This original pattern is designed using a traditional Norwegian style, written and graphed. Both mittens are knitted from 1 skein of a base and 1 of a print color. The cuff is a lace ripple, and can be knit alternately as a k1, p1 rib, keeping the colors in the graph, casting on using the Italian method instead of Continental.

Each main body part begins with a magic ring. Keep tails inside body parts as you work, so you don’t have to weave them in later. To keep the seams straight, begin each round with a ch 1 and end by sl st into the ch 1 sp. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round so you don’t lose your place. Be careful not to let the pieces turn insid...

Beginning crochet skills needed

Each main body part begins with a magic ring. Keep tails inside body parts as you work, so you don’t have to weave them in later. Use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round so you don’t lose your

Each body part begins with a magic ring; keep tails inside body parts as you work, so you don’t have to weave them in later. Be careful not to let the pieces turn inside out during the first rounds, it’s difficult to turn them right side out when you’re finished working them. For ease of assembly, wait to stuff body until arms and legs are sewn...

While attempting to make Tiny Striped Turtles with a coworker, I noticed that the shells were beginning to look like mushrooms. She got excited because she needed a mushroom to give a new sorority sister during rush week at her college soon. So we decided to abandon the idea of the turtles for the time being (we’d already gotten halfway through...