Buttonhole edges on the fingers and thumbs are a little wonky because they were worked in 2 colours.

CO 44

Cuff - 3x1 rib x 26 rounds total, as follows:
MC x 10 rounds
CC alternating with MC x 5 rounds each
MC x 6 rounds

Hand - Increase to 56 stitches
Needle 1 (22 st. and 6 increases) - 3+3+3+4+3+3+3
Needle 2 and 3 (11 st. and 3 increases each)

Thumb gore - increase to 15 stitches between markings

• Before moving thumb st. to waste yarn - Knit 18 r. = 2.5 in.
• move 15 st. to waste yarn and CO 5 st. = 56 st. for hand
• continue hand to 4 in. before placing index finger st. on waste yarn (28 r.)

Thumb

• 15 st. on waste yarn
• pick up 8 st. = 23 st. for thumb
• work 11 rows then for buttonhole:
• BO 7 st. on palm side of thumb
• next row, CO 7 st. with backward loop = 23 st.
• work 2 rows
• work only 3 decrease rounds for rounder top

Index finger

• Before moving st. to waste yarn, knit 28 r. = 2 pattern repeats (4 “cubes”) = 4 in.
• move 18 st. to waste yarn (half from N1 and half from N2) and CO 3 st. = 41 st. for rest of hand
• finish hand
• pick up 3 st. = 21 st. for index finger
• work 12 r. then for buttonhole:
• BO 7 st. on palm side of finger
• next row - CO 7 st. on palm side with backward loop
• work 3 r. before starting decreases
• work only 3 decrease rounds for rounder top

Hand
- after 18 Index finger st. placed on waste yarn - Knit 15 r. = 6.5 in. before decreases

For rounded top:
Follow pattern and decrease at needles tips until 19 st. left.
K2tog all around.
10 st. remain.

NB - if no buttonholes

• thumb 15 r., then K2tog all around
• index finger 18 r., then K2tog all around

This the third traditional Newfoundland mitten pattern I’ve done (also thrummed mittens and Newfoundland mittens).