tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86767309948997314422024-03-13T14:10:19.326-07:00LapponeLarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-20048438447306474962017-07-23T02:28:00.000-07:002017-07-23T02:28:07.581-07:00Project bags - learning how to use our sewing machine <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am learning how to use our sewing machine by making project bags. You can never have to many of these ...</span><br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-11390541976119920202017-07-23T02:07:00.000-07:002017-07-23T02:07:13.624-07:00Socks with two different yarns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I knitted these socks a couple of months ago. I used one striped yarn and one in solid colour (red). This is because sometimes when I knit man sized socks if run out of yarn before I am finished. I have started weighing the sock yarn that I have bought and found that it is not uncommon that they contain less than the stated 100 grams. So to avoid having to buy extra yarn I sometimes use two colours instead. it is also a great way to use leftovers from other sock projects.</span><br /><br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-3396199903518824882017-03-19T08:14:00.000-07:002017-03-19T08:14:03.527-07:00Socks - finally finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I finally finished these socks! Man´s size. Yarn used is 105 grams of Drops Fabel, and needles 2,50 mm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used the Old Norwegian Cast-On ("dubbel-korsuppläggning" in Swedish) and a K1, P1 ribbing. After that I changed to a Seeded Rib (4 stitches repeat) for the all-over pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The heel-flap stitches are a "Reversed Slip 1, Knit 1" pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Finally a toe with decreases at the end of each of the four needles. In Swedish it is called "Strålintagning". I have never tried this before, but it is said to give a good toe both with thin and thick yarn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I like the retro<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">-feel of these socks.</span></span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-55013219533461059722017-01-27T12:01:00.000-08:002017-01-27T12:01:37.041-08:00Hat in twined knitting - hand spun yarn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just finished this hat in twined knitting. The yarn is some of my first hand-spun, spun years ago (2011). The<a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2011/07/z-plied-handspun.html" target="_blank"> red yarn</a> is 50/50 Spelsau (grey) from Norway and Leicester (white). The fleece was grey and white when I spun it and I later dyed the yarn red. The <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2011/07/making-yarn.html" target="_blank">yellow yarn</a> was spun by mixing some dyed fleece that I was given, origin unknown. 210 stitches on needles 2,50 mm.</span><br />
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Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-73640334248876499252017-01-20T07:44:00.000-08:002017-01-20T07:44:29.956-08:00Striped and checkered mittens in twined knitting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These are twined knitted mittens using the simplest way of patterning: two colours making stripes, and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">making checkers by </span>being reversed every second row. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The main part of the mitten is striped. I used checkers on the cuff ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and on the increases for the thumb. The increases are made on both side of the thumb gore every second row.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The cast-on is one that I have learned from Karin Kahnlund. I repeated the principle for the cast-on effect just before I started the increases for the thumb - to mark the end of the cuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The yarn used is spun at <a href="http://www.walstedts.se/en/" target="_blank">Wålstedts</a>. The fleece used is from the breed Värmlandsfår - natural colours, except for the yellow that I dyed.</span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-9572246578345633652017-01-06T00:42:00.000-08:002017-01-06T00:42:04.837-08:00When mending holes isn't enough ....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These holes just weren't worth mending, they were to big and the yarn was of a really bad quality (don't buy yarn without information about what kind of fibres it is made of). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But since I have been told not to waste yarn I did as my mother often did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I cut off the part with the useless yarn and frogged the remaining material back until I reached the point where I wanted to start the new foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I picked up stitches</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and used a yarn of better quality for the foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I also checked with myproject book regarding needle size, amount of stitches and other particulars regarding the sock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After some knitting I had a pair of socks almost as good as new.</span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-40468625067812183112016-12-23T00:15:00.000-08:002016-12-23T00:15:37.648-08:00morbror_lars at Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have recently started an Instagram account - It is just a try out, my blog will still be my focus-point. The Instagram account does not have textile as its main subject. <br />
