The Swedish workshop founded by Emma Jacobsson with humble beginnings as the Bohuslän Domestic Industry became the Bohus Stickning cooperative in 1939. Best known for its beautiful hand knitted items known for their attention to detail, innovative design and color, and exacting standards of craftsmanship, the cooperative was active through 1969 and continues to be…
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Year of Mittens: May Mittens
The May mittens have arrived, and so has warmer weather and the start of gardening season! The inspiration for this pair hails from Sweden’s Bohuslan region, where it is still a chilly 42 degrees fahrenheit today. The little spots of color and the texture of the purls are reminiscent of the hyacinths and daffodils that…
Year of Mittens: April Mittens
No fooling – the April Mittens are here! Inspired by the ingenious way the Irish Mittens we picked up on our yarn-designing trip back in 2015 were constructed, the April Mittens are knit in two halves: the back of the hand and the palm. The pieces are then joined around the edge using a crocheted slipped…
Year Of Mittens: Prolific Knitters
We hope to see some mitten-loving people knit all 12 mittens as part of the Year of Mittens, so today we’re highlighting a couple prolific knitters on Ravelry who have been busy knittin’ mittens! Ravelry user Teal has knit every mitten from August – February, we’re hoping to see March pop up in her Ravelry…
MDK March Mayhem: October Mittens
While March Madness means something different in the collegiate sports world (its collegiate sports….right?), here at Kelbourne Woolens, it means one thing: MDK March Mayhem! March Mayhem is a super fun bracket-based knitting competition, where the main goal is fun. We all get to vote on our favorite patterns tournament-style, and the winner gets bragging…
Year of Mittens: March Mittens
We have March Mittens mosiac madness here at KW headquarters! This mitten uses traditional color work to produce a modern motif inspired by simple but stunning Moroccan tiles. To add to the rich, visual patterning of the mitten, the cuff is accented with Latvian braids leaning counter to each other, hemming in a simple and…
Year Of Mittens: February Mittens
We have a double mitten for the second month of the year! The February Mitten is here! The February Mitten is an all-over leaf-lace mitten, lined in a bright contrast color. This month we have a few new challenges lined up in order to keep things interesting. The payoff for working twice as hard is a…
Year of Mittens Roundup
It’s almost time to release the February Mitten pattern. In the meantime, we’ve found some beautiful finished mittens over on Ravelry, and here are a few of our favorites knit in The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering. We hope this will inspire you to clear off your needles for the next mitten pattern coming this week. …
Year of Mittens Roundup
It’s been so fun to see the shared images of your Year of Mittens WIP and FO’s! I recently browsed Instagram and collected a few of my favorites, which you can see below – make sure to click on the individual images for a link to each knitter’s feed! I also loved seeing what else they’ve…
Two Stitch Cables
The October Mitten begins with a knit/purl lattice stitch pattern at the cuff that grows into a flowering cable. The floral pattern of the mitten is created by 1 x 1 cable crosses that flow into one another and grow into the delicate branches, extending from the basket-patterned cuff. For this technique, we have a new…
September Mitten Cuff
The September Mitten cuff is a very simple lace edging worked back and forth on two double pointed needles. The edging is then joined into a circle, and stitches are then picked up in the straight (flat) side in order to work the hand. As an added element, the beginning and end of the edging…
Year of Mittens: What Color Did You Choose?
We’ve been in this industry long enough to know that you’ll ALL want to knit it in the same color as the sample, no matter what. Okay, okay…we know that’s not 100% true, but it’s true often enough that we thought it’d be nice to show you some August Mittens knit in a color other…
Picking Up Stitches From Waste Yarn
This technique is most commonly used when knitting thumbs on mittens or gloves using the Afterthought or Gusseted styles. It is worked by first knitting the future thumb stitches with waste yarn. Once the mitten is complete, you’ll remove the waste yarn and place the live stitches onto double pointed needles to work the thumb….