Öjbro Vantfabrik 100% Merino Wool Mittens

fager ingvor

Fager Ingvor 100% Merino Wool Mittens by Öjbro

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"Fager" is the Swedish word for "Beauty." Owner designer Åse Öjbro has created a panoramic flower pattern on the back of the mitten hand showing flower, stem and supporting leaves.  The inside palm has an alternating nail dot pattern set off by an alternating small v-shaped uniform patterns of lice "lusemonsters" believed to protect from evil spirits.  "I love flowers, and I thought why not design winter mittens with spring flowers,"  Åse confided, and I adapted one of my still life flowers to a smaller canvas."

 

For how long a time the Nordic people have been knitting wool mittens are unknown. The earliest sign of wool mitten knitting dates back to the 13th century. Öjbro Vantfabrik has a passion to bring the wool knitting traditions of the old into modern days of wool knitting.   The outer mitten shell is 100% merino wool and the patented 3 layer polymide inside creates the Öjbro 3 V-Swedish:   ”Varning: Varma Vantar” ===== "Warning: Warm Mittens." 

 

We know you can't try these mittens on in cyberspace, but we can share with you our customer experience.  We held 12 trunk shows this summer and every one of the fifty or so men and women loved the warmth, softness, and design of these Öjbro Vantfabrik wool mittens and wanted to buy them on the spot; we took advance orders instead!  Now finally in America, from Ted and Åse Öjbro and only at Sweater Chalet.  

 

Knitted in Sweden in Ted Öjbro's small family factory of 100% ORGANIC merino wool, excepting the inner patented 3 layers of polymide.

 

$79.95

  • 0.5 lb
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