♈Aries the Ram, first sign of the Zodiac, known for their fiery energy, fearless attitude and leadership qualities, even if a little impatient and easily bored. But I think even the fire signs need mittens in winter to keep them warm. If you agree, then this knitting pattern is for you (or your Aries bestie you are knitting for). A Ram, a mysti...

Goliath beetles completely live up to their enormous name. Even their chonky big grub stage is the stuff of nightmares. Luckily they don’t stay terrifyingly gross and grow up to be the world’s largest and most distinctive beetles. I’ve never seen a live one as I’ve never been to an African rainforest but maybe if I’m lucky an opportunity will p...

Is there anyone, really, that doesn’t love Ladybugs? Striking round red beetles with black dots happily patrolling leaves and flowers of our gardens, devouring sap-sucking aphids. Not only are they an fabulously stylish bug, they are also cherished by farmers and gardeners around the world. I proudly wore Ladybug rubber boots as a child but as ...

Weevils, along with earwigs, ants, moths and roaches have been the mortal enemies of human pantries for as long as people have been storing food. I actually think that their wiggly noses (which of course are not noses at all) are kinda cute. With a mind boggling 90,000 species of weevils on this planet they must serve a purpose even though we d...

Stag beetles look so fierce with their antler like mandibles I was a little surprised to find that they live most of their lives underground munching on rotting wood and not hunting smaller bugs. Who knew? Well they can still look fierce on a pair of mittens.

For ancient Egyptians the Scarab beetle was the sacred manifestation of the god Khepri, who was believed to roll the sun across the sky like the dung beetle. The fact that the Scarab (sounds so much better than dung beetle) would lay their eggs and the larvae would transform out of dung also makes them a great symbol for rebirth and resurrectio...

Nanuq, Polar bear, Ice bear, Ursus Maritimus, Sea bear. So many names for a beautiful, enormous and terrifying bear. Well I’m going to add Aurora Bear because of the stunning skies in the lands of the midnight sun where they live. As cuddly and adorable looking as they are, I’m actually happy that I’ve never been near one. They are the only pre...

BeerOne of the oldest and most popular beverages ever and yet you never see Beer mittens? Until now. What could be better warming your hands at the next chilly Oktoberfest?

Sunflowers are magic, shooting up towering stalks with flowers the size of dinner plates from a tiny seed in just one season. One of the last flowers of summer to shine their sunny faces, I designed this pattern to keep that sunny feeling with me all winter.

George appears to be a very popular name for a Giraffe. I guess its kind of like the name Scooby for dogs or Polly for parrots. It just fits.

All of the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.

Look at you Strawberry Cow, you make me go WOW!

‍I grew up loving the classic V-2 style rocketships in Bugs Bunny cartoons and watching Kirk and Spock outsmart aliens in space. I still love good science fiction that includes plausible theories of relativity, folding space, terraforming or alien ecology. But my fave rocketships are still the sleek bullet shaped and completely improbable ones ...

Do you love Dragons? Do you find the thought of them terrifying? Fascinating? A bit of both?

Every Labyrinth has its Minotaur!

⚔️️Meet Sir Gauntlet, Protector of Hands and Defender from the Cold! ⚔️️

Do you believe in Unicorns?

Castles are beautiful and mysterious, witness to generations of war, political intrigue, family dynasties, art and culture. If only those bricks and stone could talk, the stories they could tell. Well you or I may not be able to live in a castle (or make it talk) but when you knit up these mittens they can live on you. Inspired by a castle I wa...

⚓Knitting Viking Mittens will make you Strong! Okay, maybe not true…⚓

When is a fish not a fish? When they’re a Jellyfish of course!

Ever wondered why you just don’t see any Seahorse mittens!?!

‍♀️Mermaid Mittens - who knew!?!‍♀️

Nessie, Ogopogo, Cetus, Selma? Sea Monster or Dinosaur? You decide!

Hammerhead Shark Mittens!?!

⚓Who wouldn’t love to have a Kraken good pair of Octopus mittens!?!⚓

☠️ARRR! Ahoy pirates!☠️

Skeleton fish bones or the cats’ breakfast?‍