Pattern: Ceilidh
$4.00 CAD
A ceilidh (pronounced Kaylee) is a traditional Gaelic social dance originating in Ireland and Scotland. In days gone by, there were ceilidhs in most town and village halls on Friday or Saturday nights. The cheerful and lively ceilidh music is provided by fiddles, flutes, tin whistles, accordions, and the bodhran drum.
This pattern is the results of my Ravelympic challenge: to design and publish a pattern during the Olympic games, and to knit a pair of mittens from sheep fleece that I carded, dyed and spun during the span of the games.
The green was inspired by my 4 leaf clover, and was created using orange and green kool-aid. The fleece was spun and Navajo plied to form a worsted weight 3-ply yarn.
The celtic patterning of the braid represents the continuum of life, love and faith, and the circle motif represents eternity.
Knit in the round with two contrasting worsted weight yarns, these celtic inspired mittens would be perfect to wear to a St. Patrick’s day ceilidh.
Skills: cast on, knitting in the round, purl, cables, M1 increase, decrease (ssk and k2tog), stranded knitting, chart reading, kitchener stitch
Needles: 4 size 4mm DPN, cable needle, darning needle
Yarn: Worsted weight in 2 contrasting colours
Gauge: 4.5 sts per inch, 7 rows per inch in stockinette stitch
These mittens would be great for a beginner who is ready to try cable knitting and colourwork in small doses.
EDIT: Ceilidh now has a matching hat called Eirinn.
Download the .pdf pattern for Celildh (mittens) only for $4.00 CAD
Download the .pdf pattern for Ceilidh & Eirinn for $6.00 CAD
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Tags: dyeing, fleece, FO, knitting, knitting olympics, kool-aid dye, mittens, pattern, ravelry, ravelympics, roving, spinning, vancouver 2010
