Pielpa Mittens by Susanna Kaartinen

Pielpa Mittens

Knitting
October 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
126 - 164 yards (115 - 150 m)
s/m (m/l)
English
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These mittens are part of the Inari Collection, inspired by the shapes and textures of the wilderness in the Inari region in Finnish Lapland. Pielpa is the name of a lake in the area.
It also forms a set with previously published Pielpa Beanie and Pielpa Cowl.

Sizing and fit:
SIZES
S/M (M/L)

TO FIT
Hand circumference: 18 (20) cm / 7 (8)”
Hand length from wrist: 17 (19) cm / 6.75 (7.5)”.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
A) Hand circumference: 20 (22) cm / 8 (8.75)”.
B) Wrist circumference: 16.5 (18) cm / 6.5 (7)”.
C) Hand length from wrist: 18 (20) cm / 7 (8)”.

Yarn
115 (150) m / 125 (164) yds of 8ply / DK weight wool yarn.
Green sample is knit with Oyster yarns Maven DK (60% SW Merino, 20% Silk, 20% Yak, 212m / 232yds - 100g) in colour Bibliotheque.
Turquoise sample is knit with Woolly Yarn Co Woolly 8ply (100% Non-superwash New Zealand wool, 104m / 114yds - 50g) in colour 11 Splash.

Needles
4mm / US6, a set of DPNs or a long circ needle for magic loop.

Notions
Tapestry needle, cable needle, waste yarn.

Gauge:
20 sts x 30 rnds to 10cm / 4” on 4mm / US6 needles in stockinette st in the round, measured from a relaxed fabric after blocking.

Design notes:
Worked from the cuff up.
Begins with a short ribbed cuff.
Diagonal Cable pattern with bobbles and hidden increases.
Charted instructions for Cable pattern and shaping.

Techniques:
Long tail CO
Knitting in the round
Knitting cables without a cable needle
Knitting bobbles
Cable increases
Basic decreases

Skill level
Advanced beginner