Snow is a rare thing here in Georgia, but we had the wonderful gift of a white Christmas this year. Last year I kept saying I would knit mittens for my 2 year old but I never got around to it and we had a few instances of a crying toddler because her hands turned red from the cold. This year I was determined and it took two false starts to get what I wanted.
First I tried a little fair isle mitten, but it came out too small and after several hours knitting with no result I was frustrated with little progress, she needed these the next day. Then I tried a bulky yarn pattern, but the yarn was just not soft enough (you need it a bit flexible for little hands to play) and I found that her tiny little thumb never found its way into the thumb hole, or somehow poked through the bulk yarn. I realized that by not having a thumb in her mittens not only would she be more warm with all of her fingers together, but it would be much easier to knit.
My good friend Allegra suggested I make a pair to match my Serendipity Hat.
Love the mittens! And your daughter is an angel!
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Beautiful children and these a fantastic projects
so cute!!! thanks for the free mitten pattern!
Absolutely precious — both the baby and the patterns. Thank you thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks for the cute mitten pattern!!! How kind of you to share! Debbie
Where is the pattern instructions? I just purchased the Serendipity Hat and would like to also make the accompanying mitts! Thank you!
http://www.pixiepurls.com/serendipity-mittens/ <– THere is the link, sorry about that!