Traditional Northern Mittens Novita Natura
Traditional Northern Lovikka Mittens keep your hands warm during cold winter.
Designer
Novita
Size(s)
approx. 3 years(6 years)woman(man)
Finished dimensions
''
Yarn demand
Novita Natura (010) Off-white 100(100)150(150)g, and for the embroidery some Novita Isoveli yarn in (043) Stone and (099) Black.
Needles and other supplies
Set of 5 double pointed needles Novita 7-8 mm or the size needed to obtain gauge.
Finished dimensions
''
Stitch patterns
Stockinette stitch in the round:
Knit all rounds.
Gauge
12 sts = 10 cm
The left mitten
With the yarn held doubled cast on 16(20)24(28) sts and divide the sts onto four needles. Join for working in the round and purl 1 round. Work 5(6)7(8) rounds in stockinette st. Turn the work wrong side up and work 12(16)22(24) rounds in stockinette stitch.
Make the thumb hole: knit the first 3(4)4(5) sts from needle II using a different-coloured yarn. Move these sts back to the left-hand needle and continue working stockinette st in the round.
When you have worked 12(16)18(20) rounds after the thumb hole, begin the decreases for the top of the mitten: On the beginning of needles I and III work the skp decrease (= slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped st over) and on needles II and IV knit the last 2 sts together. Repeat the decreases on this manner every 2nd round until 8 sts remain. Break the yarn and pull through the remaining sts, pull tightly and weave in the end.
The right mitten
Work a mirror image of the left mitten and make the thumb hole to the end of needle III.
The thumb
Remove the different-coloured yarn and at the same time pick up the live sts. Pick up extra 2 sts on both sides = 10(12)12(14) sts. Distribute the sts evenly onto three double-pointed needles and work stockinette st in the round until the thumb measures approx. 4(5)7(8) cm. On the next round k2tog through the round. Break the yarn and pull it through the remaining sts. Weave in the yarn end.
Finishing
Using the black and grey Isoveli yarn stitch according to the chart onto the cuff of the mitten. Leave approx. 15 cm of yarn at the beginning for making the decorative braids. The embroidery goes round the cuff, beginning and ending at the same point. Slip in some Joki yarn for the braids. Braid for approx. 8 cm and end by making a tight knot around the braid using the Isoveli yarn. Cut the yarns evenly approx. 2 cm from the knot.
Finished dimensions
''
Stitch patterns
Stockinette stitch in the round:
Knit all rounds.
Gauge
12 sts = 10 cm
The left mitten
With the yarn held doubled cast on 16(20)24(28) sts and divide the sts onto four needles. Join for working in the round and purl 1 round. Work 5(6)7(8) rounds in stockinette st. Turn the work wrong side up and work 12(16)22(24) rounds in stockinette stitch.
Make the thumb hole: knit the first 3(4)4(5) sts from needle II using a different-coloured yarn. Move these sts back to the left-hand needle and continue working stockinette st in the round.
When you have worked 12(16)18(20) rounds after the thumb hole, begin the decreases for the top of the mitten: On the beginning of needles I and III work the skp decrease (= slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped st over) and on needles II and IV knit the last 2 sts together. Repeat the decreases on this manner every 2nd round until 8 sts remain. Break the yarn and pull through the remaining sts, pull tightly and weave in the end.
The right mitten
Work a mirror image of the left mitten and make the thumb hole to the end of needle III.
The thumb
Remove the different-coloured yarn and at the same time pick up the live sts. Pick up extra 2 sts on both sides = 10(12)12(14) sts. Distribute the sts evenly onto three double-pointed needles and work stockinette st in the round until the thumb measures approx. 4(5)7(8) cm. On the next round k2tog through the round. Break the yarn and pull it through the remaining sts. Weave in the yarn end.
Finishing
Using the black and grey Isoveli yarn stitch according to the chart onto the cuff of the mitten. Leave approx. 15 cm of yarn at the beginning for making the decorative braids. The embroidery goes round the cuff, beginning and ending at the same point. Slip in some Joki yarn for the braids. Braid for approx. 8 cm and end by making a tight knot around the braid using the Isoveli yarn. Cut the yarns evenly approx. 2 cm from the knot.
