In group Yarn Therapy Zone I asked for design ideas for stranded half-fingered gloves and PatchworkGirl‘s suggestion “sunflowers to support Ukraine” immediately made me think of the peace sign with a sunflower blossom in the middle, being built by growing stems and leaves.

Inspired by typical selbu mittens I designed this pattern using shells instead of the traditional star motive.

Inspired by photos from Croatia with sea urchins I designed these stranded mittens.

‘The Gherkin’, 30St Mary Axe, London, here as a pattern for mittens. Inspired by BBC Sherlock, series 1, episode 2 “The blind banker”.

Pattern for main colour (MC) and one to three contrasting colours (CC)