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Admire my brilliance!

I am quite clever, I am happy to say. I'm going to dash down some notes about some flip-back mittens I'm knitting for a coworker. It's made out of 100% worsted weight wool on dpns 7 and 8.

CO 36 sts on size 7 needles
k2p2 for 15 rnds
k1p1 for 3 rnds
switch to size 8
k3p1 for patt

beg thumb, using m1 ala dragonskin

inc thumb to 13 sts, after the increase to 13, before you knit the stitches you just made, slide 13 sts to wy. co 1 st. cont in patt for 3 rnds. Switch needles from 3 to 2 holding live stitches, 19 sts and 17 sts, making sure the 19 sts begin and end with a k st.

Here's the clever part.
kfb ONLY THE KNIT STITCHES until you get to end of needle 1.
then knit palm in patt.

DOUBLE KNIT the sts on needle one for 3 rnds, knitting palm sts as usual. Place palm sts on wy, transfer double stitched stitches to another needle, then place it on waste yarn, Cable Cast On 19 sts on new needle, and k2tog at corners to restore stitch count.

k2p2 moss stitch on palm needle for 3 rnds. At this point you can choose to go back to three needles or stay with 2 until the decreases. k 20 rnds in patt.

Stitches should be back on 2 needles for decreases, 19 sts on one side, 17 on the other/ the 19 needle begins and ends with a purl stitch.

Then do the decreases

needle 1:p1 k1 ssk, k in patt til 4 before end, k2tog k1p1.
needle 2: k1, ssk, k in patt til 3 before end, k2tog, k1.

next 2 rnds: k in patt

Decrease
k in patt
decrease
decrease
k2tog k8, k2tog k8
kitchner stitch together

That's my pattern for now, I will be publishing this one for fun and profit later!! If you can de-code this gibberish, you are welcome to my pattern for free. There's at least 30% missing, so you can consider that part as enough of a change. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not take this pattern, make it your own, and then publish it before I have a chance! Thanks!

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