ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved Knit Mitts, it's well written and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There's a variety of sizes to choose from. Everyone in the family will have warm hands for the winter.

A great book for the knitting teacher or for the knitting lover. I highly recommend and easy-to-follow. Great knitting patterns.

My go to book for knitting gloves and mittens. I love the included patterns, but I absolutely adore the instructions for completely customising fit and knitting gloves and mittens in various weight of yarn and sizes from small to large. Highly, highly recommend.

I'm sorry to have delayed so long in writing this review. I got the book at the end of last year, started to read, put it aside and then forgot it. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned, but this ARC has many problems that might – or might not – have been fixed in the final edition and it's hard to know how to guide you.

The text of the ARC is riddled with typos, poor punctuation, and awkward sentences, but let's give the copy editors the benefit of the doubt and move forward. We will also assume that the content editors flagged the confusion about whether the length of the mitten is measured from the wrist or the base of the hand. The text says "wrist" but the base of the hand is marked on the drawing. Also we presume that the editors know that silk is abhorrent to vegans event if Ms Atherly (and Laurell K. Hamilton BTW) don't know. Rayon – viscose – fine for vegans, is not discussed at all.

There is a wealth of information in the text and if you take the time to read through twice or perhaps three times you will know a lot about knitting mitts. The multiple readings are needed because the layout is awkward and redundant with some information is repeated in different locations – two unlinked instructions on how to make a swatch, for example – or split so that the entire instruction is half here and half there. Subheading titles and placement are sometimes strange. Try to ignore any asides from author to reader that confuse rather than clarify the instructions.

With multiple readings you will mentally be able to rearrange paragraphs into a more efficient order and you should be able to make sense of the multiple tables scattered throughout the book.

The actual knitting instructions are clearer, but still not easy. Again the layout sometimes hampers comprehension, but the info is all there.

In order to get an accurate fit you will need to photocopy the instructions for your pattern and write your own measurements and shaping numbers into the correct places after you collect each one from the tables scattered through the book.

I'm going to give this 3* because I don't know how well the final text has been edited. A middle of the road 3* reflects the potential.

I received a review copy of "Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens & Gloves
by Kate Atherley (F+W Media, Interweave) through NetGalley.com.

This is a great book for anyone who wants to knit their own mitts. Easy to understand instructions & great pattern choices.

EXCELLENT book. There is a extensive guide on fit, yarns, and various types of patterns. The writing is extremely detailed, so I think that beginning knitters will not have too many issues following along. If you want to try your hand at mitts, I highly recommend this one.

**I received this copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

From baby mitts to adult size, this author has thought of it all. If you’re looking for the perfect pair of mittens or gloves to knit, you’re sure to find it in this book. She really sets you up with all that you need to know and if you’re like me then you’ve made them before and struggled with measurements and sizes and having it fit just right. One time I made a pair that had a super long thumb…  I’m really thankful that this author goes through so much information. I found it very helpful to be successful. My favorite in this book is her sunflower mittens!!
I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Loved this! Whether you're an experienced mitt-knitter or just beginning, this is a wonderful sourcebook. Combined with a stitch dictionary and some creativity, the possibilities for the patterns provided are endless.

A great recourse for knitters, with an absolutely lovely design!

I loved everything about this book, especially all the information about how to pick a size for a mitt or glove. It's something I've always struggled with and it was great information to have on hand, especially when I am knitting my own. And now I've got some pretty new mitts to knit up!

All of Kate's books are great! as a newbie knitter I am able to follow her clear and concise instructions.

Knit Mitts is fantastic, It is the most complete book on hand knitted mittens and gloves. Whether describing how to measure your hand for a good fit or describing fiber options, yarn requirements, or the method to use, the information is clear and straightforward. It goes from the. most basic to the very intricate. Knit Mitts is a very thoughtful presentation,

This book is great. Yes, it has nice patterns, but mainly it explains the process of knitting mittens. I'm going to knit a pair of flip top mittens to match my Stasis jumper, and this book is going to be immensely helpful in planning that project. So, I recommend this book if you like nice mitten patterns, if you want to learn more about the process, if you want to design or if you just want a pretty book.

