Freydis mitts

Freydis mitts

Shetland and Orkney have been part of Scotland for only 500 years or so. Our culture, history, language and place names remain Norse and there is evidence of Viking history everywhere. Freydís, was a Norse woman said to be the daughter of Erik the Red, who is associated with the Norse exploration of North America.

The Freydis mitts pattern features picot edging at the cuff to give a decorative and stretchy edging. The pattern is one size adult but the actual size can be changed quite dramatically using larger or smaller needle sizes.

Please pay particular attention to the required tension as my knitting tends to be close.

Any 2 ply jumper weight Shetland wool would be suitable for this project. I have used six colours in this project.