Latvian mittens

My mother gave me the best Christmas present ever. It was a knitting book full of patterns for Latvian mitten.
I just had to go down in my dungeon for to look after the thinnest wool yarn I knew I had. And I found some colours that would fit for my project. Thereafter I had to start looking up the thinnest knitting needles I knew I had somewhere... They are 1,5 mm thick.

Then I could start up. After a while I found out that the needles I used was not good to knit with... Thin knitting needles like theese ones in metal was bending in all directions, and it was a nightmare. 

So in the middle of the night I went on the internet for to buy some new unbendable knitting needles to knit with.

They arrived very quicly, I received them just after two days. And of course I had to buy some extra needles in 1,25 mm too. Theese needles in carbon are just wonderful to knit with, I have several sizes of theese ones, and I just love them. They are expensive, but they are worth every penny.

I started on theese mittens 28. of Desember, and I was finished with the mittens today. I am a really fast knittter , but... hi-hi.. I had to go to work also. But I just love theese mittens, and they are so mine.

I thought they would be thin to wear. But they went really thick: You go on with 3 threads of yarn alle the way, they just had to be thick. 

 Front

 back

 The roses is even on the both sides too.

Amen.

Latvisk inspirerte votter.

Har ei ytterjakke som er grønn, så jeg måtte jo ha noe i lookalike.... De er strikket i Finullgarn.

I`ve got a jacket that is green, so I had to make som in that colour. They are made of Finullgarn.

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Disse er strikket i Lamullgarn. Jeg hadde en følelse av at de kom til å bli kjempesvære. MEN SÅ STOOORE???!!!!! Det hadde jeg ikke fantasert om.

Sitter å lurer på om jeg skal håndtove disse littegrann, men så er jeg usikker på hvordan de blir da? Eller så ser jeg ikke annet foran meg at de må gå til en mann størrelse grisslybjørn...... hi-hi...

These mittens are knitted in Lamullgarn. I had a feeling that they were gonna be huge... But oh my: SO BIG???!!! The only man who`s gonna fit these Disse er strikket i Lamullgarn. Jeg hadde en følelse av at de kom til å bli kjempesvære. MEN SÅ STOOORE???!!!!! Det hadde jeg ikke fantasert om.

Latvisk inspirerte votter.

Inspirert igjen?? Javisst. Elsker måten de latviske vottene er strikket på. Fargene er vei ikke helt som de bruker dem, men jeg likte kombinasjonen. Disse er strikket uten mål og mening, la opp ett antall masker og bare kjørte på...

Inspired again?? ohh yeah. I love the way the mitts are made in latvian. The colours are not quite right, but I liked the combinasion.

Latvisk inspirerte sokker

Strikket sokker i latvisk inspirert mønster.

Knitted sock in latvian inspired pattern.

Latvisk inspirerte votter.

Har prøvd meg på latvisk inspirerte votter. Er bare helt forelsket i hvordan de tryller med farger og mønstre.

Here I`ve knitted some Latvian insired mitts. I just love the magic of their colours and patterns.

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                                                       Her har jeg igjen strikket votter. de er strikket av finullgarn og fri fantasi. De er ikke dampet enda.Here I`ve knitted some mitts again. They are knitted of Finullgarn and free fantasy. They are not ironed yet.