Princess on the Pea by Tina Vejlø Andersen

Princess on the Pea

Knitting
September 2011
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
115 - 175 yards (105 - 160 m)
Circumference 14 (16) 18 (20)cm
Danish English
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Princess on the Pea - wristwarmer
Also known as Prinsessen på ærten pulsvarmer

The fairytale about the Princess on the Pea has given me the idea for these wristwarmers.
Pleats and patterns resembles the mattresses and the
eider-down beds and of course there is a Pea at the bottom
of the pile, which the Princess could definitely feel!

Size:
Circumference 14 (16) 18 (20)cm.
Length: 11 (13) 13 (13)cm.

Yarn:
Spindrift, 100% Pure Shetland Wool from Jamieson’s of Shetland.
Shades:
25g shade 122 Granite (GR).
25g shade 315 Heron (HE).
25g shade 127 Pebble (PE).
25g shade 123 Oxford (OX).
25g shade 103 Sholmit (SHO).
25g shade 102 Shaela (SHA).
1 bundle shade 259 Leprechaun (LE).

Needles:
One set of five double pointed needles (DPNs) 3mm
(US 2.5).
One double-pointed needle size 2mm (US 0) for knitting the pleats.

Tension:
10x10 cm = 26 sts and 38 rows on 3mm (US 2.5)
in stocking stitch.


Prinsessen på ærten pulsvarmer

Eventyret om prinsessen på ærten har givet mig ideen til disse pulsvarmere.
Biser og mønsterstrik skal minde om madrasser og lagner
og selvfølgelig ligger der en ært nederst i bunken,
som prinsessen i hvert fald kunne mærke!

Mål:
Omkreds 14 (16) 18 (20)cm.
Længde: 11 (13) 13 (13)cm.

Garn:
Spindrift, 100% ren Shetlandsk uld fra Jamieson’s of Shetland.

Farver:
25g farve 122 Granite (GR).
25g farve 315 Heron (HE).
25g farve 127 Pebble (PE).
25g farve 123 Oxford (OX).
25g farve 103 Sholmit (SHO).
25g farve 102 Shaela (SHA).
1 dunte farve 259 Leprechaun (LE) - ært.

Vejledende pinde:
5 strømpepinde 3mm.
1 strømpepind 2 - 2,5mm, til at strikke biser med.

Strikkefasthed:
10x10cm = 26m og 38p glatstrik på 3mm.