← Onsdag StudioMitten Studies · No. 03MMXXVI
Issue 03/A two-colour pairing study

Two colours,
one old story.

Mitten traditions have always spoken in two colours. Each study pairs two real, quiet colourways in the visual language of one tradition, so you can feel the pairing before the yarn is yours. A colour study, told gently.

Every cover here is an AI-generated colour illustration — a way to picture two colourways together before you buy. None is a knitted sample, none is made from any published pattern, and the motif traditions belong to the places that made them. Two honest notes: our yarns are mohairs, and a mohair halo softens colourwork — that softness is part of what these studies look at. And gauge, how many strands to hold, and needle size come from the brands’ own guidance and your pattern, never from the picture.

Ink Star
Study No. 01Ink Star
Study No. 01 · Selbu, Norway

Ink Star

— A black star on winter white, the way Selbu has always told it.

Pairing
White · 1001 · #F1EADE — groundBlack · 1099 · #1A1A1A — motif
Yarn
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair ↗ · 57% mohair / 28% silk / 15% wool · Lace · 25 g / 212 m · held double for mittens
Suggested pattern
Norwegian Selbu Mittens · Stefanie Canich · Ravelry ↗ · freeSelbu Mittens · Skeindeer Knits · Ravelry ↗

AI illustration · colour study, not a knitted sample

Ember Braid
Study No. 02Ember Braid
Study No. 02 · Latvia

Ember Braid

— A scarlet braid on warm cream, bright as a Latvian midwinter.

Pairing
きなり · 01 · #E9E6DA — groundスカーレット · 12 · #DA2319 — motif
Yarn
Daruma Wool Mohair ↗ · 56% mohair (kid + super kid) / 44% merino wool · Bulky · 20 g / 46 m · 13–14 sts / 10 cm
Suggested pattern
Morning Star Mittens · Ieva Ozolina · Ravelry ↗Weekday Mittens · Ieva Ozolina · Ravelry ↗

AI illustration · colour study, not a knitted sample

Bracken Rounds
Study No. 03Bracken Rounds
Study No. 03 · Fair Isle & Shetland, Scotland

Bracken Rounds

— Ochre rounds on moor green, quiet as Shetland weather.

Pairing
Drab · 611 · #676856 — groundOchre · 695 · #BA8644 — motif
Yarn
Rowan Kidsilk Haze ↗ · 70% super kid mohair / 30% silk · Lace · 25 g / 210 m · held double for mittens
Suggested pattern
Peerie Flooers Mittens · Kate Davies Designs · Ravelry ↗Hairst Mön Mittens · Gudrun Johnston · Ravelry ↗

AI illustration · colour study, not a knitted sample

Frost Chain
Study No. 04Frost Chain
Study No. 04 · Dalarna, Sweden

Frost Chain

— Pale ice and slate, twisted stitch by stitch in the Swedish way.

Pairing
Ice · 5811 · #D2DCD9 — groundBlue · 6081 · #384757 — motif
Yarn
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair ↗ · 57% mohair / 28% silk / 15% wool · Lace · 25 g / 212 m · held double for mittens
Suggested pattern
Twined Mittens · Beth Brown-Reinsel · Ravelry ↗Twined Mittens – Square · Jenny Rönnlund · Ravelry ↗ · free

AI illustration · colour study, not a knitted sample

Rose Inlay
Study No. 05Rose Inlay
Study No. 05 · Estonia (Muhu Island colours)

Rose Inlay

— Bright roses laid into midnight blue, one strand at a time.

Pairing
Navy · 708 · #292734 — groundUltra · 712 · #F588A8 — motif
Yarn
Rowan Kidsilk Haze ↗ · 70% super kid mohair / 30% silk · Lace · 25 g / 210 m · held double for mittens
Suggested pattern
Columbine Roosimine Mittens · Knitting Partner · Ravelry ↗Karelia · Midori Hirose · Ravelry ↗Gloves from Muhu Island · Nancy Bush · Ravelry ↗

AI illustration · colour study, not a knitted sample