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Please feel free to visit! Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-41362830971565654742016-12-04T04:56:00.000-08:002016-12-04T04:56:20.382-08:00Cowl in nalbinding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have been nalbinding and this is the result - a cowl. I used some old 2-ply wool yarn and bound a fairly loose fabric in the shape of a tube. Circumference 80 cm (about 32 inches) and 40 cm in length (about 16 inches). A total of 140 grams of yarn was used.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After washing and a light fulling the finished cowl measures 75 cm (30 inches) in circumference and 37 cm (about 15 inches) in lenght. I used the Brodén stitch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">För ett par månader sedan var jag på boksläpp för Ulla Engquists bok "STICKA - Egna modeller och fler detaljer", utgiven av <a href="http://www.hemslojdensforlag.se/" target="_blank">Hemslöjdens Förlag</a>. Det är uppföljningen till Ulla Engquists bok <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2015/05/sticka-detaljer-som-gor-skillnad-av.html" target="_blank">"STICKA - Detaljer som gör skillnad"</a> som kom förra året. I denna bok fortsätter Ulla att ösa kunskap över oss och behandlar områden som:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">garn (olika typer, olika fibrer, spinning och tvinning skrivet av Gunnel Axelsson)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">konstruera en tröja efter personliga mått, anpassa storlek, beräkna maskor och antal varv, garnåtgång</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kragar, sprund, ärmar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">knapphål och knapphålsslåar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fickor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kilar av olika slag</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mönsterstickning</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Liksom den förra boken är detta en lärobok i stickning. Det är en bok att rådfråga när man stöter på problem. En bok att gå till när man vill se alternativ till hur man t ex stickar fickor. För att få ut det mesta bör man nog också investera i den första boken då det ibland refereras till tekniker som finns beskrivna i den. </span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">English Summary:</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The above post is a
presentation of </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"STICKA - Egna modeller och fler detaljer" (a rough translation would be "KNITTING - Your own models and more details"), </span>the second book written by Ulla Engquist. This book deals with different yarns and fibres, different kinds of collars, button holes, sleeves etc. There are also instructions on how ta make a sweater based on your own measurements. I think this is as good and as useful as her first book "</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2015/05/sticka-detaljer-som-gor-skillnad-av.html" target="_blank">STICKA - Detaljer som gör skillnad</a>" (a rough translation would be "KNITTING - Details that make a difference"). That book, we were told at the book release this autumn, will be published in the USA in 2017.</span></span><br />
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Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-83409193574485650732016-11-17T08:11:00.000-08:002016-11-17T08:14:42.118-08:00"Tvi̕bandađir vettlingar" by Kristinu Jonsdottur Schmidhauser<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Tvi̕bandađir vettlingar" by Kristinu Jonsdottur Schmidhauser was published by Heimilisiđnađarfělag Íslands, 1981. When I saw this title the first time I thought it was about twined knitting, due to that the word "Tvi̕bandađir" resembled "tveband", the Norwegian word for twined knitting. Both words refer to knitting with two yarns, but in different ways. I soon discovered that the book was about Icelandic patterned mittens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many mittens in this book have a strong resemblance with mittens from northern Europe. We know that there was a lot of contact between the North Atlantic countries (in the form of commerce) and that through these contacts many things, including patterns, have spread.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are also mittens with patterns that I think are not as common. Very interesting. The book is in Icelandic, but the mittens are presented with both photos and charts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are interested in Icelandic textile pattern traditions (not only knitting) I can recommend the book <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2012/12/islensk-sjonabok-ornaments-and-patterns.html" target="_blank">"Íslensk sjónabók - Ornaments and patterns found in Iceland"</a>.</span><br />
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Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-1304116735703044182016-11-05T12:06:00.000-07:002016-11-05T12:06:10.950-07:00"Selbuvotter" by Anne Bårdsgård<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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from Selbu and the traditional Selbu patterns can be found almost everywhere in
Norway. Anne Bårdsgård grew up in Selbu and she has now written a fantastic
book about the Mittens from Selbu.</span></span><br />
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the history of the Selbu mitten tradition from 1850 until today. The oldest of
these mittens were fine gifts often made for the bridegroom and his family. The
mittens were examples of an advanced craft regarding the skill required for
knitting them but also regarding the sorting and spinning of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the wool to get the yarn. The patterns were
often elaborate and there are many examples of advanced pattern construction.</span></span></div>
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has thorough and educational chapters on how to knit mittens such as these, the
different groups/types of patterns (all chartered) and their variations (also
all chartered) and background, the yarns used and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the stitch count. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In short, everything you
need to design your own Selbu mittens according to the Selbu tradition. If you are
not fond of making your own patterns there is also an entire chapter of
chartered mittens <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with </span>presentations of the knitters that provided them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is
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useful information. "Selbuvotter" was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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But it deserves to be read also by <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">other</span> knitters than the Scandinavian ones.
