I was sitting around thinking about mitten patterns (as one does) and listening to Christmas carols. My head filled in the following lyrics:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve great mitten patterns…
So, without further ado, I present to you twelve great mitten patterns (in no particular order; all links are to Ravelry pattern pages.)
1. Newton’s Mittens, designed by Emily Bujold:
© Scienceteacher
2. Deep in the Forest mittens, designed by Tuulia Samela:
by Tuulia
3. Perfect Storm mittens, designed by Kimberly Voisin:
© Carrie Bostick Hoge
4. 4-11 Mittens, designed by Anna Zilboorg:
© sweatergoddess
5. Paradoxical mittens, designed by Lucy Neatby:
by LucyN
6. Blomst mittens, designed by Tori Seierstad:
by Torirot
7. Wallpaper Mittens, designed by Veronik Avery:
by Veronik
8. Stay Puft mittens (Ghostbuster tribute), designed by Therese Sharp:
© Therese Sharp
9. Golden Light Mittens, designed by Spilly Jane:
© SpillyJane
10. Freja mittens, designed by Emmy Petersson:
© Emmy Petersson
11. Lotus Mittens, designed by Heather Dessurud:
© hedda knits
12. Fishbone Mittens, designed by Marit Trudvang:
by yarnjungle
Looking over this list, I can see a number of dominant themes:
- Colourwork. Every single one of these patterns utilizes colourwork. No Plain Jane mittens for me!
- Whimsy. It is clear that I have a finely tuned sense of the ridiculous.
- Black and white geometrics. Three out of twelve fall into this category; clearly, this is an appealing theme for me.
Happy Holidays!
I have been thinking about red and white mittens, and here yu have several that would look great in those colors. 🙂
The black and white patterns would also look great in red and white! Good luck with yours!
what a coincidence. I just decided that 2015 will be a mitten year for me. Thanks for the inspiration, and happy Xmas!
Hi Dominique! I look forward to seeing the lovely mittens you knit this year. Merry Christmas!
I really love the newton mittens. I’ m not on ravely yet , but they are just the thing for the best dressed physics teacher.
I agree with you – these are perfect for a physics teacher (and for the rest of us too)! The designer has a few other science-related knitting patterns, including a Marie Curie-inspired one.
Whoa…. all these mittens have given me new life. I’m late on seeing these. Absolutely lovely. I saw your post about the Kate Davies Yokes book. What a fabulous book. Which ones are you thinking of making. I like Deep in the Woods and Paradoxically Mittens.
I love them all, but I think that the Paradoxical and Blomst mittens would be at the top of my to-knit list. You should check out some of the Deep in the Woods mittens on Ravelry; some of them are made with the backgrounds in a very deep, dark blue like a nighttime sky. If I were to make them, I would definitely go for the blue background.
I think I’ll be knitting mittens for Christmas presents for next year!
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