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  • Seol Mittens Pattern

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      Beautiful fingerless mittens inspired by traditional gansey stitching.

      YARN
      Di Gilpin Lalland, 100% Scottish lambswool, 50gr/ball. 
      1 ball

      NEEDLES
      1 pair 3.00mm (UK 11, US 2) needles, and 1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) needles (for small-medium)
      1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) needles, and 1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9, US 4) needles (for medium-large).

      TENSION
      26 sts and 35 rows in st st using 3.00mm needles measured over 4in (10cm). 25 sts and 30 rows in st st using 3.25mm needles measured over 4in (10cm). Please keep the st st firm and crisp and check tension regularly.

      FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
      SMALL – MEDIUM Length: 22cm
      Top width: 7.5cm (15cm circumference) Bottom width: 9.5cm (19cm circumference)
      MEDIUM – LARGE Length: 23cm
      Top width: 8.5cm (17cm circumference) Bottom width: 10cm (20cm circumference)

    • 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.