HILJA
This long wrist warmer roosimine knitting pattern is named after my grandmother who was a masterful knitter. A discovery of little booklet with motifs she had created and copied from traditional patterns back in 1930s Estonia inspired these embroidered looking wrist warmers. The Hilja mitts or wrist warmers are a great knitting pattern for exploring the Roosimine Estonian inlay knitting technique from southwestern Estonia that creates the appearance of embroidery while you knit. Designed to use two contrast colours for the Roosimine, it’s a great beginner’s Roosimine knitting pattern for learning how to knit this technique with multiple colours.
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Length: 24 cm / 9.5”
Wrist circumference: 20 cm / 8”
Length cuff to thumb hole: 18 cm / 7” -
4ply fingering weight yarn in the following amounts: MC: 118m / 129 yds
CC1: 24m / 27 yds
CC2: 12m / 14 yds
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These wrist warmers are knit from the bottom up.
The cuff features 3x3 rib and corrugated ribbing.
The body of the wrist warmer features a motifs created using the Estonian inlay technique called “Roosimine”. Contrast colours (CC1 and CC2) are held double for the inlay floats. Video tutorial links included for Roosimine technique.
The thumbhole is created using a technique for making buttonholes by binding off stitches and then casting back on the same number of stitches to create a hole.
Skill level: advanced beginner; comfortable with knitting with two colours and in the round.
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Knitting in the round
Ribbing
Corrugated (2 color) ribbing
Roosimine (video tutorial links included in pattern)
Purlwise cable cast on ( video tutorial link included in pattern)