Mittens Inspired by 19th Century Mittens from Muhu Island by Nancy Bush

Mittens Inspired by 19th Century Mittens from Muhu Island

Knitting
January 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 21 rows = 2 inches
in circular stockinette/stocking stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
420 - 472 yards (384 - 432 m)
Women's Medium Hand - 8 inches (20.3 cm) hand circumference, 9.5 inches (24 cm) long from cuff to fingertip center, after blocking
English

This pattern is currently available through Nancy Bush’s workshop, “Muhu Knitting Traditions: Color and Texture from a Small Estonian Island.”

Yarn:

Elemental Affects Natural Shetland Fingering (100% American Shetland wool), 118 yards or 108 meters in 1 ounce or 28.35 gram skeins

  • 2 skeins natural white
  • 3 mini skeins black
  • 1 mini skein contrast color 1
  • 1 mini skein contrast color 2
  • 1 mini skein contrast color 3
  • 1 mini skein contrast color 4

Notions:

Waste yarn
Tapestry needle