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The black-red Handtak mittens — a black ribbed cuff, narrow bands of crosses, zigzags and dots in yellow, blue, red, pink, orange, green, teal and violet, and a solid crimson red top and thumb tip (shown in the original colours — this kit has mimosa for the mustard and apricot for the orange)
The same Handtak pattern in its black-moss version — bands in light ash, beige, stone blue, rust and golden mustard on black, with a brown-green moor top; sold as a separate kit. The orange sweater cuff is not part of the pattern
Léttlopi 0059 Black — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1703 Mimosa (in place of 9264 mustard) — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 9423 Lagoon Heather — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1414 Violet Heather — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 9434 Crimson Red — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1412 Pink Heather — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 1 ball in the Handtak kit
Léttlopi 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1 ball in the Handtak kit

Handtak — Black-Red Colourwork Mittens Knitting Kit

Sale price$69.90

Women’s stranded mittens in nine colours, with a solid crimson red top · the black-red version · two colours replaced (see below) · one size

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  • 9 balls of Léttlopi, one of each colour
  • Lopi 29, no. 20 — Védís Jónsdóttir
  • One size · women’s
  • All the yarn for the mittens in one parcel — 9 balls of Léttlopi, one of each colour, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Léttlopi on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles, with 3.5 mm for the rib
  • One size — women’s, about 22 cm (8¾″) round the hand (our calculation)
  • Two replacement colours, clearly marked: mimosa for mustard, apricot for orange
The black-red Handtak mittens — a black ribbed cuff, narrow bands of crosses, zigzags and dots in yellow, blue, red, pink, orange, green, teal and violet, and a solid crimson red top and thumb tip (shown in the original colours — this kit has mimosa for the mustard and apricot for the orange)
Handtak — Black-Red Colourwork Mittens Knitting Kit Sale price$69.90

Why you'll love it

  • Nine coloursNarrow stranded bands of crosses, zigzags and dots, from a black cuff to a solid crimson red top.
  • Thumb gussetThe thumb grows out of the side of the hand on 16 increased stitches and has its own small chart.
  • Both alikeThe two mittens are knitted the same — no left and right to keep apart.
  • One ball of eachThe pattern says “use leftovers”; the kit has a full ball of all nine colours, far more than one pair needs.
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Good to know

Handtak — your questions, answered

Why are two colours different from the pattern?
Mustard (9264) and orange (1410) are no longer made. This kit has mimosa (1703) in place of mustard — colour B, drawn yellow in the chart: the small crosses just above the cuff, the dots and the yellow round below the green band, and the first two rounds of the thumb — and apricot (1704) in place of orange — colour H: the orange band in the middle of the hand and the small orange dots in the violet band near the top. Mimosa has the same golden hue as the mustard in the photo but is brighter and cleaner, so the yellow will stand out a little more. Apricot has the same warm hue as the orange in the photo but is a little deeper and more ginger, so that band may look slightly darker (our comparison). You can choose other shades in the colour picker.
What size are they?
One size, given in the pattern as a women’s size. No measurements are printed. By our calculation from the gauge, the hand is about 22 cm (8¾″) round (40 stitches) and the mitten about 24 cm long: 5 cm of rib, then about 19 cm of hand and top. The pattern says to knit 38 chart rounds before the top “or as long as desired” — to make the hand longer or shorter, add or leave out plain rounds in the top colour before the decreases (our suggestion). The thumb, 18 stitches round, can also be lengthened.
Will I have yarn left over?
Yes — a lot. The pattern gives no amounts; it says “use leftovers”. Léttlopi comes in 50 g balls and each mitten uses all nine colours, so the kit has one ball of each — 9 balls, 450 g. By our estimate the pair uses only about 70 g in all: about 28 g of black, about 14 g of crimson red for the tops, and 2 to 6 g of each of the other seven colours. Expect about half of the black ball and most of each of the other eight to be left over — enough of most colours for a second pair (our estimate).
How do I shape the top?
The text and the chart don’t agree. The text says to decrease “every other rnd total 8 times”, but the chart decreases on every round, rounds 39 to 46. The first decrease round is *k1, k2tog, k15, skp* twice, and each round after it has 4 stitches fewer, from 40 stitches down to 8. Follow the chart (our reading) — it matches the 46-round chart and the rounded tops in the photos; decreasing every other round would make a longer, more pointed tip. The thumb decreases on every round too, as both its text and its chart show.
Do these mittens match the Hvarf sweater?
The pattern’s black-red set is the same nine colours as Védís Jónsdóttir’s Hvarf sweater (its red version), which we also sell as a kit. Both kits have apricot for the old orange, but our Hvarf kit has golden heather (9426) for the old mustard, while this kit has mimosa, which is closer to the yellow in the mittens photo. If you want the mittens to match a Hvarf sweater, choose golden heather in the colour picker.
Which photo shows this version?
The first photo — the mittens with the crimson red tops. The other photo shows the black-moss version, in browns, greys, stone blue and rust with a moor top; it is sold as a separate kit. The orange sweater cuff in that photo is not part of the pattern.
What does the kit with needles include?
3.5 mm (US 4) double-pointed needles; 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. Scrap yarn for the thumb is not included.

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