A PAIR of mittens

pattern from Ann Budds book of patterns
here is what I did for these mittens

size 4-6 yr / 6"
#4 needles / 2 strands fingering weight yarn
gauge is 6st/in
*= Marker

cast on 36, join, careful not to twist
k1p1 - 20 rounds
knit across, inc in last st = 37 st
k18, *M1L, K1, M1R*k18
knit
k18, *M1L, k3,M1R*k18
knit
knit
K18*M1L,K5,M1R*,K18
knit
knit
k18,*M1L,K7,M1R*k18
knit
knit
k18,*M1L,K9,M1R*k18
knit
knit
knit
k18, *M1L, K11, M1R*k18

join thumb round - (putting stitches betweeen markers on yarn) -
do backwards e to join at the gap - 37 stitches
k 31 rounds
k18, ssk, k17 - 36 st

decrease for top
k2tog, k14, ssk, * , k2tog, k14, ssk (32)
knit
k2tog, k12, ssk, *,k2tog, k12, ssk (28)
k2tog, k10, ssk, *, k2tog, k10, ssk (24)
k2tog, k8, ssk, *, k2tog, k8, ssk (20)
k2tog, k6, ssk *, k2tog, k6, ssk (16)
k2tog, k 4, ssk,*, k2tog, k4, ssk (12)
k2tog, k2, ssk, *, k2tog, k2, ssk (8)
KITCHNER