Mittens are worked from cuff to fingertip with magic loop technique. There is a lace pattern with some bobbles in upper side of the mittens. The bobbles are like buds in trees in the spring. Finnish word silmu means a bud in English. There is an Italian cast-on and Kitchener stitch bind-off in these mittens. Lace pattern is inspired from Itoshi Shima Japenese Knitting Stitch Bible.

YARN

Vuonue Pentti wool sock yarn 100 g = 240 m / 263 yards = one skein (140 tex 3, DK. 70 % Finnish lamb wool, 30 % Tencel). Colorway petroleum. Yarn needed 60 g. Please be aware adjusting the size will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Note: Add one strand of silk mohair into your mittens and you will have slightly bigger, warmer and softer mittens with the same pattern.

GAUGE (after blocking)

10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” = 22 sts x 32 rows in stockinette.

NEEDLES

US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles or DPNs which you can achieve the gauge with.

OTHER MATERIALS

Waste yarn, tapestry needle, 2 stitch markers, US 4 - 6 (3,5 - 4 mm) crochet hook and blocking materials.

SIZE

One size M/L. You can alter the length by adding or removing stockinette rounds between repeating bud patterns in the cart.

Measurements in the sample after blocking:

10.63” / 27 cm = from ribbing to top
7.87” / 20 cm = hand length without the ribbing
2.76” / 7 cm = thumb length
2.76” / 7 cm = thumb hole measured from upper rib edge
7.09” / 18 cm = hand circumference