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PeaceFleece KAL for Latvian Braid Fair Isle Mitts

4/10/2014

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From today until May 15 I am offering the pattern for these mitts free to people participating in the Peace Fleece KAL on Ravelry.  For the duration of the KAL you can get your free pattern by leaving a comment with your e-mail address.  I'll send you the PDF attached to a return e-mail from me.

I am, as you can tell from reading through my blog, a very big fan of the Peacefleece yarn, the Peacefleece people, and the Peacefleece business ethos. 

I binge ordered every single color of their DK weight yarn in February.  I attribute this to 2014 being the longest, coldest, most color deprived winter since I returned to Maine in 2007.  It was beyond my ability to self regulate.  Fortunately since I am "in business" I can look at it as a wise inventory investment rather than the impulsive response to color deprivation that it actually was.  Also, my birthday is in February.   So there's that....

The colors in this Mitt are Sheplova, Father's Grey, Antarctica White, and Blue Jay.

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The colors in this version are Olive Roots, Antarctica White, Blue Jay and Violet Vyecheerom.  You will need 1 oz of each of the main colors, and smaller amounts of each of the "trim" colors.  I recommend you choose a light, a bright, a dark and a contrasting.  In the mitts above the white is light, the dark is Father's Grey, the bright is Sheplova and the contrasting is Blue Jay. 

In the mitt directly to the left it is a little less clear cut.  The light is white, the dark is Olive Roots, the bright is Blue Jay and the contrasting is....Violet?  Which is really not that contrasting but it worked.  So that is why I give you a Recommendation rather than a Rule.  I would just purchase 4 colors that you really, really like.  Four of Peacefleece's 4 oz skeins will give you enough to make many, many mitts and you can mix the colors around every which way.

You'll need needles (I made these with double points) in size 1-3 depending on your knitting style...I knit loosely so I used 1s.




19 Comments
Martha Marques link
4/10/2014 02:01:10 am

this is a test of the Peacefleece KAL pattern request

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Krista Wright
4/18/2014 01:45:06 pm

Thank you, Martha, for offering your pattern... I have been wanting to knit Latvian braid since y daughter was a student in Latvia!

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Mieke
4/23/2016 04:27:16 am

Hi Martha, I so like your braided mitts, would you be willing to send me the odf for making these to me too?
And do you know a book with this technique explained?
Thanks so much,
Mieke

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Margot Schips
4/10/2014 02:32:44 pm

Thanks Martha, for providing your pattern for the KAL!

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Martha Marques link
4/11/2014 12:38:01 am

Test delivery of Latvian Braid Fair Isle Mitts for Peacefleece KAL

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Jennifer Crandall
4/13/2014 10:28:49 am

Hi Martha,
Thank you so much for your generous offer of the Latvian Braid Mitts pattern for the Peace Fleece KAL. I have more colors in worsted than sport. Do you think I could safely substitute?

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Martha Marques
4/14/2014 12:12:28 am

If you want to substitute worsted for the DK weight you definitely can. It is your knitting so you can do whatever you want! I recommend that you cast on 44 stitches (it has to be a multiple of 4) and only do the thumb increasing up to 12 stitches or so. Fit to your hand as you go which will be, handily enough, right there with you.

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Sheepwell
4/13/2014 10:51:57 am

Love the details! Thanks for sharing with our newest Peace Fleece KAL.

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Deborah Burger link
4/13/2014 02:48:58 pm

Thanks for this beautiful design and showing it in different colorways. I'm looking forward to the Peacce Fleece KAL and makiing these mitts. :-)

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Fieldstone
4/14/2014 12:03:52 pm

Martha, Thanks for sharing this mitten with the Peacefleece KAL. I've admired them from the moment you posted the pic on Ravelry Peacefleece discussion board. I'm looking forward to playing with colors and knitting your Latvian Mitts! Thanks.

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Gretchen Pinkel
4/15/2014 02:24:36 am

Hi Martha!!! These mitts are just lovely!!! I know these will be a favorite for sure on those chilly mornings! Can't wait to audition a color scheme!

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Donna Guppy
4/15/2014 01:31:26 pm

Looking forward to thePF mitten KAL. Thank-you for making your beautiful pattern available.

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melanie murphy
4/18/2014 01:49:51 am

Hi, LOVE these mitts. Am looking forward to doing these in May with everyone on Ravelry. thank you so much! They are gorgeous.

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Shellie Taylor
4/22/2014 05:47:27 am

I've loved these mitts sine the first time I saw t them, and I'll be caught up by May (I'm on the seed stitch back yoke of French School Girl), and I wear mitts all the time in the winter. Thank you so much for offering these for the PF KAL. I have not used the sport weight yet and am looking forward to the adventure!

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Nancy Miller
4/22/2014 07:19:23 am

Would love to participate in the Kal--thank you for your offer of the pattern.

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Nancy Miller
4/24/2014 09:47:04 am

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Lynn
4/22/2014 11:56:02 pm

These mitts will be the perfect belated birthday gift for my friend. Thanks for offering your pattern.

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Chrystal
4/29/2014 08:52:51 am

Thank you so much for your generous offer. Such a beautiful pattern.

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Bernadette
1/24/2022 05:30:29 am

Hi Martha - I have only just stumbled upon your blog and am very interested in the Latvian braid mitten pattern, if it is still available.

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