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Free Knitting Patterns
Lego Hand Mittens
Designed by Carissa Brown to resemble the molded plastic hands of Lego people. Great for costumes or play. Sizes from baby through adult. 0-2 years[3-5 years, 6-9 years, 10 years-Adult S, Adult M, Adult L]
Fantastic Mittster Fox Mittens
This playful combination mittens/puppets design by Allison Stewart-Guinee is knit in the round, seamlessly. The mittens can be worn on either hand, with either the fox face facing up or on the palm.
Penguin Mittens
Designed by Marianne Lind, these penguin mittens are sized for XS, S hands with a seam up the side.
Witchy Hands
Kim Hamlin designed this Oz-some gloves in child and adult sizes.
Winter Is Coming Mittens
Designed by Annelie Hansson.
Direwolf Mittens
Designed by Carly Hill, these mittens are knit in the round with stranded colorwork.
Dalek Mittens
Mittens inspired by Doctor Who’s nemesis. Designed by Kat Lewinski
Norwegian Kitten Mittens
Designed by Salty Crafts who also has a striped version.
Totoro Mittens
Norwegian style mittens inspired by the shy forest spirits portrayed in Hayao Miyazaki’s Japanese animated film My Neighbor Totoro. Designed by brella, the stranded colorwork features a big Totoro with an umbrella, two little Totoros, and a bunch of dust bunnies (or soot sprites) .Pictured project by djaya. Some Ravelrers have adapted for hats, sweaters, and more.
Pirate Mittens
Mittens featuring skull and crossbones colorwork designed by Adrian Bizilia. Pictured project by HedvigHandarbetar
Link’s Gauntlets
Emily Hastings designed these mitts inspired by Legend of Zelda games. They’re based on the gauntlets that Link wears in OoT and in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Winchester Plaid Anti-Possession Mittens
Inspired by Supernatural, these mittens designed by Kat Lewinski sport a stylish plaid on top and anti-demonic possession protection on the palms.
Hedgehog Mittens
Designed by Ekaterina Sokolova
Sock Monkey Mittens
Designed by Melissa Walshe for sizes Child’s M, (L, Adult S)
Pokeball Mitts
Donna Milner’s easy fingerless mitts are perfect for Pokemon Go play.
Iron Man Mitts
Irene McCormick’s fingerless gloves pattern is written to fit a 3-5 year old with basic instructions on how to make larger
Mouse Mittens
These child-sized mittens were designed by Janine Le Cras. Pictured project by Betty.
Goldfish Mittens
Amy Christoffers designed these mittens for toddlers but they can be customized for bigger sizes.
Penguin Mittens
Designed by Frankie Brown, these mittens come in small, medium, and large.
Minion Mittens
Amanda Drover-Hartwick designed these mittens for sizes 2-3 year old, 4-6 year old, 7-9 year old, 10-13 year old. Eyes are knit circles. Pictured project by el399
Smittens Mittens for Holding Hands
Get romantic in chilly weather with this mitten designed for two. Designed by Julie Weisenberger
Sherlock- Baker Street Wallpaper Mitts
Professor Fonz’s Sherlock-inspired The Game Is On fingerless mitts feature the wallpaper design in Sherlock’s flat in the Sherlock tv series. See below for more Sherlock Knitting Patterns
Give a Hoot Mittens
These mittens designed by the Fibre Company feature a unique thumb gusset and a cable owl pattern.
Squeaky Mitts
Melanie Gall’s rodent motif can be used on fingerless mitts and mittens but also has been adapted for hats and more. Pictured project by mimouna
Patterns for Purchase
Hedgehog Gloves
These cute fingerless gloves come with written and charted instructions as well as step-by-step photos. The designer also offers the finished product for sale.
Teddy Bear Mittens
Includes instructions for the following sizes: 12 months, 2, 4, 6.
Night Owl Mitts
Fingerless mittens in DK yarn with separately knitted owl motif. 4 sizes ages 3 years to adult.
Wonder Woman Fingerless Mitts
Knitted Animal Scarves, Mitts and Socks
These hedgehog mittens are one of the 35 patterns in this book that also includes accessories designed like a fox, kitten, duckling, shark, penguin, elephant scarf, zebra, mice, and more.
O.W.L. Mittens
Designed by Celeste Young, Owls on one side and a spell reference on the palm for Ordinary Wizarding Level exams.
Pokeball Fliptop Mittens
Perfect for hunting pokémons in cooler weather. These mittens have a flap that you can easily flip open to use your phone or close to keep your hands warm.
Twin Peaks Damn Fine Mittens
Ready for some damn fine pie and coffee and the revival of Twin Peaks? Knit these mittens while you watch.
Doctor Who Dalek Knit Fingerless Mitts
I love these! The pattern on the fingerless gloves looks just like the dalek’s body.
Cheeky Monkey Gloves
Knitting pattern for novelty gloves, featuring a Cheeky Monkey face & a ‘banana’ finger. Sized for ages 3 years – adult.
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Terry Matz
Terry is a knitting late-bloomer, learning to knit as an adult from Internet tutorials, because she wanted a craft that was useful, fun, and portable. Knitting hats for cancer patients inspired her to design her own patterns—available for free at her blog, intheloopknitting.com. Terry met her husband Ken at a science fiction convention and moved to the Kansas City area to be with him more than 30 years ago. Terry supports her yarn stash by creating websites and other digital media. Terry firmly believes in Knitting in Public—it's a great conversation starter!