Cabled Newborn Mitten Pattern

I found a free pattern on Ravelry for a knit baby layette.  It was absolutely beautiful!  The pattern included instructions for a hat, booties, and outfit.  After making the hat, I realized that little mittens would be absolutely precious with it...so I came up with my own.  It was fairly easy so I decided to write it down for others to try too.  It follows the charts from the original pattern so follow the link bellow and definitely try it out too.

http://www.eileencaseycreations.com/free-patterns/baby-aran-body-suit-hat-booties/

This pattern is written in a newborn size but you can easily alter it for larger sizes.

I used Bernat Softee Baby and size 3 double pointed needles.  I know the original pattern calls for size 5 needles but I had to adjust after checking my gauge.  Check your gauge with the original pattern before you begin.

Follow cable chart 1 for the first mitten and cable chart 2 for the second.

CO 28 onto double pointed needles.  Be careful not to twist your work.

Row 1-9: Start ribbing by working k2, p2 around

Row 10:  p4, mo, p1, k4, p1, mo, p8, mo, p1, k4, p1, mo, p4 (32 st)

Row 11-29:  p6, work cable chart 1, p12, work cable chart 1, p6

Row 30:  p4, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p8, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p4 (28 st)

Row 31:  p5, work cable chart 1, p10, work cable chart 1, p5

Row 32: p3, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p6, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p3 (24 st)

Row 33:  p4, work cable chart 1, p8, work cable chart 1, p4

Row 34:  p2, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p4, p2tog, work cable chart 1, p2tog, p2 (20 st)

Separate work onto 2 needles and turn inside out.  Bind off using same method as pattern calls for on the hat.  Take the remaining yarn tail to sew both corners of the mitten together, cinching it towards the center.

That's it!  Pretty simple, right?  Happy knitting!