Acanthus mittens

Acanthus socks are inspired by the traditional Norwegian rose painting on my great- great- great grandmothers dowry chest. Like many other old Norwegian farmhouse furniture pieces, it has been decorated with beautiful paintings inspired by the Acanthus plant.

The mittens has same pattern as Acanthus socks and cowl.

The pattern has one size that can be adjusted by changing gauge. This is done by using thicker/thinner yarn and/or needles.
Keep in mind that stranded colourwork is less elastic than knitting with one yarn.

To achieve desired gauge, it is recommended to knit a sample swatch. If the swatch has too many stitches in 10 cm, go up a needle size. If the swatch has too few stitches in 10 cm, go down a needle size.

Suggested yarn: Viking Nordlys / Rauma 2 traad gammelserie / Sandnes tynn Peer Gynt / Drops Nord. Other yarn can be used. Choose yarn that gives desired gauge.
Yarn amount: Colour 1: 100g. Colour 2: 50g (when using Viking Nordlys yarn)
Suggested needles: Pattern is written using 5 double pointed needles size 3 mm. Different needle sizes may be needed for different gauge or if you don’t hit gauge using recommended needle size.
Gauge: 32-33 sts = 10 cm in stranded colourwork. Can be adjusted
Sizes: One size, see measurements. Can be adjusted.
Measurements in cm: Length cuff to beginning of thumb gusset: 10-10,5, Full length: 30, Across hand: 11, Thumb base to tip: 7-7,5. For other sizes, adjust gauge.