Now that all that holiday gift crafting is done, and the weather is nice and chilly, it's time to make some mittens for yourself!  I've rounded up some of my favorite free patterns and projects, but there are tons more out there!  Especially knitting patterns - if you're a ravelry member, search for free mittens patterns and you'll find 71 pages of results.  So I'll start with a super basic pattern, by Kate Gilbert:



Here are some basic mittens with tops that fold back, called Lady's Work Mittens by Sarah Bradberry:



Check out these cute Nintendo themed Mushroom Mittens designed by Kamilla Svanlund, as a Craft pattern podcast pdf download.



I love the stitch pattern on these Warm Winter Mittens by Susanna Winter:



If cables are your thing, here are some gorgeous mittens designed by Tikru of MadeByMyself:



Subliminalrabbit on craftster designed these, based on the mittens worn by Bella in the Twilight movie:



Moving on to stranded knitting, I absolutely love this design on the blog Morkland:



These Hippocampus mittens on The Inside Loop blog look awesome with yarn that slowly changes colors:



Exercise before knitting blog has a pattern for these rad Vespergyle Mitterns - I love argyle!



Hello Yarn, master of stranded knitting, has multiple mittens patterns, including Pirate Mittens, and these adorable Squirrel and Oak Mittens:



And for any Linux fans out there, check out these binary themed Geek Mittens by Flibbertigibbet bunny:



If you want some super extra warm mittens, Hello Yarn has a great tutorial for how to thrum.



And Craft Leftovers has a pattern for these thrummed Lady Moss Mittens:



SpillyJane designed these way cute Piggy Mittens - if you're a ravelry member you can see them here, or you can just download the pdf directly.



Enough with the knitting, here are a few crochet patterns...  These are by Elaine Phillips:



And a couple with folding tops:  some simple ones by Sue's Crochet and Knitting, and Open Top Mittens by Woodhill Design.



If yarn crafts aren't your thing, how about sewing up some mittens using felted wool from a recycled sweater, like Africankelli did, inspired by Martha Stewart.



Waxwing on craftster gives us a tutorial on the same concept.



TansysMaySigh shows us how to make these long, convertible mittens sewn with fleece:



The purl bee has a tutorial for a bunny hat and paw mittens set:



And lastly, Martha Stewart has a video clip for some super cute Monster Mittens (written instructions here).



Hope this roundup helps keep your hands toasty through the season!