Phew! I finished these mittens just in time for Christmas! I love the way they turned out! They have a pretty, long cuff. They also feel extra warm because they are knit on size 1 needles (for a super tight fabric) and large portions of the body are stranded. I think these would make a great gift for a budding Elsa or anyone in a cold climate!
Making Your Own:
- Pattern. I used Kat Lewinski's January Mittens pattern (it's free)! I have been wanting to try her mitten patterns for a while - they are incredibly cute!
- Materials. Size 1 circular needles or size 1 DPNs. Bernat Baby Softee yarn in grey and white (I actually love this yarn for this project - it came out fuzzy and soft).
- Techniques.
- Make 1 Right and Make 1 Left. I like this tutorial from Purl Bee because it's just pictures.
- Knit 2 Together. Here's a quick picture summary from WikiHow.
- Magic Loop (only if you want to use a long circular needle). Very pink has a nice video tutorial.
- Stranded knitting. Very Pink also has a great video series on how to knit fair isle. This is a good beginner pattern for trying out fair isle knitting if you're interested in giving it a shot!
- Tips for the pattern.
- There are some cute extra embellishments in the body that I left out of my mittens. Based on comments from other Ravelers, I decided it would be too much trouble to keep stranding my white yarn throughout or to keep carrying my white yarn up the body.
- I recommend printing out two copies of the pattern so you can highlight it as you go (the pattern is a little bit tiny when printed, so it is easier to cross off finished rows. Also, the mittens are the exact same, so there is only one copy of the pattern when you print it).
- If I were making these again, I might leave off the large snowflake at the top on the back of the mittens. I don't think they are needed. If you took this approach, it might be worth it to just duplicate stitch the large snowflake at the top!
~SaltyCrafts
P.S. Looking for more mitten ideas? I have some more mittens here: Kitten mittens, Herringbone mittens, Druid mittens, and City mittens! If you want to see more of my current projects, you can find me on instagram (SaltyCrafter) and on ravelry (bsl19). Let me know if you end up making these - it's a great pattern!
they look so easy to do , but sometimes easy is still t hard for begginers
ReplyDeleteYes, it is true that it could be hard for a beginner. I had only been knitting for about a year when I made these, so it wasn't easy. But, very worth the effort in my opinion! Hope you agree.
DeleteAre these for children or adults?
ReplyDeleteAdults- but would probably fit a pre-teen to teenaged child, depending on how big they are.
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