I make a lot of hand made and knitted crafts but I have never tried gloves or mittens thinking that they were a bit too complicated for me so I was keen to have a look at this book to see if I would be able to follow (and understand) the patterns. Having read the book I now feel much more confident to give this a go in the new year - 5 stars from me, patterns are easy to read and follow and it has some lovely ones to try.

I am a beginner knitter. These directions are too complicated for me. And the formatting is messed up on my kindle paper white.

As a somewhat beginning knitter I've been wanting to try out more projects and Knit Mitts was a wonderful book to help me! While the patterns provided are wonderful, the thing that I most enjoyed was being able to knit to fit an individual person. This book gives great details you won't pick up from other resources easily and I really appreciate all the help I can get! As mentioned, I enjoyed the patterns I tried and thought each would make a great gift or just a gift for yourself. With plenty of tips and tricks, this book is a must buy.

This beautifully written and photographed book is a wealth of information and patterns on knitting just about every kind of mitten imaginable. Easy to understand and marked as beginner or needing more experience, any knitter will be able to find a pattern to suit.

This was the most well-written book about mitten construction I have ever read. The author has done an incredible job putting all this together. I got very inspired and actually casted on a pair of mittens that hopefully will fit my hands perfectly.

With “Knit Mitts”, Kate Atherley does for gloves and mittens what she did for socks in “Custom Socks”. You can essentially grab a skein of yarn in any weight, knit a gauge swatch, then use her instructions to knit a pair of mittens, fingerless mittens, or gloves for any size hand. Atherley has already done all the counting and calculating to make sizing easy. I knit up a pair of mittens and a pair of fingerless mittens using the basic instructions for a women’s small hand and fingering/sock yarn. I made a few adjustments as I went, due to differences in my row gauge from the standard, but they were obvious adjustments, and Atherley had warned me they were coming in her trouble-shooting sections. If I had been gift-knitting, without the wearer’s hand available for sizing, I would have trusted the caveats in the text about sizing up for different body types.

My only issue was with the ebook version of the text. Since Atherley provides a template pattern, and tables of stitch counts for different sizes, it would have been helpful to have a physical copy of the book in hand to flip back and forth.

Even if you have knit mitts before, you may find helpful advice here for your projects. (For example, I’d never heard of conductive thread for knitting a pair of touch-screen friendly gloves.) I’ve already charted patterns for my next several pairs of mittens and look forward to knitting my first ever pair of gloves.

A scientific approach to making knit mitts that fit

Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens and Gloves by Kate Atherley takes a scientific approach to knitting gloves, mittens and mitts that will fit any size or shape hand. Atherley is a teacher, technical editor, designer, and writer with self-proclaimed “mad math skills,” all of which contribute to making Knit Mitts an extremely well-organized manual for designing your own mittens and gloves. The book includes several charts and tables, some with the math already done for the would-be designer and others arranged in a kind of fill-in-the-blank style, allowing the knitter to simply obtain the appropriate measurements and then calculate the number of stitches to cast on and rows to knit for various parts of the glove or mitt. Knit Mitts is divided into 6 chapters covering tips for “problem” hands, such as hands with very long or short fingers, wide hands, narrow hands, etc.; what gloves and mittens are actually supposed to do for the wearer and how various types of yarns affect warmth; how to actually make mittens and gloves; basic patterns for gloves, mittens and mitts (“fingerless gloves”); accessorizing and customizing mittens and gloves including a pattern for a mitten harness; and a few patterns that are beyond the basics.
Much like Atherley’s book Custom Socks: Knit to Fit Your Feet helped the reader customize footwear, Knit Mitts takes the guesswork out of knitting customized “handwear.” Knit Mitts would be an excellent addition to the library of any knitter who enjoys making mittens and gloves and wants clearly delineated instructions that will lead to the design and creation of warm, comfy mitts that fit.