The Kitten Catch Mittens are the Cat’s Meow

If you’ve been around Craft Gossip for a while, you probably know that I have a personal preference for cats. It’s not that dogs aren’t nice, I just didn’t grow up with them and have no interest in having one. The largely aloof but sometimes snuggly nature of cats is much more my speed than most of the dogs I’ve known.

I also just think cats as a craft motif are cuter than dogs. I know there are lots of cute dogs out there, but maybe there’s just too much variety in dogs for them to be that useful as a crafty subject. As soon as you make something that looks like one particular breed, all the people with other kinds of dogs want a version that looks like their dog.

On the other hand, cats just look like cats.

Especially when they’re worked in a single color like the kitties on the Kitten Catch Mittens from Florence Miller. I love these mittens because they looks super traditional at first glance. They’re worked in two colors of a classic fingering weight wool for lots of warmth. They have traditional colorwork designs on the palms and the thumb gusset.

And then there are cats and flowers on the backs of the hands. And a little fish on the thumb. How cute is that?

This project is available in one size (women’s medium) and they’re worked from the cuff down. They also feature corrugated ribbing, which is fun.

And because I’m a little slow in sharing these (the pattern came out in September) the project page on Raverly shows literally hundreds of variations, so if brown and white isn’t your thing you can see how the mittens look in different shades of blue, red, black or even white with hot pink.

You can get your copy of this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Florence Miller]

Make Your Mittens with Colorwork

Sock Yarn Mittens and Mitts Knitting Patterns

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair.

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round.

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like.

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately.

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.

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