Here in Arkansas we’re finally getting cool mornings, though the afternoons are still warming up nicely. Over the weekend my daughter went out to get the newspaper and had to bundle in pants and a fleece jacket, then she didn’t want to take her hands out of her pockets to pick it up!
So I guess it must be time to start thinking about mittens. These Wynter Mitts by Susan Mills for Classic Elite Yarns are bigger than would fit the girl, but they’re adorable, and I just might have to knit some for myself and make a wee version for her. The bold chevron and yellow and black coloring of course bring Charlie Brown to mind, but they’d be bold and beautiful in whatever two colors you choose. You could even use two shades of the same color (the girl would love purple!) or just work them solid for a super fast project that will have your hands warm in no time.
Are you knitting for cold weather already? I’d love to know what’s on the needles.
[Photo via Classic Elite Yarns.]
Jorid Linvik’s Big Book of Knitted Mittens:
45 Distinctive Scandinavian Designs is sure to inspire you to want to knit some fun mittens, whether embellished with classic motifs like birds, hearts, moose and classic colorwork designs or those with a more modern feel liks guitars and skulls, a giraffe, penguins or a turquoise lizard.
The book includes a lot of instructions on how to make your mittens come out right, including a discussion of how different gauges can give you different sizes of mittens (and which mittens can be worked to different sizes for kids and adults). The charts are a little different from others you might have seen in that they show how to divide the stitches on the needles and where to place the thumb.
Looking for more knitting patterns for Mittens? Check these out on Etsy.
Currently I have 3 dead fish hats, a Shark hat and 2 dragon hats then 6 sweaters to knit for my Daughter, Son-in-Law and the 4 kiddies.