This pattern came about when my dear friend Mark said to me that he wanted to gift his wife Zoe, another dear friend, a scarf with dogs on it for Christmas. I set about trying to find a good pattern, and there are many beautiful ones about, but they are all too serious. Zoe is a very playful person, so anything made for her needs to be playful ...

My maternal grandmother Elvy knitted all her life. Sadly I didn’t take up knitting until after she was already quite ill with alzheimers. She has hence passed away, but I wanted to name my first published pattern after her. So, here are the Elvy Mittens! They are inspired by well, Scandinavia, since I’m from Sweden and love the Scandinavian kni...