Miina Möttönen
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Pet Clothing
Bätmän is a seamlessly knitted and felted hood for race horses during winter season. Hood protects the head and ears from cold after competition and during the trailer trip home. Velcro straps over the muzzle and jaw and also in the neck, where it is attached to halter, keeps the hood in place.
Knitting: Vest
Circular yoke vest is a lighter version of an icelandic sweater. It suits for milder winter weathers, working in the stables or riding in a hall. Woollen best is more eco-friendly choice than puffer vest, which are commonly used by riders. Vest has i-cord edges, shapings on waist and shortened rows in neck to improve the fit.
Knitting: Skirt
Wear this skirt on your breechers to warm you while youre not sitting in the saddle. It’s perfect to keep your muscles warm in competitions and trainings while waiting or taking care of a horse. The skirt is knitted round and steeked open. It opens fully with buttons or snaps, so its easy to wear and take off. It’s also nice to wear while ridin...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Fingerless mittens with hoodies are warm and handy when weared on the riding cloves. You need to remain the grip to the reins and also be able to obtain gentle and soft connection horse’s mouth also in colder weather. That is impossible with clumsy thick leather mittens. You can turn the hoodie off while saddling a horse or when your coach want...
Knitting: Pullover
Traditional icelandic sweater with circular yoke, only longer, to warm the thighs. The tunic is knitted round and finally the slits are steeked open, so they can be opened while riding. Shapings in the waist and shortened rows in neckline are made to improve the fit. Tunic is knitted from top to down.
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
Knitted thermos cover fits on 0,5 and 0,75 l thermos bottles. It protects the bottle in a car, saddlebag or backpack. It also helps hot drink to retain its heat and a bottle with woollen cover is comfortable to pick up with cold fingers. You can use some left over yarns to create a colourful cover with three horses galloping and jumping around.
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Knitted horse-figured christmas balls are personal and easy idea for a present to your horse loving friends. They also lift the christmas spirit in the stables. There are two different horse charts in the patterns, and one empty chart where you can draft your own or knit some of the balls monochrome. Christmas balls are a great project also for...
Knitting: Accessory
Warm woollen seat cover on saddle improves comfort on winter rides. It’s easy to take off also when sitting on saddle, so you can use it during the warm-up and then continue working with warm muscles. Cover is felted in washing machine after knitting to improve the durability.