Porjus Mittens by Laura Ricketts

Porjus Mittens

Knitting
September 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 20 rows = 2 inches
in over stranded pattern
US 0 - 2.0 mm
1200 - 1400 yards (1097 - 1280 m)
Adult
English
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This pair of mittens highlight a common motif of the north – knitted flowers. Porjus is the name of the town in which it was created. Both knitted word and date make this mitten a standout. Besides common colorwork, the knitter will need to use techniques to incorporate long floats and duplicate stitch. Braids and tassels finish off this northern beauty.

Materials
Yarn: Rauma Finullgarn (100% Norwegian 2-ply wool yarn, fingering weight; 191yards 175m /50g 1.75 oz. ball); colors: two balls in #436 black (MC), one ball each of #418 red (CC1), #401 off-white (CC2),
#4405 yellow (CC3), #467 royal blue (CC4), and #458 green (CC5)