Cable Flip Top Mittens

Cable Flip Top Mittens
5mm needles, knitted flat, worsted weight yarn
KFB= knit into the front and back of the same stitch
K2tog= knit 2 together
cable pattern= 8x8 with cable on row 7

Right Mitten - cast on 32

• 1x1 rib for 2"
• K32
• K18, P8, K6
• K13, KFB, K4, KFB, K13 (34st)
• K20, P8, K6
• K14, KFB, K4, KFB, K14 (36st)
• K22, P8, K6
• K6, C4B, C4F, K1, KFB, K4, KFB, K15 (38st)
• K24, P8, K6
• K16, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (40st)
• K26, P8, K6
• K17, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (42st)
• K28, P8, K6
• K42
• K28, P8, K6
• K6, C4B, C4F, K28
• K17, K8 and place on holder for thumb, K5, P8, K6
• K17, cast on 2, K17 (36st)
• continue pattern until after row 3 of 5th cable repeat
• 1x1 rib for first 18 stitches (bottom of gap)
• 3 more rows of rib, turning work so that only these 18 stitches are knit
• cast off rib using stretchy cast off
• continue with stitches on needle, K4, P8, K6
• K18, cast on 18 using contrast yarn then knit these new 18 (for top of gap rib later)
• K22, P8, K6
• continue pattern until after row 6 of 6th cable
• K2tog, K4, C4B, C4F, K2, K2tog, K2tog, K14, K2tog (32st)
• K19, P8, K5
• K2tog, K12, K2tog, K2tog, K12, K2tog (28st)
• K16, P8, K4
• K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2tog, K10, K2tog (24st)
• K13, P8, K3
• K2tog, K8, K2tog, K2tog, K8, K2tog (20st) 
• K2tog, K6, K2tog, P2tog, P6, K2tog (16st)
• hold these stitches for grafting
• pick up the 18 stitches for top of gap and remove contrast yarn
• 1x1 rib for 4 rows
• cast off using stretchy cast off
• pick up 8 stitches held for thumb
• KFB, K6, KFB (10st)
• KFB, K8, KFB (12st)
• K12 for 1.5-2" depending on your thumb size
• K2tog, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K2tog (8st)
• K8
• K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog (4st)
• K4
• pull yarn through stiches to synch up top of thumb
• sew thumb seam and attach to mitten body where needed
• graft the top of the mitten together and sew side seam
• attach ribbing at gap to side of mitten body and top and bottom so it kind of looks like a mouth

Left Mitten - cast on 32

• 1x1 rib for 2"
• K32
• K6, P8, K18
• K13, KFB, K4, KFB, K13 (34st)
• K6, P8, K20
• K14, KFB, K4, KFB, K14 (36st)
• K6, P8, K22
• K15, KFB, K4, KFB, K1, C4B, C4F, K6 (38st)
• K6, P8, K24
• K16, KFB, K4, KFB, K16 (40st) 
• K6, P8, K26
• K17, KFB, K4, KFB, K17 (42st)
• K6, P8, K28
• K42
• K6, P8, K28
• K28, C4B, C4F, K6
• K6, P8, K3, K8 and place on holder, K17
• K17, cast on 2, K17 (36st)
• continue pattern until after row 3 of 5th cable
• K6, P8, K4, then 1x1 rib for last 18 stitches
• 1x1 rib for 3 more rows of these 18 stitches
• cast off using stretchy cast off
• cast on 18 using contrast yarn, then knit all 36 stitches of row
• continue pattern until after row 6 of 6th cable
• K2tog, K14, K2tog, K2tog, K2, C4B, C4F, K4, K2tog (32st)
• K5, P8, K19
• K2tog, K12, K2tog, K2tog, K12, K2tog (28st)
• K4, P8, K16
• K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2tog, K10, K2tog (24st)
• K3, P8, K13
• K2tog, K8, K2tog, K2tog, K8, K2tog (20st)
• K2tog, P6, P2tog, K2tog, K6, K2tog (16st)
• hold these stitches for grafting
• the rest if the same as for right mitten