Pretty Knitted Hands: Mittens and wrist warmers for all seasons

About this book

This stylish and beautifully photographed book contains 27 knitted mitten patterns for women and men. The book is split into seasons with eight pairs for spring and summer seven pairs for fall and twelve pairs of mittens for winter. Using lots of different styles stitches patterns and colors there are lacy fingerless types for spring summer and fall and thicker enclosed mittens for the winter patterns. From the warmest wool to the sheerest silk a wide range of yarns are used and there are mittens suitable for occasions as diverse as a summer party a wedding everyday country walks and the coldest of winter days. Some of the mittens such as Sigrid and Elisabet are delicate and lacy others such as Elsa and Helga are worked in single colors; while others such as Doris Astrid and Ivar are beautifully patterned and some are worked in stunning cable designs such as Stina Rune and Rolf. The variety of mittens in this book is simply superb and the patterns are suitable for both competent beginners and more advanced knitters.