Just under 300 pages and propped with knowledge it is one of the best books on
knitting that I have read.</span></span><br />
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Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-20373136403354954572016-11-04T10:12:00.000-07:002016-11-04T10:12:25.000-07:00Small socks for a small boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have knitted small socks for a small boy that soon will celebrate his first birthday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The yarn is Fabel sock yarn, knitted on 2,50 mm. I was almost successful in getting matching stripes. Close enough. 30 grams of yarn was used in these socks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are grey socks kitted in thin sock yarn Fabel on needles size 2<span id="goog_995535000"></span><span id="goog_995535001"></span>,50 mm. I searched the internet for a nice stitch pattern and finally found this that I liked because it gave me a retro-feel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are knitted on a circular needle using the magic-loop technique.This is not my favourite method, since I prefer knitting socks with five needles, but I have decided to knit some socks in this way. I think that it could be useful if I want to bring some sock-knitting when travelling since it prevents dropping needles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I added one strand of yarn and knitted the heel in twined knitting to get a stronger fabric. If you know how to do twined knitting I can recommend this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For those of you <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">who </span>like the stitch pattern I have charted it.</span><br />
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<br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-18465213427955924042016-10-23T10:17:00.003-07:002016-10-23T10:17:48.456-07:00Socks knitted by my mother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My mother taught me how to knit when I was about six years old. First garter stitch scarves, but quite soon after that socks on five double-pointed needles. In the beginning I did not master the heel and the toe decreases (of course) but I managed the cuff, leg and foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since then most of the socks I knit is knitted the way she taught me. Teaching somebody to knit is a great gift. Knitting has given me a lot of joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My mother will be 88 in December, and she still knits. She finished these socks last week. They are knitted on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">double-pointed needles,</span> </span>2,50 mm with Fabel sock yarn. Her eyesight is not very good nowadays, but I guess that a life of knitting socks helps her hands to find their way.</span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-11958866270539977072016-10-16T08:54:00.000-07:002016-10-16T08:54:51.891-07:00Folklig virkning - Nås socken Dalarna / Traditional crochet from Nås parish Dalecarlia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finally! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ulla Berglund Brasch - "Folklig virkning Nås socken Dalarna" (in Swedish only) is a book on the tapestry crochet tradition from Nås, Dalecarlia. This kind of crochet has been done since the mid 1800´s when the first pattern books for crochet were published in Sweden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is exceptional that this technique so quickly was incorporated with the traditional peasant costume in Nås, since the traditional costumes at that time already had a relatively strict form. The book is based on an inventory of traditional crocheted items from Nås done in 1993-1996. The crocheted shawls called "Hjärtvärmare" (translated that would be: heart-warmers) from Nås are famous. The inventory registered 41 of these shawls, most commonly red patterned in black and white. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Other items that were crocheted were mittens, hats, suspenders, purses, bands and wrist-warmers. The book gives us the history, the technique, the materials, and a lot of pictures. It also has patterns for one shawl and a pair of mittens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My interest for this crochet tradition started when I visited Nås and Dala-Floda in 2014:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a very interesting book about the Norwegian twined knitting tradition. Translated to English the title would be something like "Twined knitting - In search of a knitting tradition". I knew that twined knitting had a tradition in Norway. I had heard that they wore their mittens "inside-out" compared to us in Sweden. But that was about it. Information about Norwegian twined knitting has been very scarce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Margit Bredesen, in cooperation with Magnhild Tallerås (textile advisor), has written a book (and knitted all the mittens in the book) that is thorough. History, techniques, similarities and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> differences between Norwegian and Swedish tradition, as well as a bunch of patterns (traditional and more modern) are to be found in this book.</span><br />
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Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-32552277001819131812016-10-13T10:07:00.000-07:002016-10-14T23:53:00.343-07:00Blue socks in October<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Autumn has come. A perfect time for sock knitting. In my yarn stash I found this yarn from Opal and decided to knit myself blue socks. This is a basic sock with an Old Norwegian Cast-On, that I think is called "dubbel korsuppläggning" in Swedish. A cuff with <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a simple</span> ribbing (<span class="st">knit 1, purl 1). When knitting the heel I added one strand of yarn and knitted it in twined knitting. This is an old way of making the heel stronger when knitting socks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All in all I ended up with a nice pair of socks. And have started on a new pair.</span><br />
