Karsikko Mittens by Sanna Vaara

Karsikko Mittens

Knitting
December 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
252 - 317 yards (230 - 290 m)
S: mitten length from wrist to tip 26.5 cm (10.4 in), mitten width 10.5 cm (4.1 in), L: mitten length from wrist to tip 28 cm (11.0 in), mitten width 11 cm (4.3 in)
English Finnish
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Yarn
Tukuwool Sock, 80% Finnish wool, 30% biodegradable polyamide (320 m / 100 g) (350 yd / 3.5 oz)

MC (Main Color) – H20, Hohka (red), 30 (35) g (≈1.1 (1.2) oz)
CC (Contrast Color) – 01, Sake (natural white), 40 (45) g (≈1.4 (1.6) oz)

Or any other Sport-weight yarn.

Size
Two sizes – S, (L)
S: mitten length from wrist to tip 26.5 cm (10.4 in), mitten width 10.5 cm (4.1
in)
L: mitten length from wrist to tip 28 cm (11.0 in), mitten width 11 cm (4.3 in)

Gauge
24 sts × 24 rows in stockinette stitch worked in the round on 3 mm (US
2.5) needles.

Needles and other tools
3 mm (US 2.5) double-pointed needles or a circular needle (31–47 in / 80–120
cm) for working in the round using the Magic Loop technique.

Note: The pattern calls for 3 mm needles, but use the size needed to achieve the correct gauge.

You will also need stitch holders or scrap yarn for holding stitches, stitch markers, and a tapestry needle.