The Mitten Book : Delightful Swedish Country Mitten Patterns with Traditional Designs to Use for All Your Hand or Machine Knitting Projects [Paperback]

Ingrid Gottfridsson (Author), Inger Gottfridsson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1992

Featured here are 41 classic Swedish mitten designs, including ivy, columbine, hearts, roses, and dozens more - along with the stories behind the patterns. Instructions are given for knitting mittens in sizes for both adults and children.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Swedish (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937274364
• ISBN-13: 978-0937274361
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Swedish mittens, April 28, 2000

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This review is from: The Mitten Book : Delightful Swedish Country Mitten Patterns with Traditional Designs to Use for All Your Hand or Machine Knitting Projects (Paperback)

These mittens are beautiful. The patterns are a bit vague, and the "adult" mittens turned out very small so you have to adjust accordingly. Nevertheless, they are by far the cutest mittens I have ever seen; I strongly recommend this book for more experienced knitters.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 1, 2006

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Pickett - See all my reviews

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The biggest disappointment was the black and white photos. Only a few of the photographs are in color so it is impossible to appreciate the beauty of these mittens, get a feel for "traditional" Swedish coloring, or have a jumping off point to consider any color combinations, your own or to copy. To top it off, although two of the eight mittens in the color photos were done in three colors, the charts are all black and white. It isn't that easy to tell from the chart where to change colors to switch from flowers to leaves. I'm sure I could experiment, but if a mitten is shown in three colors, at least indicate three colors on the chart. The book gives minimal directions for mittens for children and adults plus 32 black and white photos with charts and 8 color photos with charts. Although different cuffs are shown in different photos, there are no directions for these cuffs. There is a short bit of history given on knitting in Gotland, the area of Sweden from which these pattern designs come. Truly, I don't see that the pattern designs look any different from others I've seen in generic mitten books.

All in all a disappointment and unless you are really into knitting mittens not at all worth the inflated price this book is going for in the resale market. I would recommend "Folk Mittens" by Marcia Lewandowski, "Magnificent Mittens" by Anna Zilboorg and "Mostly Mittens" by Charlene Schurch. These books all have color photos (100%),color coded charts where appropriate, and more than one style of mitten. "Folk Mittens" has the most complete instructions of the three and the most variety.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will become addicted, June 17, 2009

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This was the first book that I used to make mittens- checked out from my library. The charts are clear, and there are endless possibilities to mix and match cuff patterns with body patterns.

If you want to learn how to make beautiful mittens, this is the book!