Pirita Mittens/Pirita-lapaset by Kerttu Karppinen

Pirita Mittens/Pirita-lapaset

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Knitting
March 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
32 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
180 yards (165 m)
Woman S
Finnish
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Beautiful mittens with traditional Finnish ornaments. The pattern is in English and Finnish and includes a chart.
The pattern goes on organically with slight variations in the theme. I used ecological Finnish Utuna yarns hand dyed by me.

Perinteisiä suomalaisia/pohjoismaisia ornamenttikuvioita: löysä pipa ja lapaset. Kuvioiden järjestämisessä noudatin kansanomaiselle ja lapsenomaiselle estetiikalle tyypillistä tyhjän tilan kammon periaatetta (horror vacui) - kuvio kasvaa orgaanisesti toistuen muunnelmina. Mallia otin kudotusta keinutuolin matosta.

Yarn: Utun Untu yarn/Nutu sock yarn or other fingering yarn with 380 yrds/skein

Gauge: 32sts/4 inches

Needles: 1,5 us size

Measurements: 10x3,5 inches

Size: Woman S

You’ll need about 90 yards of both colors, red and green.