Crochet Potholder Mitts, Anne Cabot 5586

Crocheted Canning Mitts:  This pattern gives directions to crochet the mitts pictured.   An easy pattern in crocheted Ecru, Green and Red Mercerized Crochet Cotton.   Cherry and Leaf motif are created separately and sewn in place.  

This is a Mail Order pattern purchased through newspapers and catalogs.  The pattern was marketed as Anne Cabot 5586 in 1943.   Note the historic newspaper pattern descriptions that so represent the WWII time period:  "They will be invaluable when the canning of fruits and vegetables gets under way. American housewives are expected to "put up" 5,200,000,000 cans of food this year to help replace for home use the enormous quantities of canned goods which are going to the forces abroad. The thick, sturdy mittens will protect the hands when hot kettles and pans are being handled. Make them of white or of dark blue or dark green. Sew the red cherries on the backs if you want an especially pretty pair - use them perfectly plain if you just want a pair of very serviceable kitchen "mitts".