Jorid Linvik's Big Book of Knitted Mittens: 45 Distinctive Scandinavian Patterns Hardcover – September 13, 2016

As long as you're an experienced knitter, this book is great - I've made several of the patterns. I added a lining so they would be warmer

After making my first couple of stranded knitting hats, I jumped into Jorid Linvik's Book of Knitted mittens and I haven't looked back! The ones in the photos are for my granddaughter, who loves rainbow colors. I've made the Little Bird mittens, and the adult bird mittens, the beautiful snowflake like pattern in cream and blues and I'm just starting on some owl mittens. I want to make the polar bears and the moose. There's also little fox ones. Jorid does a wonderful job explaining how to get various mitten sizes by changing needle size, her charts are super easy to read, helpful tips throughout, and the patterns are just SO cute! These take time, and the thumbs can be a bit fiddly if you've never made mittens before, but all the detail makes it worthwhile. If you want to learn how to make stranded mittens, this is the book to buy!

Good instructions. Would be easier if each line was numbered.

Well written with beautiful charted designs. There is a lot of very useful info on gauge/size changes. However, if you are a newbie knitter or haven't done colorwork before or are a "blind follower" (to quote Elizabeth Zimmerman) tread lightly. This may not be the book for you.Still reading this review and a newbie? Make a tubular swatch using just the hand portion of one of the patterns (no thumb) before you jump into a pair of gloves. The swatch can become a small bag or a mug cozy and by the time you are done with it you will know a LOT about what it takes to get wearable mittens from YOUR yarn. Go for it!

Nicely bound with beautiful full color photos on nice paper. Each pattern has a picture of the front and back of each mitten and all the related charts are color too.This book may be hard for true beginners to follow because there is little information about how to do stranded knitting. I’ve knit in the round before, but this will be my first attempt at stranded style. For techniques, YouTube is better anyway. Love the patterns, the authors candor, and appreciate the “make your own” section at the end with blank charts.To the yarn shop I go!

The book says "Big Book of Mittens" but what it doesn't describe are the great animal motifs. I got it for the poodle mittens but there is also a "dog" mitten with a Boston Terrier. I have friends with both breeds.Fisherman mittens have fishbones and fish. An owl--that one, I have to knit right after the poodle.Zebras, elephants, horses, cats, rabbits, mice, giraffe, reindeer. An adorable black-and-white cow with a pink nose and ears --for kids. The entire zoo is here. As well as some traditional geometric, folkloric designs. Even a rock guitar.

I haven't knit any of the patterns yet (I just received the book last week), but I love the patterns included and know friends and family will enjoy receiving these knitted mittens as gifts! Most of the designs are animal-inspired and are definitely not the standard geometric repeating designs that many Scandinavian books offer, so if you're looking for an uber-traditional book of patterns this probably isn't the book for you. For me, though, I really appreciate these designs, and based on the number of requests I've already gotten from friends and family, these patterns will be a hit for any recipient.I'll update this review once I've knit a few of the designs and can weigh in on errata, clarity of patterns, etc.

When first looked through the book I thought that I was never going to be able to knit such intricate designs. I was sure it would end in frustration. Turns out that the hardest part was picking which pair of mittens to knit first. The patterns are very clearly written and the charts are printed large and easy to read. I like that it ends with a blank chart so I can design my own mittens. One day I will, but for now there are so many more designs already in the book that I want to make.