Mary Tess sent me some photos of her very handsome Norwegian Mitten, the other mitten pattern in the May chapter of Knitter's Almanac, which she finished at about the same time I did my mitered mittens. Elizabeth would be proud, don't you think?!
Mary Tess writes,
"Specs: Norwegian Mittens from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac
Yarn: Dalegarn Falk 100% superwash wool 50 g. 116 yds/106 m.
Colors: grass green (a much brighter green than appears on the monitor) and cream
Needles: Rosewood 2.5 mm (U.S. 1 1/2) dpns
Gauge: 15 1/2 stitches & 15 rows per 2 inches in stranded pattern
Completed size: 10 1/8 inches long, 7 inches around hand
Completed width at cuff: 4 inches
One mitten used less than 50 g. of yarn
This size would fit a child."
Yarn: Dalegarn Falk 100% superwash wool 50 g. 116 yds/106 m.
Colors: grass green (a much brighter green than appears on the monitor) and cream
Needles: Rosewood 2.5 mm (U.S. 1 1/2) dpns
Gauge: 15 1/2 stitches & 15 rows per 2 inches in stranded pattern
Completed size: 10 1/8 inches long, 7 inches around hand
Completed width at cuff: 4 inches
One mitten used less than 50 g. of yarn
This size would fit a child."
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