It’s Still Cold So You Might As Well Knit Some Gorgeous Mittens

February 2, 2015 by Sarah White

Last month was officially NaKniMitMo, also known as National Knit Mitten Month, and Kat from Just Crafty Enough was naturally in on the fun (though she tells me she might not knit a dozen mittens this year like she did last year).

The pair she made in January is amazing. Known as her Austria Mitts because the colorwork yarn was purchased in Austria, they also feature a design inspired by Austrian textiles and embroidery. They feature flowers and hearts on the back and smaller hearts on the palm and thumb. They look super warm and colorful and like a fun challenge for someone with a few colorwork projects under their belt.

What do you think? Have you knit any mittens this year? I’d love to hear about it.

[Photo via Just Crafty Enough.]

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.

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Comments

Jane S. says
February 2, 2015 at 9:02 pm
I have knit 3 pairs of mittens so far this year, but they certainly aren’t pretty like the mittens featured in your article! Mine were made of bulky weight black merino and were strictly utilitarian. They weren’t exciting to make but the men that got them were pretty darned happy, regardless. 🙂

Have you read?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]