The Christmas Bells Mitten pattern is now available for download for $1.99 from Knit Picks. The pattern features the first stanza of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem of hope "Christmas Bells." He wrote the poem on Christmas Day 1864 after his wife died in a freak accident and his son was severely wounded in the Civil War.
I think you can read the poem in the following photo. "I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat, Peace on earth goodwill to men."
The pattern features three sizes depending on the needle size you use; the blue mittens are size small and use Palette in Mist, Semolina, and Delta. The other mittens are a size large and use the colors Ivy, Pimiento, and White. The mittens are knit from cuff to tip and feature a twisted ribbing cuff and a peasant thumb. The pattern includes color charts for both color combinations.
