Hand knit-Ladies Waffle Mitts Pattern

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CUFF
cast on 40 sts, k1,p1 around for 3 ins
HAND
rounds 1-3: knit, purl  ,knit.
rounds 4-7: slip 2 (mc) sts purlways, K2 (CC)
repeat around
rounds 8-11 with (mc) knit, purl, knit, purl.
repeat rounds 4-11 until piece measures 2 1/2 ins from begining of hand end on round 9
THUMB OPENING
using free needle and (mc),k 1st 2 sts, slip next 8 sts to stitch holder for thunb, cast on 8 sts, knit to end of round.
Hand, begining with round 11 work even in pattern for desired length, end on round 8
DECREASE FOR TOP
begining with round 9, (P6,P2 tog.)around
round 10: knit,
round 11: (P 3, P2tog.)
work pattern rounds 4-8
round 9: (P2. P 2 tog.)
round 10 : K,
round 11 : (p1, p 2 TOG,)
round 12 : ( s 1,k 1 (cc)
round 13 with (mc) k2 tog. around
thread remaining sts. on length of yarn and finish off
 

Thumb
Slip 1st 2 sts for thumb on one needle, slip last 6 sts on 2nd needle, join main color and knit these 6 sts, pick up and knit2 sts along side of thumb opening, with 3rd needle pick up and knit 8 sts along cast off edge for thumb opening,with 4th needle pick up and knit 2 sts along side of thumb, knit next 2 sts to same needle.there is now 8 sts on 1st and 2nd needle,4 sts on 3rd needle,  purl 1 round,join( CC)and work
rounds 4-11,until 3 patterns are completed, end with row 11, Decrease using MC k2tog,x10
(MC) k1,(CC) k1 around
(MC) k2 tog.around . finish off.

Pattern is for ladies small,
Smaller mitt use 4sts less.
larger mitt use 4 sts more.