After Nicki accidentally drops his white mitten in the snow, it becomes an object of curiosity for a mole, a rabbit, a badger, a tiny brown mouse, a big brown bear, and others, as they all crawl into it.

Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new furry mittens in kindergarten, but disaster strikes when they disappear from the playground.

For years, students have asked knitting instructor Mary Scott Huff for a book on their favorite topic--knitting mittens--but one that empowers them to create their own mittens their own way. This is that book. The Mitten Handbook is much more than an instruction book--it provides a list of mitten ingredients (thumbs, cuffs, tops, edgings, and different constructions), then outlines the best tools and techniques for readers to combine them to knit...

From elegant lace-and-cable berets to junky fingerless mitts, there's something for everyone in this dazzling collection of all-new designs.

Here are 34 hat, mitten, and glove projects with designs, techniques, and patterns from Scandinavia, Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, China, Peru, and the United States. The projects are designed by Lily M. Chin, Donna Druchunas, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Anne Carroll Gimour, Lizbeth Upitis, Sigrid Arnott, and more.

"Robin Hansen is widely credited for inspiring the current interest in "roots" knitting patterns for mittens. Filled with a wide array of classic knitting patterns, this book is, in essence, the ultimate mitten book. The patterns range from simple to difficult and come from such diverse origins as traditional Scandinavian and Canadian Maritime patterns, Polish twined mittens, colorful Afghan gloves, and more contemporary sewn and windblock patterns...

A series of increasingly larger animals manage to squeeze into a lost mitten, until the owner comes back to look for it.

Holly wakes up on the morning of Christmas Eve, excited for what her day will bring! While she laces up her skates by the pond, mischievous Jack Frost blows a wintry wind that sweeps Holly's red, green, and white mittens away from her, and across the town. Holly's mittens see a great deal through the day--from sledding, to caroling, to decorating gingerbread houses, to Santa himself, the Christmas mittens get a glimpse of how people and families all...