More Bernie Mitten Inspired Knits

After nearly a dozen Bernie Mitten knitting patterns popped up in a matter of days, knitters are now getting into other projects inspired by those now-iconic mitts. Lots of patterns are now available on Etsy also.

They actually have a great pattern of multicolored chevron and simple crosses that will still be fun to wear long after the memes have died down.

Let’s start with Caitlin Hunter’s Feel the Bern cropped top, which is based on her popular Soldotna Crop with the colorwork added on top. It hasn’t been knit or tested so it is available as a free pattern on Ravelry.

Feel the Bern is also the name of a hat pattern using the same colorwork designs, this one designed by Christine M. Watson. The worsted weight hat uses four colors of yarn and is available on Ravelry for $3.

The Weekend at Bernie’s Beanie is another free pattern, this one designed by Rosee Woodland. It uses aran weight yarn, is available in four sizes and has the classic colorwork designs we’ve all come to love.

Bernie’s Socks by Stone Knits include what looks like a slightly fancied up version of the mittens, with the colorwork around the leg and bottom of the foot. They are worked in fingering weight yarn and are available in three sizes. The pattern is free on Ravelry.

It seems like Bernie’s motifs have graced everything in the knitting world other than a scarf or cowl (that I’ve seen). I’m working on a cowl version right now that I hope to have released by the end of the week.

Have you started a Bernie mittens-inspired project? I’d love to hear about it!

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Recently I shared a collection of Easter egg knitting patterns, and as we all know chicks are what comes out of eggs, so it’s only right to share some chick knitting patterns too. Chicks are perfect for spring decor even when it’s not Easter time, and they are so cute and fun to knit, too.

This fluffy chick from Sincerely Louise can also be worked in less fuzzy yarn if you’d rather. It’s worked flat and seamed so it’s a good one for newer knitters who might not be comfortable working little projects in the round. You can grab the pattern on Etsy.

This little chick from Fluff and Fuzz on Etsy looks like it’s still wearing part of its shell! There’s also an option without the white details, and you can knit these little hats as well. They’re worked in DK weight yarn. (She also has a super cute tiny egg shaped chick in a half shell that’s a free pattern on Ravelry.)

If you want ta chick that’s even more in an egg, this egg-shaped chick from Purl Soho may be what you’re looking for. It’s worked in super fine yarn so you can make a bunch of chicks with a skein or two of yarn, or use leftovers to change up the colors.

Alan Dart has a cute pattern that includes two halves of a broken egg and a chick that fits inside. It calls for DK weight yarn.

The spring chick pattern from Barbara Prime is a sweet little bird shape that you could make as other birds worked in different colors. The pattern doesn’t specify yarn weight, so use whatever yellow (or other color you like) yarn you have on hand to make birds of different sizes.

Make a cute, fuzzy, felted chick with the Chick Wobblers pattern from Cindy Pilon (available on Ravelry). These little chicks come in two sizes and have an “internal wobbler” so when you try to tip them over they wobble back up.

Check out this White fluffy Easter Chick knitting pattern over on our Sister site Craftbits.com Fluffy Easter Chick Knitting Pattern.

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