False Entrelac - Sámi Knitted Mitten

The knitter uses four different colors of fingering weight yarn to make this beautiful stranded project. Despite its fancy look, only two colors are ever knit on each row. I created this false entrelac mitten based on a museum-owned piece purchased in 1925 from Jukkasjärvi by Stockholm's Nordiska museet. Braids and tassels finish off this northern beauty.