10 Children's Mittens Knitting Patterns

Winter is officially here, which means colder temperatures and the need for warm accessories. If you're a knitter, one of the best things you can make this season are mittens!

Children's mittens are a particular favorite, because they're typically quick and easy projects that kids love to wear.

In this blog post, we'll share 10 of our favorite children's mitten knitting patterns.

Note - Project #1, 8, and 10 are free knitting patterns.

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#1. Miss Fox Children’s Mittens Free Knitting Pattern

These adorable little mittens are created using just a small amount of colorwork for the fox motif. The result is a set of mittens any child will love to wear.

They are knitted in-the-round seamless mitts with a chart for the Fair Isle portion.

Sizes: 0/6 - 12/24 months (3/5 - 6/9 - 10/14) years

Uses sport weight yarn

Created by DROPS Designs

#2. Hidden Love Mittens Knitting Pattern

This mitten pattern is a fun, simple knit with a heart on each mitten. Because the heart is located on the palm of the hand and is knit in the same yarn as the rest of the mitten, the heart is a hidden gem that’s sure to make you smile. The mittens are interchangeable, if you’d like to wear the heart on the outside of your hand instead.

The designer recommends knitting these mittens out of a solid, tonal, semi-solid, or lightly speckled yarn. The busier the yarn, the more “hidden” your hearts will be. The mittens are interchangeable, if you’d like to wear the heart on the outside of your hand instead. The pattern also includes instructions if you wish to make a pair of fingerless mittens instead.

Uses bulky weight yarn

Designed by Snickerdoodle Knits

#3. Puppy Dog Mittens Knitting Pattern

Adorable puppy mittens designed in sizes for the entire family! Looks great in traditional dog-like colors, or try different color combos to make them even more unique! You can knit the each mitten the same or mix and match coordinating mittens to make oddball pairs!

Tons of ways to customize these or tailor them to look exactly like your own pet dog! So much fun to make and even more fun to wear! Unique design is easy to make... even beginnings can knit these!

Includes instructions for the following sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, teen, women, men.

Uses worsted weight yarn

Created by AuntJanetsDesigns

#4. North Sea Mittens Junior Knitting Pattern

The North Sea Mittens Junior are worked from the wrist to the fingertips. They are worked in the round either on double-pointed needles or a long circular needle using the Magic Loop technique.

Uses fingering weight yarn

Designed by PetiteKnit

#5. DinoMitts Knitting Pattern

Designed on the express desire of a five year old. A fast and easy knit, sure to please any dinosaur-crazy youngster!

These are knit in round and use short rows and i-cord for the embellishment.

Uses DK weight yarn

Designed by Umme Yusef

#6. Snowman Hat and Mittens Knitting Pattern

This design started by purchasing a cute set of buttons, and went from there! The hat features a wide ribbed brim with a seed stitch overlap which provides a place to sew those cute buttons. The crown of the hat has a classic stranded snowflake design.

The mittens feature a wide ribbed cuff and gusset thumb. The snowmen on the mittens have happy duplicate-stitched faces, and are wearing hats that match the big hat.

Uses worsted weight yarn

Designed by Wendy Gaal

#7. Motif Mittens Knitting Pattern

This pattern includes the instructions and graphs for all 9 mittens; snowflake, reindeer, heart, sailboat, whale, tree, sheep, doll & bunny. They are sized for children and women with the motifs matching back to the several other patterns (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 & #7).

This has been a popular pattern for charity knitting. Mittens with motifs are fun for kids and also a great way to use up your odd bits of yarn.

Uses worsted weight yarn

Designed by Melinda Goodfellow

#8. Toddler or Small Child’s Mittens Free Knitting Pattern

A basic mitten pattern for when you just need something fast! Since they’re for the left or right hand, you can make 3 and have a spare.

Uses sport weight yarn

Designed by Sugarspun

#9. Kittens on My Mittens Knitting Pattern

Do you feel like knittin’ Kittens on Mittens? These adorable little whiskered friends can go anywhere with you while warming your fingers and your soul!

Grab a skein of your favorite color of fingering weight yarn, some eye-colored seed beads (size 6/0), size 1 circular needle (32” for magic loop) and a tiny crochet hook.

Sized to fit toddlers to adults.

Uses fingering weight yarn

Designed by Linda Hersey

#10. Rainbow Unicorn Mittens Free Knitting Pattern

Knitted unicorn mittens for children in DROPS Merino Extra Fine. Size 1 - 6 years

Uses DK weight yarn

Created by DROPS Design

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