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an old book with two different designs on it's pages, one is black and the other is white

Found this magazine in my mums (Dzidra Lauberts) possessions. She did enjoy knitting and making clothes after she came over from a Latvian DP camp in Germany in 1947 to the UK. This is Edition 3 from 1949

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an old book with cross stitch designs on it

Hello All, Today I am going to concentrate on a piece of clothing that might be surprising, mittens. Knitting has become a strong piece of the craft history of the northern peoples, in Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, and even among the Komi of North Russia. In many of these places, it is common to see people dressed up in the traditional costume with a pair of knitted mittens tucked into their sash or belt.Among the slavs one does not see this, typically mittens are sewn of sheepskin or…

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two pictures showing the same red and white knitted pillow on top of each other

EDITOR’S NOTE: My first exposure to Latvian mittens was when I won this amazing little boxed kit a few years ago. I don’t know much about Latvian mittens other than that I’d love to know more! So I’m especially happy about Jess digging in on the subject for her column this month— —Karen For this […]

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the cross stitch pattern is green and white

codeofmittens on Instagram: "One day at a time ⭐️ Latvian mittens pattern Advent calendar Day 22 Each day we’ll open one window in the calendar to reveal a different pattern from traditional Latvian mittens sketched by me. May they inspire you for a prosperous new year ✨☃️ Please tag me in your photos and stories so I can see your beautiful work ❤️ #knittersofinstagram #knittedmittens #latvianmittens #mittens #adventcalendar #knitting #pattern #knittingpattern #knittingpatterns…

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