DESCRIPTION
Iivola mittens are timeless and quite simple. The design is unisex. As a detail there is a continuous line from cuff to fingertips created with twisted stitches and decreases. In front of the mittens there is a repeating texture pattern with purl and twisted stitches. The mittens are worked from cuff to fingertips, there is a thump hole, cast on is Italian and bind off is worked with Kitchener stitches.

Iivola mittens are inspired by functionalism and Finnish functionalistic designer Alvar Aalto, who is well known for the furniture and buildings he designed. In Iivola mittens functionalism manifests itself in fit, color and simple solid construction. For the same “line” with Iivola mittens I have designed Iivola socks.

Size
One adult size M/L. Mittens are easily modifiable for bigger and smaller hands. You can alter the length and width by simply adding or removing the amount of stitches used in one pattern repeat at a time.

Technique
The pattern is not written for any specific knitting technique like dpn´s or Magic Loop.

Needles
US 2.5 (3 mm)

Yarn
Vuonue Pentti wool sock yarn (70% Finnish lamp wool, 30 % Tencel); 263 yds/240 m per 100 g, DK. Colorway Ochre.

Yardage
60g, 158 yds/144 m (60 g) of a DK weight yarn. Adjusting the size will also change yardage.

Gauge
10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” = 22 sts x 32 rnds in stockinette st in round.