Updated version, including mirrored charts, now available on Ravelry! The Ravelry version is in English only. If you want to purchase it in French or Icelandic, please use the links below.

The original version is available in French here http://tricoteuse-islande.fr/blog/models/corbeaux-sur-neige/ and in Icelandic here http://prjonakerling.com/is/models/hrafnar-i-snjo/.

Ravens, with their simple beauty and impressive intellect, are an especially rich source of Norse mythology and played an important role in the settlement of Iceland. They inspired Stephannie Tallent a traditional yet modern pair of Nordic mitten, very popular in Iceland.
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Les grands corbeaux noirs font partie de l’imaginaire islandais. Stephannie Tallent en fait ici une interprétation moderne sur une paire de moufles traditionnelles nordiques. Les moufles de ce type étaient très populaires en Islande comme on peut le voir dans les musées locaux.

Sizes S (M, L)
Finished measurements
Cuff circumference: 7 (7.5, 8.5)” 18 (19, 21.5) cm
Palm circumference 8.75 (9.5, 11.25)” 22 (24, 28.5) cm
Cuff length: 2.75” 7 cm
Body of mitt length: 7.5 (8, 9.5)” 19 (20.5, 24) cm

Notions: Yarn needle, 3 stitchmarkers, waste yarn or extra circular needle for provisional cast on and to hold thumb stitches

Skills needed: Provisional cast on, knitting in the round, stranded knitting, reading charts

Thank you to the Icelandic Knitter for tech editing.