Design Story and Inspiration for This Free Knitting Pattern. I love knitting and crocheting mittens, and I realized I had never knit a tiny mitten ornament before!

The knitting pros that found success last year with mitten patterns based on traditional Newfoundland styles have followed that up with a new line, in an effort to preserve and popularize the designs.

Pick-up rnd: Join yarn and knit across thumb sts; using free dpns, pick up and knit 1 st at side of thumb opening, 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) sts along CO edge and 1 st at other side of thumb opening, mark ...