Winter Love Mittens Mystery Knitalong - September 2022

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.