Elizabeth Newton - Rosa Mundi Handknits

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Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Hedda Half-Mitts are constructed the same as traditional Selbu mittens and gloves. They are designed with a women’s cuff and motifs of a goat horn rose, coffee beans and dancers (or goblins).
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Vidar half-mitts are inspired by the construction and patterning traditionally used in mittens and gloves in Selbu, Norway. Vidar’s characteristics and motifs include a men’s cuff, a star, a spider, spruce twigs, lightning and a spitball patterned palm.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Siv Half-Mitts are worked with construction and patterning developed and traditionally used for mittens and gloves in Selbu, Norway.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Logan half-mitts are inspired by the construction and patterning traditionally used in mittens and gloves in Selbu, Norway. Logan’s motifs include a men’s cuff, clover, a deer, a spruce twig, a spider and a patterned palm.
Knitting: Cuffs
Electa was adapted from a pattern described in The Workwoman’s Guide by A Lady published in 1838. Muffatees were worn by 19th century women to help keep their hands warm in the cold temperatures of the home in winter. Today they perform just as well for us! They are also warming when worn with gloves or mittens out-of-doors.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The traditions of Shetland knitting are represented in Lexy’s garter-stitched fabric, construction and design. Lexy becomes an all-season shawl by using a wool/linen blend yarn as shown, or an all-wool yarn can be chosen for extra warmth. Three sections complete the triangular shawl: center, border and lace edging, worked in that order. Pattern...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A lightweight rectangular shawl that includes four different traditional Shetland lace stitch patterns inspired by the land and the sea. Linga means heather isle in the language of the Shetland Islands.
Knitting: Cowl
A beautiful yarn inspired this simple Moebius-shaped neckwarmer cowl. The Impeyan pheasant, the national bird of Nepal, has many-colored iridescent feathers similar to the iridescence in the MC yarn. A Moebius is a twisted circular fabric with only one side, one edge and no seams. Pattern requires the following skills: casting on for Moebius kn...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This very warm hat is for the coldest days and nights of winter. A notch in the brim, worn in the back, makes the hat comfortable and allows a fit for different head sizes. Hat is worked flat for the ribbing, and then worked bottom up in the round.
Knitting: Drawstring Bag
The design for Emma was inspired by the reticule handbags used by women in the 18th century. Emma is an oh-so-soft, luxury bag. A knitted lining makes the bag practical to use. A knit I-cord, ribbon or readymade cord can be used for the drawstring. Optional embellishments are a small pocket that is handy for a cell phone, duplicate stitch embro...