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A Chance to Grab this Mitten Knitting Book

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stitch style mittens

uvocca is the winner.

Mittens might not exactly be what you think of knitting this time of year if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I would argue they’re as good a choice as socks for summer knitting. They’re small, portable and fun little projects you’ll be glad to have done when the cold weather hits. They might even serve as a reminder that, yes, it will be cold again. Someday. Eventually.

I’ve got a mitten knitting book up for grabs this week.

Stitch Style Mittens has 20 knit and crochet patterns (most of them are on Ravelry) for fingerless gloves, mitts, gauntlets, mittens and warmers of just about any length and style.

There are stripes, cables, colorwork, lace, projects with ribbons and beads and more. It’s a fun collection.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, June 18. I’d love to know about your experience knitting mittens, mitts and similar warmers. I’m pretty obsessed with fingerless gloves because my hands are cold all. the. time. but I love knitting mittens and gloves, too.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  2. I knitted some fingerless gloves before. 1 pair with sock wool and cables, using a pattern from drops design. And I also designed a pair myself, blue with a heart in the palm of the hand.
    Both patterns have a seam, and I would like to knit a pair in one piece without a seam one day!

  3. I haven’t tried mittens but they are on my list.
    Would be nice to have a pair of fingerless
    mitts ready for the winter.

  4. Mittens are the accessory of choice in the Northeast. But I confess I’ve never made really nice ones in fine yarn…mostly just hunker down ones in heavyweight wools.

    from sticky VT,
    the Vermonster

  9. Really need some fingerless mittens for winter…easy one’s I’m still beginning ??

  11. I have not made mittens but I have made a pair of fingerless gloves and I love them!

  12. I love knitting fingerless gloves. I have probably knit at least 200 pairs using a cable pattern. I would love to try something different!

  16. Novice knitter here… but just lost my thyroid to cancer so my hands will likely always be cold now, so any and every style of mittens will be welcome!!

  17. I’ve knit a few pairs over the years. The ones I liked the best were knitted then fulled and then a ribbed cuff knit at the end. Really warm and stayed in place. I made myself a pair of bulky flip-tops but I’ll probably not wear them much because my hands always run warm.

  18. Fingerless gloves are the best-selling especially when you live somewhere where it doesn’t get really cold! I’m a big fan of making fingerless gloves.

  21. Yes please I’d love to win this book ,mittens are a greatlittle project to take when I have specialists appointments.

  22. I have made mittens many years ago and would love to try some new interesting patterns!

  23. This would be a great prize. Out knitting guild is making 200 mittens to be displayed on a Christmas tree in our city in December. When the tree comes down, all the mittens will be given to charity. I’m constantly looking for new ways to knit mittens.

  24. I like making matching sets of mitts, hat & cowl, and if I’m really ambitious I’ll add a sweater.

  25. Mittens are my favorite project to knit! Would love to win this book with new pattern and color ideas.

  26. oooooh – what a nice looking book. I made mittens with chunky yarn & they turned out well. Just basic mittens, rib wrist and circular knitting. I’d like to try some with a bit of embellishing!

Have you read?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]