Dad's Selbu Mittens by Hilde Ropstad

Dad's Selbu Mittens

Knitting
September 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Two stranded in the round
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
273 - 306 yards (250 - 280 m)
Men's size
English Norwegian
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These mittens are designed according to the Norwegian Selbu tradition. They are knit on dpns, two-stranded in the round. The thumb is gusseted. The mittens are a reular men’s size, and they measure 30.5 cm/12” total length (22.5 cm/8.8” hand and 8 cm/3.1” cuff). Circumference is 22.5 cm/8.8”.

Gauge:
32 sts & 32 rows per 10 cm (4 in) in two-stranded stockinette in the round. Note that gauge does not match the suggested gauge for yarn.

Materials:
* Yarn: I used Rauma Finull, a 2 ply wool yarn, 175 metres (191 yds) per 50 grams.
Main colour approx. 45 grams and contrast colour approx. 30 grams (1 skein of each colour).

  • Dpns size 2.5 mm or size needed to achieve gauge.
  • Stitch holder or scrap yarn for thumb stitches
  • Darning needle

Languages:
This pattern is in English and Norwegian.
There is also a separate PDF with all charts right side up for use with digital trackers.