Pihta

Pihta mittens are worked from the bottom up in stranded knitting, apart from the single color cuff. The stitch pattern is simple and rather easy to memorize. There are mostly only one or two consecutive stitches in one color, so you can keep the tension of the yarns constant with minimal effort.

The stranded part of the pattern has 74 stitches in the small size, 82 stitches in the medium size and 90 stitches in the large size.

**Yardage:**In the mittens shown in the photos, the main color is red and the contrast color is white. Small size: Main color 168 m/184 yd or 40 g, contrast color 110 m/119 yd or 26 g. Medium size: Main color 189 m/207 yd or 45 g, contrast color 126 m/138 m or 30 g. Large size: Main color 210 m/230 yd or 50 g, contrast color 147 m/161 yd or 35 g.

Gauge:

39 sts and 36 rows per 10 cm (4 in) in stranded knitting (pinstripe) without blocking.