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Autumn Fire Mittens
This pattern was sold only as a kit. NOT AVAILABLE ANY MORE
Autumn Fire is one the series of Seasons-mittens from Riihivilla.
It’s colors reflect the fire of the autumn leaves with the hint of creeping darkness late autumn before the snow lightens the landscape.
The kit includes generous amount of yarn dyed with plants,a color photo of the mittens, a colored chart and general written instruction. The pattern can be easily modified to make bigger or smaller mittens.
In the mitten kit there are five different colors: two oranges and dark green dyed with mushrooms, natural black and dark purple dyed with natural indigo and cochineal.
From the website: “Riihivilla- mittens are a combination of Finnish tradition, harmonous natural colors and motifs from Finnish nature.”
“These mittens are easy, but they require some experience with stranded knitting and ability to read chart.”
The kit is available in Finnish and in English.
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- First published: March 2007
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- Last updated: November 15, 2023 …
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