Vala Mittens by Gudrun Hannele

Vala Mittens

Knitting
November 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 36 rows
in Stranded colourwork on larger needles (blocked)
US 0 - 2.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
Women’s medium
English Finnish Icelandic Norwegian

VALA
These stranded mittens knitted in brown and white wool are from Halldórustofa in the Textile Museum. The brown cuff is knitted in twisted knit stitch (knitted through the back loop).
The mitten pattern consists of white vertical lines with a zigzag pattern between them. Twisted knitting is also incorporated into the body knitting. Stitches are increased after the cuff for the thumb, and a gusset is also added.