Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Colorful Mittens! UPDATED

Colour Complements is starting a mittens series, with a free download of the pattern and diagrams of the stitches used.  Here is the download for the mitten outline.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/01/needlepoint-mitten-series.html


Lorraine's website has a section where all the mitten designs will live eventually.

https://colourcomplements.com/category/needlepoint/mittens


There will be a mitten (or two) each month.  You can use the overdyed threads that Colour Complements sells or just raid your stash.  Regardless, this is going to create a fun quick ornament for your Christmas tree or just to brighten your house all winter.  I'll update this with the new mitten patterns as they appear.


UPDATES:  These Bargello pattern mittens are really darling.  The pattern download is at the very end of the article.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/02/colourful-mittens-12-months-of-mittens.html


The green mitten looks so soft!  I didn't realize perle cotton could look this way with the right stitch.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/03/green-mitten-design-12-months-of-mittens.html


The star mitten is darling.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/04/a-look-at-our-star-mitten-12-months-of-mittens.html


The two diagonal patterns on this one look fabulous.  The small scale of diagonal brick at the cuff looks very fuzzy, just perfect to offset the Byzantine stitch on the body of the mitten.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/05/colourful-mitten-pattern-12-months-of-mittens-series.html


This one looks like winter to me and as a bonus, both stitches used are easy to do.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/06/using-an-alternating-mosaic-stitch-for-needlepoint.html


I am a big fan of PINK so I love this month's pink and yellow mitten.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/07/pink-mitten-12-months-of-mittens-series.html


If you love bright, bold color, this charmer is right up your alley.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/08/colourful-mitten-design.html


Who knew a  hexagon pattern would look so good on mittens?!

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/09/mosaic-hexagon-mitten-patterns.html


This one shows how an overdye really jazzes up a stitch.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/10/how-to-create-this-fall-themed-mitten-pattern.html


The snowflake mittens are adorable.

https://colourcomplements.com/2022/11/how-to-create-a-snowflake-stitch-pattern.html


The icy blues of this mitten are wonderful.  I normally use size 8 perle cotton on 18 count but I can see that the larger size 5 would make these mittens very plush and warm-looking.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/01/creating-this-blue-mitten-pattern-needlepoint-mittens.html


This fun mitten was done using one of Colour Complements' thread kits.  It's random Rhodes rounds and very cute.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/02/custom-mitten-thread-kit.html


I like the checkerboard cuff.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/03/creating-a-mitten-using-a-bold-colour-palette.html


This is a Bargello mitten.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/04/stitching-a-bargello-needlepoint-mitten.html


It's Winter in June with this cool blue mitten.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/06/using-a-cool-colour-combination-to-create-a-wintery-mitten.html


July 2023 has the "Candyland" mitten, full of happy colors.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/07/using-a-bold-palette-of-colour-for-our-12-months-of-mittens.html


The August mitten has an unusual color and stitch combination.  It looks fabulous!

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/08/using-unusual-stitch-combinations-to-create-a-mitten-design.html


This one's a reminder that colorful samplers can come shaped like mittens!

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/09/geometric-mitten-pattern-12-months-of-mittens.html


Since it's October, this is a Halloween mitten in purples and lavenders.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/10/creating-a-halloween-themed-mitten-12-months-of-mittens.html


The November mitten is in icy blues and wintergreens.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/11/using-ocean-inspired-colours-12-months-of-mittens.html


December brings the finale of the mittens, each wonderful in their own way, and all lessons in color.  It's nice to know that Colour Complements will be selling three new mitten PDF designs with thread kits in 2024 in case you need more mittens in your life.

https://colourcomplements.com/2023/12/easy-stitching-projects-with-our-12-months-of-mittens.html


For 2024, Colour Complements is going to do Mitten Kits, complete with downloadable PDF file charting the stitches and all the threads you need to do two mittens or maybe use the excess from one mitten in finishing.

https://colourcomplements.com/2024/01/introducing-circus-a-new-colourful-mitten-pattern.html#


https://colourcomplements.com/product-category/custom-thread-kits


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