This mitten pattern is based on a pair of Sami mittens I observed at Stockholm’s Nordiska museet, or Nordic Museum. They were originally obtained by the museum in 1925 after an expedition to Jukkasjärvi in the far north Sweden. This pattern
is common in the area, and can be seen in Sami patterns of neighboring towns.

Rings True mittens are knitted in three colors of fingering weight wool. No more than two colors are knitted per row. The mitten quickly progresses through multiple rounds of cheerful rings and is finished off with a traditional Sami braid and tassel
attached at mid-cuff. Mitten pictured has an 8 inch 20 cm circumference.

FINISHED SIZE 7 ¼ (9 ½, 10 ½) in 18.5 (24, 26) cm long, 3 (3 ¾, 4 ½) in 7.5 (9.5, 11.5) cm wide and 6 (7 ½, 9) in 15 (19, 23) cm circumference after blocking, excluding braid and tassel

YARN Rauma Finullgarn (100% Norwegian 2-ply wool yarn, fingering weight; 191 yards 175 m / 50 g 1.75 oz ball); colors: one ball each in #418 red (MC), #4405 yellow (CC1), and #467 blue (CC2)

NEEDLES Set of 5 double pointed, size US 0 / 2 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge NOTIONS Scrap of smooth waste yarn for thumb, 2 markers, a tapestry needle and a credit card or same size cardboard for making tassels

GAUGE 16 sts x 18 r = 2 in / 5 cm over stranded pattern, worked in the round and blocked