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It could be the fact that i have NEVER made anything i could have worn, but i have no clue how to do this. Could someone (PLEASE) translate well, basically, from thumb gusset on? Do i just work in the order the pattern gives me, or do i alter it a bit? Are you SUPPOSED to work it in the order the pattern gives you?!

‘Hearts on a String’ Mittens from Lion

Thumb Gusset

Row 1 (RS) K 14 (18), place marker, M1, k 1, M1, place marker, k 14 (18).

Row 2 and All WS Rows Purl.

Row 3 K to marker, slip marker, M1, k to next marker, M1, slip marker, k to end.

Repeat Rows 2-3 until there are 11 (15) sts between markers, ending with a WS row. K 14 (18), remove marker, place next 11 (15) sts on holder, cast on 1 st, k 14 (18) sts – 29 (37) sts.

Thumb

Slip 11 (15) sts from holder onto larger needles. Join A and work 7 (9) rows in St st, ending with a RS row.

Last Row P2tog across, ending p 1 – 6 (8) sts.

Break yarn, leaving an 8 inches [20.5 cm] tail. Using large-eyed, blunt needle, thread tail through remaining sts; pull tightly and secure. Do not trim tail.

Heart Trim With larger needles and B, cast on 30 (32) sts. Bind off all sts. Position trim in the shape of a heart on back of Mitten and sew in place.

[size=2]~~Mod Squad was here [/size]

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You work it in the order given. The titles of the section are mainly to tell you what you’re doing on the mitten at that point, so you can see that it’s working ok, I guess.

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Repeat Rows 2-3 until there are 11 (15) sts between markers, ending with a WS row. K 14 (18), remove marker, place next 11 (15) sts on holder, cast on 1 st, k 14 (18) sts – 29 (37) sts.

Does this mean i finish the knit row then complete the rest of the instructions or do the purl row then complete the instructions?

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Purl.

5

Break yarn, leaving a 24 inches [61 cm] tail. Using large-eyed, blunt needle, thread tail though remaining sts; pull tightly and secure. Do not trim tail.

Thumb

Slip 11 (15) sts from holder onto larger needles. Join A and work 7 (9) rows in St st, ending with a RS row.

‘A’? Whats a?

Is ‘a’ the yarn i just cut? :grrr:

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If you are using more than one colour then the yarns may be labelled ‘A’ and ‘B’ and so on.

Your instructions may tell you to CO 20, for example, in yarn ‘A’ and work so many rows before joining yarn ‘B’.

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There’s only one yarn… :??

But i think that the yarn i cut is to be used for seaming. So ‘a’ is my yarn from the ball?