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Knitted with two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern is an ancient Estonian pattern depicting 8-point stars and crosses. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the colored yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful twisting ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are colorworked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The yarns are hand dyed in Estonia, 100% wool. The grey yarn is natural sheep color. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK-weight yarn, they are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The pattern depicts tiny flowers and it comes from Viljandi area, historic Murgi Region. The cuff is tightly 1x1 ribbed, which keeps your hands extra warm. The gloves are colorworked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Vigala area in Western ESTONIA. It is an ancient motif on them: a Cat Paw Pattern and a Sieve Pattern combined. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The pink yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey and brown yarns are natural sheep color. They come from Kihnu Island. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size 7,5-8. -
Knitted with mostly three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Äksi area in Tartu County, ESTONIA . It is an old pattern. A pair of mittens with similar pattern was collected to the Estonian National Museum in 1911 and it was knitted in 1871. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful twisty ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size 7.5-8. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Kihnu Island, although it is not a traditional style pair. It is depicting a small flower. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The dark red and green yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The off-white is natural sheep color. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size approximately 8-8,5. -
Knitted mostly with four colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The wrists are knitted in the entralac technique. The pattern comes from Irboska area in Setoland, Estonia. It is an intricate round motif, depicting waves and circles and crosses. One might see even roses there. Women in older days were very eager to accommodate new motifs which warriors brought home from far away lands or exotic merchants were selling in towns. This motif is most probably of Roman origin. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The colorful yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey is natural sheep color. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 7-7,5. -
Knitted with two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Nõo area in ESTONIA. It is a large ancient motif, depicting the powerful 8-pointed star. The star, with its 8 corners unites heaven and hell, good and bad, light and dark. It protects you from all the evil. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size 8.
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Knitted mostly with two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The wrists are knitted in the entralac technique using matching shades and some dark red. It is an ancient geometrical pattern from Obinitsa area in Setoland. It depicts a plant leaf. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size approximately 7,5.
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Please welcome a fine work of handicraft art, where traditional Estonian knitting style is combined with Seto patterns. And this is not an ordinary pattern, but it has traveled to Siberia with expatriates from Seto area in South-East Estonia and back to home-land with folklorist, who were researching them few years ago. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% Estonian wool. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The cuff is finely lacy. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 7-8. -
Knitted with mostly two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Kuusalu area in Northern ESTONIA. It is an ancient pattern called a 8-pointed star pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, all 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful triangular ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size approx 8. -
Knitted with mostly two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Paistu area in historic Mulgi Region, nowadays Viljandi County. It is an ancient geometrical pattern, depicting 8-pointed star, some rhombi and crosses. It is called a very powerful and protective pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The off-white yarn is natural sheep color, 100% wool from Estonia. The red and blue are hand dyed, natural Estonian wool. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size approximately 8 with slightly longer fingers. -
Knitted mostly with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The wrists are knitted in the entralac technique. The pattern comes from Obinitsa area in Setoland, Estonia. It is an ancient geometrical pattern, depicting crosses, circles, also motifs from nature like clover. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The colorful yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey is natural sheep color. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 7,5-8.