A pair of Bjalla children’s mittens on water-lily leaves — long brioche cuffs with a garnet red top edge, a ribbed wrist and a plain hand (shown in the original colours — this kit has milkyway, a paler lavender, for the lilac)

Léttlopi 1409 Garnet Red — 1 ball in the Bjalla kit

Léttlopi 1702 Milkyway (in place of 1413 lilac) — 2 balls in the Bjalla kit

Bjalla — Children’s Brioche-Cuff Mittens Knitting Kit

$36.90

Children’s mittens with a long brioche cuff · milkyway with a garnet red edge · one colour replaced (see below) · ages 2–6

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3 balls of Léttlopi in 2 colours
Lopi 27, no. 16 — design: Rebekka/Baldrún
Ages 2, 4 and 6

All the yarn for the mittens in one parcel — 3 balls of Léttlopi, enough for every size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
Léttlopi on 4 mm double-pointed needles, with 3.5 mm for the wrist rib
Three children’s sizes — to fit 2, 4 and 6 years
One replacement colour, clearly marked: milkyway for lilac

Overview

What's in the kit

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Description

Bjalla — bell. Children’s mittens from Ístex’s Lopi 27 with a long brioche cuff that flares out at the top, edged in garnet red, above a snug ribbed wrist and a plain hand. The pattern’s lilac (1413) is no longer made; this kit has 1702 milkyway in its place. Milkyway is a paler lavender, and as it is the main colour, the mittens will look lighter than in the photo.

Included

Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — 3 balls, enough for a pair in every size
Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles

Léttlopi — 50 g balls · to fit 2 (4 6) years
A 1409 Garnet Red — 1 (1 1)
B 1702 Milkyway (in place of 1413 lilac) — 2 (2 2)

Sizes
Three children’s sizes, to fit 2, 4 and 6 years. The pattern gives no gauge and no measurements: the cuff is cast on with 32, 32 or 34 stitches, and the hand has 22, 24 or 28 stitches.

Gauge
The pattern gives no gauge. The cuff and the hand are knitted on 4 mm needles, the wrist rib on 3.5 mm.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles

Not included
A little scrap yarn for the thumb.

How it is knitted
The cuff is knitted flat, back and forth on 4 mm double-pointed needles, in brioche stitch — a deep, soft rib made with yarn-overs and slipped stitches: 4 rows in garnet red, then 16 rows in milkyway. It is then joined into a round on 3.5 mm needles, decreased to 22, 24 or 28 stitches, and knitted in 4 rounds of 1×1 rib for the wrist. The hand is plain stocking stitch on 4 mm, with the thumb stitches knitted onto scrap yarn — mirrored for the right and the left mitten. The top is shaped with paired decreases at both sides down to 4 stitches, and the thumb is picked up and knitted last. Finally the open edges of the cuff are sewn together from the right side.

Design: Rebekka/Baldrún — pattern from Lopi No. 27 (no. 16), Ístex.

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Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide

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Bjalla — Children’s Brioche-Cuff Mittens Knitting Kit

$36.90

Why you'll love it

A flared cuffA long brioche cuff, knitted flat and sewn, opens out above a snug ribbed wrist.
Garnet red edgeFour rows of garnet red at the top of the cuff; the rest is one colour.
Same yarn for every size3 balls make a pair for age 2, 4 or 6.
Your choicePrefer another shade for the replaced lilac? Pick it in the colour picker, at no charge.

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Bjalla — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?

Lilac (1413) is no longer made by Ístex. This kit has milkyway (1702) in its place — knit it wherever the pattern says B: most of the cuff, the wrist, the hand and the thumb. Milkyway is a paler lavender than the lilac in the photo, and because it is the main colour, your mittens will look lighter than the ones in the photo. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.

Which size should I knit?

Three sizes, to fit 2, 4 and 6 years. The pattern gives no gauge or measurements — the hand has 22, 24 or 28 stitches on 4 mm needles — so try the mitten on the child as you go. You can lengthen or shorten the hand by knitting a few rounds more or fewer before the top decreases.

Will I have yarn left over?

Yes, in every size. The pattern asks for the same yarn for all three sizes — 1 ball of garnet red and 2 of milkyway, 3 balls for a pair — so the smaller sizes leave more over.

What is brioche stitch?

A deep, soft rib made with yarn-overs and slipped stitches. Here it is knitted flat: on the first row you work *k1, yo, slip 1 purlwise*; on every row after that you work *k1 (the slipped stitch together with its yarn-over), yo, slip the next stitch purlwise*. The pattern adds “1 row = work back and forth”. Our reading: each row it counts is one pass out and one pass back, so the 4 garnet red rows are 8 passes and the 16 milkyway rows are 32 — the length of the cuff in the photo fits this reading. Counted as single passes, the cuff comes out about half as long. The cuff is sewn together at the end.

Are there mistakes in the pattern?

Three small ones. The thumb decrease is printed “k1, p2tog” — the thumb is otherwise all knit, so it is most likely meant to be k1, k2tog. In the left mitten, ignore the stray “L” in “work until 5 (5) 5 L sts rem on 2nd needle”. And in size 2 the 22 stitches split 11 and 11 between the two needle pairs, so the top goes 22, 18, 14, 10, 6 and cannot end on exactly 4 — stop at 6, or decrease only twice on the last round, then draw the yarn through.

What does the kit with needles include?

3.5 mm (US 4) and 4 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. Scrap yarn for the thumb is not included.

Bjalla — Children’s Brioche-Cuff Mittens Knitting Kit

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