Yarn: 2 skeins (50 grams) sport-weight yarn in desired colors, using about 150 yards
Needles: 4 standard double-pointed needles in size U.S. 5 (3 3/4 mm). Adjust needle size as
necessary to obtain correct gauge (gague: 6 stitches and 8 rows equal 1 inch in stockinette stitch)
If you're craving a creative project and some of the old-fashioned comfort that comes from starting something from scratch, you'll be well rewarded by reaching for your knitting needles this winter. These mittens and scarves are straightforward to make (the basic knit stitch is king here), and the patterns are readily adaptable -- just alter the styles and sizes to suit the wearer. You'll enjoy the pleasure of knitting (and the guilty pleasure of not working) and the satisfaction of donning winter woollies you made yourself.
Round 58: Using scrap yarn as your working yarn, knit 7 stitches off the beginning of your next needle. Now slip these stitches back onto the needle they came from. With your main yarn, knit across the scrap-yarn stitches as well as the rest of the stitches on that needle.
Step 4
Rounds 59 through 83: Knit with main yarn until length of mitten reaches the tip of your ring finger.
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