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Kurzeme, Alsunga, p 310 by Maruta Grasmane

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Kurzeme, Alsunga, p 310

by Maruta Grasmane

Published in

Latvieša Cimdi

Mittens of Latvia

Craft

Knitting

Category

Hands → Mittens

Published

November 2012

Suggested yarn

Harrisville Designs Shetland

Limbažu Tīne divkāršā

Tines Tines

Yarn weight

Fingering (14 wpi) ?

Gauge

44 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches

Needle size

US 000 - 1.5 mm

Yardage

400 - 425 yards (366 - 389 m)

Sizes available

Adult - Large (size variable)

Languages

English Universal

This ethnographic mitten from the Alsunga region of the District of Kurzeme, Latvia is knit in two and three colors throughout with a total of four colors needed. The cuff is knit in a series of knit and purl stitches in a manner that dates to the 18th Century.

Changes in needle size or yarn will impact the finished size. Check your gauge before casting on.

LM 426

For more information, see: http://www.senaklets.lv