The Jacques Cousteau And Man Hands

Now it's Hubby's turn to get a hat and mitt set.  He loved the Jacques Cousteau pattern that I'm making for B (post forthcoming) so much that he wanted one too.  However, he didn't want matching mitts so, I found Man Hands for him instead.

Since I had a break between B's hat and mitts, I figured I'd whip out Hubby's mitts first.  I picked up a skein of Malabrigo Plomo for Hubby (at my fav yarn store, of course) and with my "regular" Denise 4.5 mm (US 7) needles and 19" cables, here what I did:

1. Cast on 40 sts and join in the round.
2. K2, P2 for 21 rows.
3. Then start the Waffle Pattern for four (4) repeats:
• Row 1 & 2: P all sts
• Row 3, 4 & 5: K2, P2
4. For thumb gusset:
• Work in pattern as established for 9 sts, place marker, M1R, place marker and continue in pattern to end.
• Work in pattern as established to the first marker, slip marker (sm), K1, sm and continue in pattern to end.
• Note: Outside of the markers, continue in pattern as established.  Inside of the markers, work as follows:
• *Work to first marker, sm, M1R, K to the next marker, M1L, work to end.
• Work to first marker, sm,K to the next marker, sm, work to end.*
• Repeat * until you have 4 sts between the markers.
• Place first 9 sts on a stitch holder, continue in pattern and place the last  sts on a stitch holder.  You should have another 2 repeats a this juncture.
5. Continue in pattern for the top of the glove until it is about 10 cm (1 in) shorter than required, ending on the 2nd P row (5 repeats).
6. K2, P2 for 7 rows.
7. Bind off in pattern, picking up a stitch from below to ensure a stretchy bind off.
8. Go back to the thumb, pick up the stitches + 2 additional stitches and continue in pattern:
• P.
• P to the last 2 sts, P2tog on each side.
• K2, P2 for 2 rows.
• P to the last 2 sts, P2tog on each side.
• P.
9. K2, P2, K, K2tog (on one side) then P2tog, P, K2, P2 (on the other side)
10. K2, P2 for 2 rows.
11. Bind off in pattern, picking up a stitch below to ensure a stretchy bind off.

Now that I'm done with his mitts, I had to pick up another skein of yarn (with a different dye lot - pray for me! :P) to use with the remainder of the yarn because Hubby changed his mind about the yarn he wanted for his hat! 8S

So, with my Denise short tips 4mm (US 6) & 40" cable, here's Hubby's version of the Jacques Cousteau:

1. Cast on 120 sts. 
2. K3, P2 for 43 rows (for about 15.5 cm (6.12 in)) 
3. *Work 26 sts in the rib pattern, then KKS (27th & 28th sts => 27 st), place marker, P2*, repeat * 3 more times.
4. *Work to 2 sts of marker, KKS, P2*, repeat * Continue to decrease in this fashion until 12 sts remain (that's 27 rows).
5. Break yarn and thread it through the remaining sts, pull tight and weave in ends. 

Ta-da!  Here his hat and fingerless mitt set:

I hope these keep him warm on our next trip! :)