From time to time I get obsessed with mittens. My absolute favourite material for comfy and just toasty enough mittens is Léttlopi. You might find it odd to publish a new mitten pattern in the middle of summer… but this is done in the spirit of the late great Elizabeth Zimmermann who strongly recommended knitting mittens well before winter – that way the knitter would have patience to knit them long enough. I agree! Mittens are also a great gift, so I knit several pairs every year and store them in my gift drawer.
Corrugated is a design from a few years back – the pattern premiered this spring when the participants of Mohonk Mountain house knitting weekend got them in their goodie bag.
The Estonian cast-on makes for an interesting start, I love the unusual colorwork… and I’m obsessed with the lifeline thumb!