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Critter Fingerless Gloves/Mitts

Materials:
I Hook
H Hook
Carons Simply Soft in Charcoal Heather or similar Medium Worsted weight yarn
Sew On Eyes
Sewing needle and thread

NOTE: These mitts are adult medium woman size. Adjust your beginning chain to adjust size. the rest of the pattern remains the same.

With I Hook, chain 25. Join to beginning chain with sl st.

Switch to H Hook.
Row 1 - 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc). Hdc in each remaining ch around (25 sts). Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 3: Ch 2. Decrease first two stitches (hdc2tog). Hdc in each remaining stitch. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 4: Ch 2. Hdc in each stitch around.Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 5: Ch 2. Decrease first two stitches (hdc2tog). Hdc in each remaining stitch.Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 6 - 7: Ch 2. hdc loop in each stitch. Please note that the link to the tutorial for the loop stitch is a sc    loop stitch. Make sure you're doing hdc loop stitches (yarn over before beginning stitch.) Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 8 - 11: Ch 2. Increase hdc loop stitch in first stitch. (Do two hdc loop stitches in the first stitch only). Hdc loop stitch in remaining stitches around. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 12 - 15: Ch 2. Increase hdc loop stitch in first stitch. Hdc loop round to other side of mitt. Incr loop stitch again. Hdc loop stitch in remaining stitches around. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 16: Ch 2. Increase hdc loop stitch in first stitch. (Do two hdc loop stitches in the first stitch only). Hdc loop stitch in remaining stitches around. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 17 - 18: Ch 2. hdc loop in each stitch. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 19: (making thumb hole). Ch 9. Sk next 7 sts. Hdc loop stitch in remaining stitches. Join with sl st to SECOND chain of the chain 7 you made at the beginning of the row.
Row 20: Ch 2. Hdc in remainder of ch 9 (7hdc including ch2 in beginning of row). Hdc loop stitch in remaining sts. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 21: Ch 2. Hdc2tog in first two sts. Hdc in remaining hdc from row below. Hdc loop stitch to other stide of mitt. HdcLoop2tog. (2 decr in this row). Hdc loop st in remaining sts. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 22 - 27: Ch 2. Hdc2tog in first two sts. Hdc to other side of mitt. Hdc2tog. Hdc in remaining sts. Join w sl st to top of ch 2. (2 decr in each row).

Fasten off.

Thumb:
Join yarn with sl st to any st in thumb hole.
Row 1: Ch 2. Hdc in each remaining st around. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 2 - 4: Ch2. Hdc2tog in first 2 st. Hdc to other side of thumb hole. Hdc2tog. Hdc in remaining sts. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.
Row 5: Hdc around. Join w sl st to top of ch 2.

Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

Sew on eyes. Yay for Halloween!

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