Arabesque Mitts Pattern Discount

Description

Arabesque Mitts Pattern

• Pattern Notes
• Yarn Specs
• The Brand

• Online Download – the pattern will be emailed to you upon purchase.

  Knit in the round with 2 strands of yarn held together.

  YARN
  2 balls of Di Gilpin Lalland, 100% Scottish lambswool, 50gr/ball. Pattern uses two balls knitted together.
  OR

• 1 ball of Di Gilpin Lalland Aran, 100% Scottish lambswool, 100g/ball.

  NEEDLES
  4.5mm (US 7) needles, circular or DPNs

  FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
  Total length: 23cm Circumference: 17cm Thumb Length: 7.5cm
  Using 4.5mm needles gives a small–medium fit. If you wish a larger sizing, use 5mm needles. No extra yarn will be necessary for the larger size.

  TENSION
  20 sts and 28 rows of st st on 4.5mm measures 4ins X 4ins (10cm X 10cm)

• Ingredients: 100% Lambswool

  Length: 175 meters (191 yards)

  Weight: 50g

  Gauge: Light DK  / Sport Tension of 10cm x 10cm: 25 stitches and 30 rows in stockinette stitch on 3.75mm needles 3.25 – 4mm (US 3 – 6)

• To create original and intensely beautiful pieces of hand knit which not only protect us and tell a story, but transport us in the wearing, into a dream time inspired by the ever-changing land and seascapes of Scotland. To have the wearer feel the spirit of the wild free mountains, and islands, wherever they may be.

  My knitwear design studio has its origins in a semi-ruined croft on the Isle of Skye. I had settled there in 1983 with little more than a rucksack containing a tent, wool and knitting needles.

  I have worked with many Yarn companies over the  years and created for Rowan the Rowan Scottish Tweed, which was made at the Harris Tweed mill in Carloway, Isle of Lewis. I wrote a book of designs in this amazing yarn, ‘Shorelines” with patterns focused on intarsia, colourwork and gansey knitting.

  From those early beginnings, I have developed an international fashion brand, working with leading designers including Graeme Black, Erdos 1436, Hancock VA, Mark Fast, Topshop Unique, Cabbages & Roses, Sophia Kokosolaki and Nike.  Read more about our Collaborations. 

  Now based at Comielaw Farm on the Balcaskie Estate we have a beautiful showroom and design studio alongside a work room for classes and a kitchen. 

  We have recruited a great team of skilled home-knitters based across Scotland. There is a core specialist team, who live within a 15-mile radius, to create the one-off pieces and special commissions desired by private clients, fashion designers and the catwalk.

  A single Di Gilpin garment could take us as long as two months to create, hand-knitted in the finest Scottish yarn, inspired by our rich cultural heritage and provenance, making it among the most intricate and show-stopping pieces of couture available anywhere in the world. 

  For the past few years we have been working in tandem with La Fetiche, a Paris Glasgow Fashion label founded by April Crichton and Orely Forestier.