I purchased your Shameless patterns and cast on to start the mitts. I ran into trouble almost immediately. I’m a relatively new knitter, so please excuse me if I am missing something obvious.

I cast on for the largest size (58 stitches) and knit the first row in plain knitting. Then started the 2×2 rib. However, at 58 stitches, I had an uneven rib. I counted my stitches (thinking I was incapable of counting — which happens sometimes, depending on the day). 58. Rather than counting again, I whipped out the calculator, since math in my head can sometimes be dicey, depending on the day). 58/4 = 14.5. It would be impossible to get a 2×2 rib on this, isn’t that right? I checked the other sizes. The small size (46) comes out to 11.5. The only one that comes out even is the medium size (52).

I thought I would simply adjust my cast on to an even number (these would be for a man, so probably 60), but that would throw the rest of the pattern off. And trust me, I’m not clever enough and my memory isn’t good enough to adjust the pattern all along the way.

Am I thinking about this in the wrong way?

Thanks for any help.