Heart in a Heart Mittens

Heart in a Heart Mittens:

Size: small Toddler
Materials: 2 skeins of Dalegarn Baby Ull, size 2 needles DP

Cast on 36 stitches in Contrast color (darker color - heart color) and do 4 rows K1 P1 Ribbing - working in the round
Change to Main Color 2, 2 rows
Change to CC, 4 rows
Change to MC, 2 rows
Change to CC, 4 rows
Change to MC
Knit 9, M1 around = 40 stitches
Knit 2 rows Plain
Start Pattern, Use chart below for back of hand, alternating color on palm of hand (k1 color1, k1 color 2)
Next Row (row 4) increase for thumb, on palm side.. K1,M1,K1,M1, place marker -- continue around in pattern
Row 5 - work in pattern
Row 6 K1 M1 K2 M1 K1 move marker continue around in pattern
Row 7 work in pattern
Row 8 K1 M1 K4 M1 K1 move marker, continue around in pattern

Continue in this manner, adding 2 stitches in thumb every other row until there are 12 stitches between marker, end with a non increasing row
K1, put 10 on holder, cast on 2 over the hole, K1, continue around mitten
work through pattern. Drop CC (at this point check size, you could do a few plain rows for more length)

Decrease: * k6, k2tog * repeat
plain Row
*k5, k2tog* repeat
Plain Row
*K4,k2tog* repeat
plain row
*k3,k2tog* repeat
Plain row
*k2,k2tog* repeat
Plain row
*k1,k2tog* repeat
Plain row

Break yarn thread thru stitches, pull and sew up.
Pick up 10 stitches from holder, pick up 1 on side of thumb hole, 2 where cast on was, 1 on other side (14 stitches)

work in the round in MC for 12 rows
K2 together around
Break yarn thread thru stitches, pull and sew up.
Work in Ends...

Make another, switching the thumb to be at the far side of the palm.

Chart: