Kala Selzer's mittens by Kala Selzer

Kala Selzer's mittens

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 15 rows = 2 inches
in Check pattern (inner hand)
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
142 - 186 yards (130 - 170 m)
woman S\M
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

The original mittens were knitted by Kala Selzer (née Londner) in Gruenberg forced labor camp during WWII. Kala survived and donated the glove to Yad Vashem Shoah memorial museum.
Pattern instructions were written based on pictures of the mitten and with Kala Selzer’s permission.