This time every year I write a post to showcase patterns for mittens, mitts, and gloves.  This weekend it has been cold and blustery and definitely feels like winter is in the air.  It’s a good time to be wearing (and knitting) warm, wooly mittens.  Here is my roundup of eight great patterns that will keep your hands warm and stylish.

Oak Hollow by Dianna Walla

© Paper Tiger

Dianna released this pattern last week, and I love the way it makes you think of beautiful, crisp fall days, and trees burnished in gold.  It’s a really lovely pattern and I must admit that I have already been rummaging through my stash to try to find just the right shade of gold to knit up these beauties.

Prairie Star Gloves by Outi Cater

© The Knitter Magazine

I’ve yet to knit a pair of gloves, but this design is enough to tempt me.  The pattern is published in issue 143 of The Knitter magazine.   The Ravelry project page states that: “The stitch pattern echoes the designs of traditional 19th century American patchwork quilts.”  I love that she gets such a rich pattern with just four shades.

Jimi Hendrix by Lotta Lundin

© Lotta Lundin

I love these mittens.  The reverse side is cool too (with peace signs).  Doug saw Jimi live on September 7, 1968 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.  Somewhere there are photos of Doug and friends from that concert.   We saw Nigel Kennedy do a 40th anniversary tribute to Jimi at Ronny Scotts in September 2010 (Jimi played at Ronnie Scotts on the night he died).  I wish I’d had a chance to see Jimi live, but I can wear the mitts as a consolation prize.

Hafgufa Mittens by Heather Desserud

© Heather Desserud

This pattern is actually from 2018, but published in mid-December, after I did last year’s mitten round-up.  I think these are so cute, with the giant krakens lurking beneath the waves and the unsuspecting Viking ships sailing above.  I think Heather has made such a clever and whimsical design.  “Hafgufa” is apparently an Icelandic name for an ancient sea monster.

Skog Mitts by Claire Walls

© Claire Walls

Sometimes simple is best.  I really like the simple but elegant pattern and shape of these mitts.  This pattern is from Making Magazine Issue 8/ FOREST.  They would knit up really fast in DK yarn and be a great weekend project.  I can imagine a pair to match every coat.

Lakrits Mittens by Emilia Jensen

© Emilia Jensen

I have a thing for black and white geometrical designs (there are quite a few in these mitten posts).  I love this bold design and how it pops out at you.  I also love the bright colours at the cuffs.  There is a matching hat, too, with a fantastic crown so be sure to check it out.

Brackthaw Mittens by Faye Kennington

© Faye Kennington

I think these are completely lovely mittens.  They remind me so much of the Pacific Northwest, and long walks through the snow-covered forest.  The designer lives in a remote corner of Vancouver Island, and she has really captured that part of the world with this design.  Stay with me while I go turn on the fireplace and get some hot chocolate….

Chardon Mittens by Virginia Sattler-Reimer

© Virginia Sattler-Reimer

Virginia has been turning out some lovely mitten and hat patterns the past few years.  I love the colours in this – three shades of purple and three of green really make the pattern pop.  I think it would also look good in greys and yellows.  There is a matching hat as well, so you can keep your hands and your ears warm, and look great at the same time.

That’s all for this round-up, but if you want to go back and look at previous years’ mitten posts, you can find them here (not in order):

• Merry Mittenmas!
• A show of hands
• A dozen great patterns for fingerless mitts
• Mittens!
• It’s mitten time again!
• To gussett or not to gusset

Here’s wishing you a happy weekend, good knitting, and warm hands.