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Felted Mittens with knitted inner cuff:

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Diamond Scarf pattern:

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Donna’s 2-hour-1-ball hat pattern

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Donna’s easy sock pattern

Using the cable cast on method cast on 64 stitches on a size 2 needles, divide between three needles, (16,32,16) sts.  Work around in a K2P2 pattern for 2 inches.   Change to stockinette stitch and work unitil piece measures 5 1/2-6″ or until desired length. 

HEEL: Knit the stitches from needle no.1 onto needle no. 3.  Begin working reinforcing thread (if you are using 100% wool yarn) together with the sock yarn.  Proceed to work back and forth across these 32 stitches for the heel as follows:

Row 1: Slip 1 st as if to purl, purl to the end.

Row 2: *Slip 1 st as if to purl, knit1, repeat from* to end.

Repeat these two rows for 32 rows.  End with a knit row. Turn the heel using short rows as follows:

Row 1: Purl 18, p2 tog,p1 turn.

Row 2: Slip 1 as if to purl, knit 5 SSK, K1 turn.

Row 3: Slip 1, purl 6 p2 tog, p1 turn.

Row 4: Slip 1, knit 7, SSK K1, turn.

Row 5: Slip 1, purl 8, p2 tog, p1, turn.

Continue in this manner until all stitches have been worked.  The last row should be a knit row (18 stitches).  Stop carrying the reinforcing thread.

GUSSET: Using a spare needle, pick up and knit 14 stitches on the left side of the heel.  Work evenly across the instep stitches on needle no.2.  With another size 2 needle pick up and knit 14 stitches across the right side of the heel and knit nine stitches off the needle.  Place the remaining nine heel stitches on the first needle used to pick up and knit (needle no.1) ( 23,32,23) sts.  Shape instep gusset as follows:

Round 1: Knit to last 3 stitches on needle no. 1 k2 tog, k1.  Knit across needle no. 2.  On needle no.3 k1, ssk, knit to the end.

Round 2: Knit.

Repeat these two rounds until 64 stitches remain (16,32,16) sts.  Continue to work evenly until the foot measures about 1″ less than desired foot length.  Begin carrying reinforcing thread along with sock yarn again.

Toe: Round 1: Knit to last 3 stitches on needle 1, k2 tog. k1.  On needle no. 2 k1, ssk, knit to the last 3 stitches, k2 tog, k1.  On needle no. 3, k1, SSK, knit to end.

Round 2: Knit.

Repeat these two rounds until 28 stitches remain.  Knit the stitches from needle no. 1 onto no. 3.  Graft the toe stitches together using the kitchener stitch.