Knitting Jenny Pattern 148: Icelandic Léttlopi Wool Mittens

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148: Icelandic Léttlopi Wool Mittens features cuffs with a folded picot hemmed edge, and stranded colorwork through the hand, leading to fingertips that feature one color only so as to support easy symmetric decreases. 

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 includes knitting patterns, motifs, and instructions in the following inclusive formats:

• Chart
• Written Instructions
• Illustrations

The mittens are knit circularly, and are constructed in one piece, as follows: 

• Provisionally cast on, join circularly, knit the cuff with folded picot hemmed edge, knit the stranded colorwork through the hand, then solid color knitting to the fingertips. 

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 creates elastic and flexible mittens that fit a Size Medium adult hand, so one size fits most. The pattern includes guidance for size customization.

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 features 6 shades of Ístex brand Icelandic lopi wool in the léttlopi weight, which is considered a worsted/Aran weight.

The finished pair of mittens weighs 86 grams total. 

The following tools are required: 

• 4.0mm double pointed needles (for hem facing and stockinette stitch at the fingertips)
• 4.5mm double pointed needles (for stranded colorwork)
• waste yarn of a contrasting color (for provisional cast on)
• blunt darning needle
• scissors

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 calls for the following gauge; however, your needle size requirements may vary.

• 23 stitches and 23 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over the stranded colorwork, knit circularly with 4.5mm knitting needles, after washing, blocking, drying.

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 includes 14 pages, with sections dedicated to the following topics: Color Dominance, Water Splicing, and Blocking. 

Knitting Jenny Pattern 148 is intended to be read electronically, in consideration of the environment.

Published in the United States in 2026 by Mall & Mall Press, a publishing imprint of Mall & Mall LLC.

The publication is delivered as an immediate digital download in PDF format and therefore cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.