Besides those of course, throughout the years we’ve shared the following collections: 33 Baby Blankets, 50 Baby Booties, 30 Chunky Blankets and Afghans, 27 Cushion Covers, 20 Tea Cosies, 35 Items for Premature Babies, 6 Patterns for Breast Hats, 60+ Scarf Patterns, 24 Mug Coasters, 27 Washcloths (and some dishcloths too!), 23 Baby Hats and 45+ Baby Cardigans. In her wonderful essay on choosing colours Felix talks about finding yarn that is within budget, represents the inspiration colours, is available, and looks harmonious. She also talks about compromise. I have a budget of zero for this project so I’m interpreting this as doing the best I can with what I’ve got, it’s a good opportunity to use up some of the scraps that I seem to be unable to throw away.

Mine is not at all a literal interpretation of the colours in my photo, I am using up my bag of tweed scrap to try to capture the mood, the light, of a walk in cool woods on a hot day. Movement and the stillness. You can in fact just see the colour changes when you lay the scarf tip to tip, so that the lightest Knit By Numbers section and the darkest Knit By Numbers skein can be spied together.It’s my weekly digest for Yarnadelic Remixes 0.1 and this set of prompts speaks to the creative context around Muriel’s wonderful design, Looking For A Stranded Harmonium. Within the list below, you’ll find mitten patterns for a variety of skill levels. If you’re newer to knitting, you’ll want to look for a pattern that only requires basic stitches. Starting with a smaller, child-size pair of mittens may also be less intimidating than an adult size. I first heard this poem read by Hazel Tindall on the KDD&Co. blog. I love Kate’s recording of Hazel reading Stella’s poem white noise, teacups and all; a highlight for me this year at Shetland Wool Week was hearing this poem when it was read at the opening ceremony. Like Earth Horns or The Long String Instrument, this scarf is really long. The colour changes are buried in the other two yarns held double throughout the project, and knitting it was meditative and also full of interest observing the shifts from one colour to the next in the ombre sequence of Knit By Numbers.

Thread the needle with the waste yarn and thread it through the thumb gusset sts (the ones between the BOR and the marker). Tie the ends of the waste yarn together. You can now remove the second marker. Waste yarn has been threaded through the live sts, the marker has been removed, and they are now on hold. Fingering: work rounds 1-3 a total of 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) times, 15 (15, 17, 17, 19) sts between BOR and marker. For more experienced knitters seeking a challenge, try one of the patterns with intricate colorwork and cables. There’s truly something for everyone in this fantastic assortment of mitten knitting patterns. Mitten Knitting Supplies Don’t worry if you’re new to knitting – you don’t need to be a pro to create a beautiful pair of mittens. As long as you’re familiar with basic stitches, increasing and decreasing, and knitting in the round, you’re ready to try a simple mitten pattern. I followed the colour choosing method from the video, but only from what I had in stash, tweed single ply.

Another beginner-friendly project, these mitts couldn’t be easier to knit. Just garter stitch to the fingers, bind off and voila! GET THE PATTERN 4. Zigzag Mittens Today we’re sharing knitting patterns for something we all need, and probably also love, to wear throughout the cold Winter months… gloves! If you’re a relatively new knitter, you might be daunted about the idea of knitting gloves, but don’t worry… our collection of over 40 patterns include a number which are ideal for beginners, and we’ve also included some mitten patterns which you can start off with. There are a number of patterns which are unisex in style, whilst others and ideal for men and others for women. A few of the best beginner patterns in this list include The World’s Simplest Mittens(#1), Bernat Family Mittens(#6), and Teeny-Tiny Knit Mitts(#19).