Acorn Oven Mitt Pattern

Ever burn the back of the wrist when taking hot baking dishes from the oven? Oven Mitts will prevent it, for they cover to the wrist and protect both sides of the hand—may be slipped off easily if hot liquids spill on them.

You'll say "they're the nuts," • with a pair of these oven mitts • designed to protect the hands from hot pans and baking dishes when removing from the oven • slip on like a mitten.

MATERIAL: May be in any combination of kitchen colors, or, to match the real thing, use Dark and Light Brown; will need 50 yds. for the hull, 75 yds. contrasting color for the acorn, for each mitt.

HULL: Ch 13, sk last 2 sts, (hdc and sc) in next st, (sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc and sc), on ch, (sc and hdc) in end st.
ROW 2: Ch 3, turn, (dc, hdc and sc) in last hdc, sc across with (sc, hdc and dc) in end hdc.
ROW 3: Ch 2, turn, (hdc and sc) in last st, sc across with (sc and hdc) in end st. Repeat Row 2 once and Row 3 twice.
ROW 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st. Repeat Row 3 once and Row 7 four times.

EDGE: Ch 1, turn, sc (hdc in next sc, 3 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next) 7 times. Sc around curve to other end of row. Fasten off.

NUT: Ch 27, 26 sc on ch.
ROW 2: (Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc) 17 times.
ROW 19: (Dec at each end. To dec, work off 2 sc tog as 1 st. Repeat Row 2) three times. Repeat Row 19 twice, Rows 2 and 19 each once.
ROW 29: Dec twice at each end. Repeat Row 19 four times. Ch 1, turn, sc, ch 3, sl st in last sc for a p, sc around, widening at top corners. Fasten off. Lap Hull over Nut and sew together. Make second side.

STEM: Ch 3, 5 dc in first st, ch 2, sl st in same st, ch 14, sl st in same st. Fasten off. Sew on top of one side. Steam and press, place back-to-back and sew together through 1 loop of each st, leaving top open around to 1½" from bottom of Hull.