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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. -
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 three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Paistu area in historic Mulgi Region, nowadays Viljandi County in ESTONIA. It is an ancient geometrical motif, it is called a Goat Eye 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. I have use a lot of the tiny yarn balls which are left overs from bigger projects. That creates a joyful combination which will draw a lot of attention. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. Every fifth row is with three yarns. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Approx women's size 8. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Urvaste area in Võru County. It is an ancient geometrical pattern, depicting powerful and protective 8-pointed star. The little crosses add extra protection and warmth to this pair, as the whole palm part is three layered. This pattern is in Estonian National Museum filed under ERM A 6:11 and it is knitted in 1740 by a Vana-Antsla student. It was collected in 1920. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The off-white yarn is natural sheep color, 100% wool from Estonia. The pink is 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. -
Knitted mostly with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The wrists are knitted in the entralac technique using matching shades and some turquoise. It is an ancient geometrical pattern from Räpina area in Old Võro, nowadays Põlva County. It depicts snow flakes, that is also how the patter is called - a Snow Flake Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The pink and blue 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. 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. -
Knitted mostly with three colored purple yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The wrists are knitted in the entralac technique using matching shades and a row of pink. The pattern comes from Viru-Jaagupi area in Estonia. It is an ancient geometrical pattern, depicting crosses and rhombi. It is called a Butterfly Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. 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 7,5-8.
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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.