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Index
Introduction
Introduction from Flying Geese & Partridge Feet
General Instructions
Before You Start
Reading the Directions
Reading the Charts
Sizes—A Rule of Thumb
Knitting Needles and Yarn Sizes
Materials for Making Traditional Mittens
Starting a Mitten
Casting On
Cuffs
Tension
Working the Hand
Two-Color Knitting (Double-Knitting or Stranding)
Joining a New Color and Weaving In
Join a New Yarn by Sewing
Increasing for the Thumb
A Wild Variety of Thumb Gores
Casting On over the Thumb—Twisted Make One
Ending the Mitten—About Decreasing
Decreasing on Both Edges of the Mitten
Decreasing with the Pattern
Decreasing at Three Points
How to Decrease
Winding a Center-Pull Ball
PART ONE Practical Woolies from Up North and Down East
Chebeague Island Fishermen’s Wet Mittens
Double-Rolled Mittens
Mittens Hooked on a Dowel
Fleece-Stuffed Mittens
Shag on the Inside: A Mystery Mitten from Massachusetts
Two Kinds of Wristers
PART TWO Double-Knit Mittens from Maine’s Up-Country
Fox and Geese Mittens
Striped Mittens
Salt and Pepper Mittens
Sawtooth Mittens
Incredible Checkerboard Mittens
A Patterned Watch Cap to Match Your Mittens
PART THREE Double-Knit Patterns from Atlantic Canada
Flying Geese Gloves
Maplewood Mittens
Spruce Mittens
Chipman’s Check Wristers
A French-Canadian Toque to Match Your Mittens
PART FOUR Diamonds and Waves from Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador Diamonds Mitts
Mrs. Martin’s Finger Mitts
Big Waves for Big Mittens
Double Irish Chain and Newfoundland Palm and Finger Stitch
PART FIVE Baby Foxes and Goslings: Double-Knits for Babies and Small Children
Baby Foxes and Goslings Mittens
Wee Checkerboard Mittens
Compass Mittens for Small Mariners
Petits Mitaines en Fleurs-de-lis
A Patterned Helmet to Match Baby’s Mittens
Acknowledgments
Read More about Traditional Mittens
Sources for Yarns Used in This Book
About the Author
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