Larsdatter Mittens

These rosemaling-inspired mittens are being launched just in time for The Wooly Thistle Mitten KAL 2019. Larsdatter mittens have a date on one mitten and initials on the other. You can customize your mittens with an anniversary date, a birth date, or just the year the mittens were made. The other mitten may have the initials of a couple, or a word, or a year that matches the other mitten.

Larsdatter Mittens have traditional Scandivavian construction with a gusset for the thumb and a Latvian braid.

If you love this pattern, these mittens are a variation of a motif from my Larsdatter Yoke Sweater.

The gauge dictates the size of these mittens.

Sizes
Women’s small/medium: 4.25” (11 cm) wide and 9” (23 cm) long
Women’s med/large: 4.75” (12 cm) wide and 9.75” (25 cm) long

Yarn
Blue Faced Leisceter by Ovis Et Cetera or Lone Wolf Fibers Main color: Gold 50 g (or 90 yards of equivalent DK-weight yarn)
Contrasting Color: White 50 g ((or 85 yards of equivalent DK-weight yarn)

Needles
Double-pointed needles 3.25mm or 3.5mm (or another size double-point needles to obtain the correct gauge)

Gauge and swatch
Gauge for women’s small/medium: 29 stitches/29 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Gauge for women’s medium/large: 27-stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm

Knit with lovely Blue Faced Leicester, these mitten are a super soft and a quick knit. I hope you enjoy making these for yourself or a loved one.

Skills used for Larsdatter Mittens
Long-tail cast on
Knitting in the round with a small circumference (dpns, flexiFlips or magic loop)
Stranded color work
Chart reading
Tvinnerand see video tutorial on Scandiwork.com
Backward loop increase for gusset
Picking up stitches and knitting stitches
Ssk
K2tog