material—4 one ounce balls Kashmir fleece.

Gauge—8 sts to 1 inch—No. 3 needles.

Back—With No. 1 needles, cast on 104 sts (size 12, 108 sts), K 1, P 1 for 5 inches. Change to No. 3 needles, K 1 row, P 1 row, until piece measures 11 inches. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows for underarm, then K 2 tog at beg of the next 6 rows (92 sts). Work even until armhole measures 5½ inches, measuring straight up from where the 3 sts were bound off. On next K row, K 29, put remainder of sts on st holder. P back on 29 sts. On next row, bind off 5 sts at beg of every row at armhole edge, 5 times and P 2 tog at beg of every row at neck edge. Work other 29 sts to correspond.

Neck Band—With No. 1 needles, pick up 50 sts, K 1, P 1 ribbing for 1 inch, bind off, K 1, P 1.

Front—Cast on 104 (size 12, 108), K 1, P 1 for 5 inches. Change to No. 3 needles. On next row, K 26, K 1, P 1 for 52 sts, K 26. On next row P 27, P 1, K 1, for 50 sts, P 27. Next row, K 28, K 1, P 1, for 48 sts, K 28. Next row, P 29, P 1, K 1, for 46 sts, P 29. Continue in this manner having 2 sts less in pattern on every row, until all sts are K. P 1 row, K 1 row until piece measures same as for back. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then K 2 tog at beg of the next 8 rows (90 sts). Work even until armhole measures 2 inches (2½ inches, size 12). K 44, K 1, P 1, K 44. Next row, P 43, P 1, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 43. Next row, K 42 (K 1, P 1, 3 times), K 42. Next row, P 41 (P 1, K 1, 4 times), P 41. Continue in this manner having 2 more sts in pattern every row, until you have 28 sts in pattern. K 31, put remainder of sts on st holder. P back. P 2 tog at beg of every 4th row, at neck edge until 25 sts remain. Bind off 5 sts at beg of every row at armhole edge, 5 times, work even at neck edge. Work other side to correspond, (Put 28, K 1, P 1) on st holder. Band at neck. Pick up 23 sts, K 1, P 1 following pattern across front, pick up 23 sts on other side. K 1, P 1 for 1 inch, bind off K 1, P 1.

Sleeves—With No. 1 needles, cast on 66 sts. K 1, P 1 for 2½ inches. Change to No. 3 needles, K 20, K 1, P 1 for 26 sts, K 20. Next row, P 21, P 1, K 1, for 24 sts, P 21. K 22, K 1, P 1 for 22 sts, K 22. P 23, P 1, K 1 for 20 sts, P 23. Continue in this manner having 2 sts less in pattern every row, until all sts are K, inc 1 st on each end and continue to inc 1 st on each end every 4th row, until sleeve measures 4½ inches (72 sts). Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then 2 sts at beg of the next 2 rows (62 sts). K 2 tog at beg and end of every 4th row until you have 40 sts, bind off.

Sew up shoulder seams, sew back and front together. Sew sleeve seams and insert into armhole.

MITTENS

No. 816