Please welcome a fine work of handicraft art, where traditional Estonian knitting style is combined with Seto patterns. The pattern depicts berries or flowers and I saw it on an exhibition in Obinitsa Museum in Setoland, ESTONIA. Year 2025 has been the Year of Colorwork Mittens in Setomaa and we had many wonderful exhibitions and events to celebrate this deep mitten knitting heritage of Estonia.
Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red and green yarns are hand dyed, 100% Estonian wool. The white yarn is natural sheep color from Estonia. 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 8.
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Knitted with more than three colored yarn - turquoise, pink, coral, magenta - in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK-weight yarn, they are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. This pattern comes from Pärnu County, Estonia. The cuff is knitted colorfully using the entralac style and matching colors of blues. Women's size, approximately 8. -
Knitted with three different yarns in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Musa Village in Risti area in Western ESTONIA. The pattern is an ancient one, as the small geometrical ones are the oldest. An original piece of the same pattern can be seen here: https://www.muis.ee/museaalview/557206 Collected from Musa Village in Risti Parish in 1913. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The off-white 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 Rapla area, ESTONIA . It is called a Bean Leaf Pattern. 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. If you make 4 rows of each color, it will look like entralac. 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. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern is an ancient Estonian pattern depicting Cat Paw or 8-pointed Star. It comes from Räpina area in historic Old Võro region, nowadays in Põlva County, ESTONIA. It is called a Swirly Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The turquoise and yellow 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 cabled 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-leyer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 8. -
Knitted with two color yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. This pattern comes from Leppoja Farm, Männisalu Village in Räpina area in Old Võro County, Estonia. It reminds me an oldwallpaper pattern from a manor house walls. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The pink yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The dark brown is a natural sheep color, wool comes fromKihnu 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, approximately 7.5-8. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Panjavitsa area in Setoland, ESTONIA. It is an simple ancient motif, depicting some stars and crosses. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The navy blue and yellow yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey yarn is natural sheep color 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. Setos are an ethnic and linguistic minority living in an area covering South-East Estonia and West of Pskov Region in Russia. Setumaa will appeal to anybody interested in different cultures, religion and traditions - with its beautiful nature Setumaa is well worth a visit. Please see more at http://www.visitestonia.com/en/holiday-destinations/cultural-treasures/setomaa Women's size, approximately 7.5-8. -
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.
Knitted with mostly three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The blue and green colored 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 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, approximately 8.5 -
Would you like to learn how to knit like a pro? Please join us in this week long Glove Knitting Retreat in Tartu, Estonia and learn glove making in the traditional Estonian round knitting color-work style. Knitting instructions come from a master knitter, stay in a luxurious hotel right at the river in Tartu, Estonia. The tour starts and ends in Tallinn. The price is 2430 euros and it includes: • 7 workshops by a skillful glove knitting master, including yarn and needles. • 6 nights in a luxurious hotel in Tartu, single-room with breakfasts. • lunches and dinners in the best restaurants in Tartu. • a day trip to Viljandi and Heimtali Museum. • a walking tour in Tartu. • an evening boat tour on River Emajõgi. • visiting Estonian National Museum in Tartu. • bus transportation Tallinn – Tartu – Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 130 charge, so your total is 2560. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2430 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens http://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before January 3, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before February 3, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before March 3, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
Estonia has 2 222 islands, most of them are very tiny. But some of them are big and tensely populated, their history and traditions reaching back thousands of years. During this handicraft tour we will visit three islands off the western coast of Estonia. We relax in a luxurious boutique hotel in Kuressaare, Saaremaa. We stay is a rural farm house B&B in Muhu Island and Kihnu Island, where you need to share a bathroom. On the way we visit Tõstamaa, which is famous for its in-lay knitting. We learn local crafts: knitting and embroidery. The price is 2780 euros and it includes: • 7 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes materials and tools. • 2 nights in a nice hotel in Saaremaa single-room with breakfasts. • 5 nights in two different B&B single-room with breakfasts (shared bathroom and toilet on small islands). • lunches in local gourmet restaurants. • sightseeing tours in Saaremaa, Muhu Island and Kihnu. • Unlimited usage of saunas and spa during our stay in Kuressaare on Saaremaa Island. • Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 150 charge, so your total is 2930. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2780 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.NordicKnitters.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 3, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Feb 13, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Mar 23, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
Estonian coastline is very long for a small area - 3800 km, the majority of which are the coastlines of the islands. The coastline of the continent is 1240 km long. During this handicraft tour we will visit Ruhnu island off the western coast of Estonia and spend a lot of time near the sea in Pärnu and vicinity. We relax in a beautoful Hotel Pärnu and in a lovely rural farm house B&B in Ruhnu Island. Pärnu is a summer resort town on Baltic Sea with marvelous wide white sandy beach. We also visit Tori and Kilingi-Nõmme area, where we meet some local crafters and have a walk in Riisa bog - the biggest reservoir for fresh water. We learn local crafts: knitting, embroidery, book binding etc. The price is 2580 euros and it includes: • 6 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes materials and tools. • 5 nights in Hotel Pärnu double-room with breakfasts. • 2 nights in a B&B in Ruhnu Island double-room with breakfasts, shared bathrooms. • Lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants. • Hike in Riisa Bog. • Wine tasting in Allikukivi Manor. • Sightseeing tours in Pärnu, Ruhnu, Tori, Kilingi-Nõmme. • Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 135 charge, so your total is 2715 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2580 euros, we will send you an invoice. Contacts: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com https://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 13, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Feb 13, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before March 13, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
Estonia has very cold winters, hence we are used to make and wear woolen everything. Nowadays more and more people are rising sheep and working to add value to the raw wool. New small wool mills are emerging and farmers are interested in maintaining the old local breeds. During this wool study tour we will visit some sheep farmers and wool mills of Estonia. We will also visit some handicrafters, who are using wool in an artistic way. There is a wonderful academy in Viljandi, where you can study many heritage crafts. We will see their premises and hear about their work. The price is 1500 euros and it includes: • visits to 4 farms, 4 smal wool mills, 3 craft studios. • 1 knitting workshop, materials and tools included. • a tour in Viljandi Culture Academy and a 2 hour presentation on Estonian sheep, wool and learning heritage technologies. • 3 nights in two different hotels double-room with breakfasts. • lunches and dinners in local restaurants (excluding drinks). • Bus transportation during the whole tour starting from Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra 80EUR charge, so your total will be 1580 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 1500 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com https://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Dec 3, 2025 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Jan 3, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Feb 3, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.