It’s been a little chilly this week in the Deep South. I must admit, I’ve enjoyed it! I love having the opportunity to wear my cozy knits. It makes me feel so prepared and on top of things! Mittens are things I don’t see much down here. I’m not sure Southerners truly appreciate the joy of mittens. There are so many variations, they don’t take much yarn and they’re so much fun and so quick to knit. Today, I’d like everyone to have a chance to enjoy knitting mittens with a little discount on these 5 popular mitten styles.
Snowflakes falling on piney woods, pick-up hockey on frozen ponds, hot chocolate and crackling fires are all recalled in the True North Mittens. Whimsical and retro with a distinctly Canadian vibe, True North combines simple stranded knitting with smooth fields of stockinette and easy shaping to create a perfect first fair isle project. And the silky-soft tweedy texture really looks like it’s snowing!
There is something so elegant about classic aran knitting. Strong, raised lines criss-cross to create surface movement while deep textures, like timeless moss stitch, add warmth and richness. The Fresh Snow Mittens present a clean and striking diamond and moss cable accented with whimsical bobbles to create a single bold motif. The mittens are worked upward from an I-cord ring that creates a smart, clean edge. Shaping is worked cleverly into the background of the cable lending a smooth, seamless look to the rounded top.
During my summer sojourns, Sacket’s Harbor is the first signpost once I’ve left the interstate. It’s a quiet gem, the first leg of the Seaway Trail, and offers gorgeous, cool Lake Ontario vistas. It has a slightly retro vibe with roadside bars and cafes closed years ago by the building of I-81. I love it, and I often fantasize about how it must look in the off-season, foggy and damp with big fat snowflakes falling on icy waters. That’s my inspiration for the Sackets Harbor Mittens.
Once that nip creeps into the air, I get the urge to do stranded color work. There’s something about having both hands buried in fluffy softness and watching the pattern magically emerge that is so very satisfying. The Hay Bay Mittens feature a classic diamond and chevron motif with delicate falling snow. Beginning with classic Latvian braid and continuing with a simple two-color pattern, Hay Bay is just challenging enough to keep you engaged. You’ll have a pair in no time working in cozy worsted weight yarn. The thumb is fully fashioned with a gusset and easy shaping makes a for nice rounded top. Choose two favorite colors and get going! You’ll have a pair by Monday.
This mitten pattern features mosaic knitting, possibly the easiest way to do color work. With no floats and no second yarn to carry, mosaic color work is as easy as knitting stripes! AND, it remains stretchy, making it ideal for small fitted projects like mittens and socks. Mosaic knitting creates strong, graphic color blocks using slipped stitches. Tessellated or interlocking patterns are common in mosaic knitting and impart bold, energetic visual movement to the fabric. For “Tess”, I’ve paired a classic Greek key motif with a solid thumb, mitten cap and simple hemmed edge. To avoid interrupting the stitch pattern, Tess features an after-thought thumb, a clean, easy and extremely fast thumb treatment, with no gusset to knit. The fit is relaxed, the look is whimsical and the knit is, well…super fun! I hope you’ll enjoy Tess.
Through Friday, January 31, 2020, I’d like to offer 50% off these selected patterns. Just hop on over to my Ravelry shop, choose your patterns and use the coupon code MAKEMITTENS2 at checkout. I hope you’ll enjoy them!
Love,
Cheryl
