"Lindgren Mittens" - Mittens Knitting Pattern For Girls in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

Lindgren Mittens Knitting Pattern by MillaMia – Four Designs for Girls

The Lindgren Mittens pattern by MillaMia is a charming downloadable PDF knitting pattern offering four distinct mitten designs sized for girls aged 1–2, 2–3, and 3–4 years. Rated at an improving beginner skill level, this pattern is an ideal project for knitters who are ready to move beyond the very basics and explore colorwork and simple shaping techniques. The mittens feature a blunt, loose shape designed to be easy for little ones to slip on and off, and each version includes a practical i-cord to help keep the mittens from getting lost. The thumbs across all four designs are worked in stocking stitch, providing a consistent, comfortable fit regardless of which version you choose to make.

The Four Mitten Designs

Heart Mittens

The Heart Mittens feature a sweet stranded colorwork heart motif, making them a particularly popular gift choice. This design uses stranded knitting — a technique where two colors of yarn are carried across the row, with the unused color floated along the wrong side of the fabric. This creates a double-layered fabric that adds warmth, which is especially practical for winter mittens. The main color (M) is MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in Scarlet (140), paired with Snow (124) as the contrast color (C). Alternative colorways suggested in the pattern include Fuchsia (143) with Snow, Midnight (101) with Snow, Daisy (142) with Snow, and Yellow with Snow, giving knitters plenty of scope to personalize the finished mittens.

Snowflake Mittens

The Snowflake Mittens bring a classic winter aesthetic with a stranded colorwork snowflake motif. Like the Heart Mittens, this design employs the stranded knitting technique, requiring the knitter to manage two colors simultaneously across each patterned row. The main color (M) for this version is MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in Seaside (161), again paired with Snow (124) as the contrast. The crisp white snowflake against the cool blue Seaside background creates a striking, wintry look perfectly suited to the season.

Stripe Garter Stitch Mittens

The Stripe Garter Stitch Mittens offer a simpler colorwork approach, using horizontal stripes worked in garter stitch. Garter stitch — where every row is knitted — produces a ridged, textured fabric that is slightly thicker and more elastic than stocking stitch, making it wonderfully cozy for small hands. Because stripes are worked by simply changing yarn color at the beginning of a new row rather than carrying two colors across simultaneously, this version is a gentler introduction to two-color knitting. The colors used are MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in Forget Me Not (120) as the main color and Putty Grey (121) as the contrast, creating a soft, modern palette.

Plain Garter Stitch Mittens

The Plain Garter Stitch Mittens are the most straightforward of the four designs, worked entirely in garter stitch in a single color. This makes them an excellent starting point for a beginner knitter or a quick, satisfying make for a more experienced knitter. The recommended color is MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in Berry (163), a rich, vibrant shade that stands out beautifully on its own without any additional colorwork.

Techniques Used

The Lindgren Mittens pattern draws on a range of techniques that make it both accessible and educational for improving knitters:

• Worked flat (seamed): The mittens are knitted flat on straight needles and then seamed, rather than worked in the round. This is a beginner-friendly construction method that avoids the need to manage circular or double-pointed needles for the main body of the mitten.
• Stranded colorwork: Used in the Heart and Snowflake versions, this technique involves carrying two yarn colors across each row, knitting with one and floating the other, to create a motif on the fabric surface.
• Garter stitch: