Birch Leaves: Skolt Sámi Knitted Mittens by Laura Ricketts

Birch Leaves: Skolt Sámi Knitted Mittens

Knitting
October 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 20 rows = 2 inches
in stranded pattern, worked in the round and blocked
US 0 - 2.0 mm
250 - 275 yards (229 - 251 m)
adult hand, approximately 8 inches in circumference
English
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Birch Leaves is a traditional Skolt Sámi knitted mitten in the traditional colors of red, white and blue. The cuff contains kierrekerros, or bi-color braid, and the birch leaf motif. The thumb is a peasant or afterthought thumb; the mitten tips and thumb tip are cupped, and the cuff has a four-stranded braid.

Yarns:

Rauma Finullgarn #418 red (CC2), approx 25 m
Rauma Finullgarn #438 blue (CC1), approx 25 m
Rauma Finullgarn #400 white, 2 balls