As I design mittens, I often gravitate
towards snowflake and heart motifs. This September, I'll be hosting a Mystery
Knitalong (MKAL) of my new Winter Love Mittens pattern that brings
those two motifs together into one design to capture a love of the perfect
season to wear a cozy pair of mittens.
The pattern is
available for purchase for $2.99 Canadian. This is 50% off my usual pattern
price (no coupon required), and after this MKAL ends the pattern will go back
up to full price. Purchase the pattern at any time before the end of September
and you will receive any clues released, prior to the purchase. You can
purchase via my designer store on Ravelry, or send me a
message via the contact form on the right to purchase the pattern via email and
Paypal.
When you purchase
this pattern, you will receive only the introduction. The remainder of the pattern
will be released in six clues on September 1, 4, 8, 11, 15 and 18, 2022.
If your are
participating in this MKAL, please join in the discussion on the I Make Mittensboard on Ravelry, or comment along on Instagram @janetwelshknits.
Here’s what I can tell
you now about this Winter Love mystery …
The pattern is designed
to be knit with fingering-weight yarn. The gauge is 9 stitches per inch.
Instructions are written for a women’s small hand with medium and large in
brackets. The pattern uses 64 (68, 72) stitches around the top of the hand. The
thumb is a sore thumb, out the side of the mitten.
For those that
participated in the Autumn Fade MKAL, last September, this pattern uses the
same gauge, stitch count, and thumb style. So, if that pattern worked for you
this one will too. And if that pattern didn’t turn out to the measurements you
hoped for, you could try this one in a different size or with a different
needle. But good news… the cuff will be quite different from the Autumn Fade
mittens. No corrugated ribbing this time!
To make these mittens
you will need two colours of fingering weight yarn. While designed to be made
with just two colours, the cuff would be a perfect place to introduce other
colours to add a splash of interest or use up some scraps of favourite yarns from
past projects.
If you are a fan of my
designs, please do join in the fun this September.
