Forest in the Moonlight Warmer, is a cozy and whimsical piece, inspired by medieval tapestry work depicting natural places and fauna.
It takes the form of a late 16t century style muff or hand warmer popularized in the Victorian era. It is a tube of fabric sometimes attached to a strap, that is worn outside of a coat or cloak for your hands, in place of gloves, providing quick use of your hands when needed. Which just so happened to be the perfect size and shape to knit up a little forest scene with frolicking bunnies and starlight above.

It’s knitted up with two strands of Plotulopi held together, using size US 7/4.5 mm needles.
I used just over 2 plates to complete mine, about 725 yds/662 m for the main color, Black Heather-0005.
For the motif colors I used just a few yards of each of the following colorways: Clover Green-1423, Light Beige-0003, White-0001, Dark Woods-2020.
The warmer can also be knitted in Aran or worsted weight spun yarn held single, this would reduce yardage to roughly half for the main color.

For the strap I used 150 yds/137 m of sport weight yarn, Nature Spun Sport by Brown Sheep Co, for durability. Alternatively Plotulopi could be held with a strand of spun fingering weight yarn for durability to knit the strap.

The construction is fairly simple, the warmer is knitted in a long tube with the motif STS worked on the 1st half of the round and the loop STS worked on the 2nd half. When the long tube is completed it is seamed at the CO and BO ends, connecting it into a smaller tube with the loop texture inside where your hands rest, and the motif on the outside. Last, a long i-chord is knitted for the strap, and tassels are attached at each end.

The motif is worked in a technique called Roosimine or Roositud, a traditional Estonian inlay stitch which, although it looks like embroidery, it is worked as you knit the piece.