This is the step by step checklist for mittens with a hand knit afterthought thumb made with the assistance of a circular sock machine (CSM). 1 by 1 rib is used for the bottom cuff. It has blanks to fill in with your own choice of numbers for the cylinder size, the tension, the thumb opening, and the length of each part of the mitten.

This checklist assumes:

• You use a bonnet for set up. (If you don’t, just prep your waste yarn using your chosen method.)
• You have a standard start point on your cylinder to begin and end each round (I use the 3 o’clock position at my right half mark).
• You know how to install and use your ribber and it has an IN/OUT lever.
• You can transfer stitches from the cylinder needles to the ribber needles and back again
• Your cylinder is marked to divide it in half for heels and toes. “Front” is the half of the cylinder needles closest to you when standing/sitting in front of the machine, “back” is the half of the cylinder needles farthest from you.
• You can make your heels and toes on the front of the cylinder.
• Your cylinder is marked to show where to stop when making heel and toe decreases (sometimes called target needles) on both the front and back half.
• You know a method for heel and toe increases and decreases. Directions for the Fast and Easy Heel and Toe Increase and Decreases (my preferred method) are included.

Fill in the blanks to make a mitten to fit your personal tastes:

• Fill in who the mitten is for or the intended size.
• Use the cylinder and tension of your choice to make the circumference of mitten desired.
• Choose the length of the cuff, the location of the thumb, and the final height of the mitten.

Print a checklist every time you make mittens and you will never forget a step! Patterns can also be laminated or put in sheet protectors and then used with wet or dry erase markers.

The sample was knit on an Erlbacher Speedster in Malabrigo Sock in the color Terracota.

This pattern is part of The CSM Cookbook Volume Two: Fusion Recipes, an ebook that includes 6 patterns as well as bonus sizing charts.

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