A few of the best beginner patterns in this list include The World’s Simplest Mittens(#1), Bernat Family Mittens(#6), and Teeny-Tiny Knit Mitts(#19).

You can in fact just see the colour changes when you lay the scarf tip to tip, so that the lightest Knit By Numbers section and the darkest Knit By Numbers skein can be spied together. Worsted: work rounds 1-3 a total of 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) times, 11 (11, 13, 13, 15) sts between BOR and marker. Continue Reading Tips for Successful Mitten Knitting Choose the right pattern for your skill level.Why, you ask? Warm winter mittens are the type of knitting patterns that get passed down from generation to generation. A good pair of nicely knit mitts will last you for years, and they’ll hold sentimental value that a store can’t provide. By making your own mittens, you can customize them any way you want. Make them more masculine for your brother, or add a pom pom for your little sister. The possibilities are endless when it comes to mitten patterns. Keep your hands and fingers feeling nice and toasty during the bitter winter months by working up one of these winter knit patterns today. Work in 1×1 rib (k1, p1) until piece measures 2.5 (2.5, 3, 4, 4)” from cast-on. Switch to larger needles. For us beginners not understanding the decreases – I think I’ve figured out why I was confused…there’s the beg of round marker (BOR) & the placed marker (PM) that was put in during the set up round at the halfway point. Instructions: [k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k1] twice. To be totally clear for us newbies: starting at BOR marker: k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before new PM, k2tog, k1. Then continue with the “twice” part: k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before BOR marker, k2tog, k1. Personally, my BOR marker was way down hanging on the cuff & even though I knew it was supposed to be decreasing on both sides, I was only decreasing before & after the newly placed marker & not the 3 sts before the BOR marker. I was just knitting to 3 sts before the new PM again & bypassing the BOR marker because I didn’t have it up on my current round because… DPNs. I think that’s right…I won’t know until I do the second mitten; nonetheless, if this isn’t right, I hope it helps someone figure out what is!

Fingering: work rounds 1-3 a total of 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) times, 15 (15, 17, 17, 19) sts between BOR and marker. Within the list below, you’ll find mitten patterns for a variety of skill levels. If you’re newer to knitting, you’ll want to look for a pattern that only requires basic stitches. Starting with a smaller, child-size pair of mittens may also be less intimidating than an adult size. Another beginner-friendly project, these mitts couldn’t be easier to knit. Just garter stitch to the fingers, bind off and voila! GET THE PATTERN 4. Zigzag Mittens It’s my weekly digest for Yarnadelic Remixes 0.1 and this set of prompts speaks to the creative context around Muriel’s wonderful design, Looking For A Stranded Harmonium.Both these musicians – Yoshi Wada and Ellen Fullman– built new kinds of instruments for realising their amazing minimalist works… To me, Stella Sutherland’s poem – Da Allover– perfectly encapsulates how the hands work together to produce stranded colourwork. In her deft weave of words, she describes the harmonious way in which stitches come together in Fair Isle fabric; and how the hands and knitting needles work in concert to make that happen. Stella likens knitting Fair Isle to “writin a rhyme”, but her “joy o’creation” could just as easily apply to sewing a pair of trousers; playing the guitar; doing a painting. The commonality is the hands working together to produce something gorgeous, celebratory and life-affirming: in this case, an Allover jumper. Continue knitting every round until the piece measures 1.75 (3, 3.75, 4, 4.5)” from end of thumb gusset. Last year I received a message from Dawn on Ravelry that made my day. After many months of planning to translate an everyday inspiration source into stranded colourwork, she had succeeded in producing a most glorious pair of mitts.

These fingerless mitts are perfect for cool fall days, and you can decorate them any way you like. Bonus: they’re the perfect project for first-time knitters. MAKE IT 2. Insulate! Mittens Next we will put the thumb stitches on hold. For this you will need a darning needle (preferable a dull one) and a small piece of waste yarn. While it is sometimes preferable to put stitches on a stitch holder (a tool like a giant safety pin), for a mitten waste yarn is better because it’s flexible. For each design in Yarnadelic Remixes 0.1, Muriel and I did a deep dive into the musical context for the song(s) that inspired us. Beadism and Looking For A Stranded Harmonium were both inspired by Music For A Found Harmonium– the context for which is a fascinating mix of global folk influences, and Minimalism (a musical movement which was itself largely influenced by the classical music traditions of India). I found an amazing book about Minimalism called On Minimalism: Documenting A Musical Movement, by Kerry O’Brien and William Robin. I love how they outline or define Minimalist music, and feel there are so many crossovers with what they are speaking to – meditative, repetitive, durational – that apply as much to “tuning in” to our knitting as they do to listening to Minimalist music.Like Earth Horns or The Long String Instrument, this scarf is really long. The colour changes are buried in the other two yarns held double throughout the project, and knitting it was meditative and also full of interest observing the shifts from one colour to the next in the ombre sequence of Knit By Numbers. The pattern for these gorgeous mittens includes sizing for everyone from toddler to adult, so you can stitch some up for the whole family. Plus, you can choose between traditional mittens or fingerless mitts to wear during milder temperatures. Win! GET THE PATTERN 7. Freja Mittens You’ll knit these mittens using either double pointed needles (DPNs) or a long circular needle and the Magic Loop technique. Stitches have been cast on, and the first round worked. Look at that colorwork! This pattern is inspired by Freja, the Nordic goddess of love and fertility. As such, there are beautiful heart motifs throughout, including smaller hearts on the flip side too. GET THE PATTERN For more experienced knitters seeking a challenge, try one of the patterns with intricate colorwork and cables. There’s truly something for everyone in this fantastic assortment of mitten knitting patterns. Mitten Knitting Supplies