How many different colors do I want to put into a design? Often I make mittens (or hats or socks) with just 2 colors. It’s quite fun to just knit along not having to change colors as I go. Sometimes I do want the kind of patterns that involve multiple colors. That’s how I came up with Temptation Mittens. With 3 dark shades and 2 light shades, these mittens kept me entertained. I chose colors that I don’t usually see together. I used fingering weight yarns from the Knit Picks Palette line. They are called Caper, Ash, Silver, Lichen and Hazelnut.

I use to think that the palms of the mittens needed to be fancy but after making lots of mittens I started appreciating this really plain type of seeding stitch. It’s made by alternating light and dark using what ever strands you were working with on the front of the mitten. My pattern has this charted out for you but once you get the system down you don’t really need to look at the pattern when knitting the palms.

Here’s the Free Pattern for Temptation Mittens.