{"product_id":"handtak-black-red-colourwork-mittens-knitting-kit","title":"Handtak — Black-Red Colourwork Mittens Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandtak — handshake. Védís Jónsdóttir’s women’s mittens from Ístex’s Lopi 29, in their black-red version: narrow stranded bands of crosses, zigzags and dots in nine Léttlopi colours — mimosa, heaven blue, violet, pink, apricot, lagoon and spring green on a black cuff and lower hand — rising to a solid crimson red top and thumb tip. Both mittens are the same, with a thumb gusset and a thumb knitted from its own small chart. The pattern’s mustard (9264) and orange (1410) are no longer made; this kit has 1703 mimosa and 1704 apricot in their place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — 9 balls, one of each colour — the pattern gives no amounts (it says “use leftovers”), so one ball of each is our choice (see the FAQ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLéttlopi — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · one size — the pattern lists no amounts; see the FAQ\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0059 Black — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1703 Mimosa (in place of 9264 mustard) — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nC 9423 Lagoon Heather — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1414 Violet Heather — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nF 9434 Crimson Red — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nG 1412 Pink Heather — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nH 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nI 1406 Spring Green Heather — 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne size — women’s. The pattern gives no measurements. By our calculation the hand is about 22 cm (8¾″) round and the mitten about 24 cm (9½″) long, including 5 cm of rib at the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (included when you choose the kit with needles)\u003cbr\u003e3.5 mm (US 4) double-pointed needles for the rib\u003cbr\u003e4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the hand and the thumb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little scrap yarn to hold the thumb stitches, and a tapestry needle for drawing the tops together and weaving in the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach mitten is knitted in the round on double-pointed needles. 36 stitches are cast on in black and knitted in K1, P1 rib on 3.5 mm for 5 cm; on 4.5 mm the hand is increased to 40 stitches and knitted from a 46-round chart of narrow stranded bands — crosses, zigzags and dots. At the side of the hand a thumb gusset is increased 2 stitches every other round, 8 times, to 56 stitches; the 16 thumb stitches go onto scrap yarn and the hand goes on to a solid crimson red top, decreased 4 stitches a round down to 8 (see the FAQ) and drawn together. The thumb is picked up last — the 16 stitches plus 2 from the hand, 18 in all — knitted from its own 17-round chart and decreased to 6. The two mittens are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 29 (no. 20), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"Without needles","offer_id":67600936435765,"sku":"KIT-EN-HANDTAK-RED","price":69.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With needles","offer_id":67600944627765,"sku":"KIT-EN-HANDTAK-RED-NDL","price":89.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi29-handtak-2_85e0004f-2702-4053-91be-f440a323445a.jpg?v=1790985738","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/handtak-black-red-colourwork-mittens-knitting-kit","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}