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<br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-40959667730781603072016-09-18T01:19:00.000-07:002016-09-18T01:19:32.861-07:00Socks for my mother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My mother has had a minor operation and just to cheer her up a bit I knitted her a pair of socks. The design is by Heléne Wallin and available as a free pattern for the members of "Sticka", a Swedish association for knitters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I recommend this pattern. It is easy knitting and the result is a pair of nice socks.</span><br />
<br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-19798403399285240372016-09-03T10:50:00.000-07:002016-09-03T10:50:05.172-07:00Josef Frank Exhibition at Millesgården<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I can't think of a better way to spend a grey, cloudy Saturday in September than visiting <a href="http://www.millesgarden.se/index.aspx?languageID=2" target="_blank">Millesgården </a>to see the Josef Frank Exhibition. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Frank_(architect)" target="_blank">Josef Frank</a> was an architect. But I think, that in Sweden, he is most known for his textiles. His patterns are now Swedish classics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A day when the rain threatens to soak you if you dare go outside, these textiles are the perfect antidote. Joyful, positive and a bit mad in the nicest possible way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But leaving Millesgården without looking at the sculptures of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Milles" target="_blank">Carl Milles</a> is not an option. They all make such a strong impact seen close up.</span><br />
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<br />Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-44071226729837529782016-08-15T02:14:00.000-07:002016-08-15T02:14:44.936-07:00Wool market 2016 - Ullmarknad 2016, Stallbacken, Österbybruk <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last years visit to Österbybruk was a very nice experience. So, of course, we had to visit this year too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lots of yarn, wool and fleece - as it should be. There were lots of visitors this year and we were very content with our decision to visit the market early on the fist day - despite the threatening skies. No rain and not to warm - a perfect day to spend strolling around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We met so many friends - a real bonus. Some of them live in other parts of Sweden and we were very glad to get a chance to meet them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We bought a new drum carder since our old one has stopped functioning. More about that in a coming post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A post about last years visit:</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I stumbled over this old issue of the Swedish knitting magazine "Stickat" from 1952. Since it is very worn the price was very reasonable. These old magazines are interesting to read. Even if the patterns often have to be recalculated and sometimes also "translated" into modern knitting descriptions, they can be very inspirational.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stickat - Pattern for men's socks knitted with nylon yarn</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This issue had a pattern for men's socks knitted with nylon yarn, Very "chic" in the 1950's, I guess. Well I don't fancy knitting socks with 100 % nylon yarn, but I thought it would be fun to knit these socks with a modern sock yarn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I made some changes (e.g. I used another heel turn and I reinforced the heel flap) but otherwise pretty much followed the pattern. The amount of stitches given suited my size so I didn't have to do much recalculating. I am happy with <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the vint<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">age appearance</span></span> and will probably <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">use the pattern again.</span> </span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-74993754719373429112016-08-07T09:05:00.000-07:002016-08-07T09:05:20.688-07:00Washing the fleece<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washing the fleece</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have spent days washing <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2016/06/sorting-fleece.html" target="_blank">the fleece</a> from the <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2016/06/roslagsfar.html" target="_blank">Roslags-sheep</a> that we sorted in June. It is very time consuming and I must admit that we were given a large amount of fleece. I have washed the fleece in batches. The most time-consuming is the drying of the fleece. Since it has to be done outdoors we have been depending on the weather. Fortunately, this summer has been rather dry in our part of Sweden. I have rinsed the fleece in buckets to be able to reuse the rinsing water for our fruit trees and flower beds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next step will be sorting and mixing the fleece. I am considering mixing some of it with fleece from other breeds.</span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-59128049913827925272016-08-02T12:21:00.000-07:002016-08-02T12:31:20.385-07:00Vilnius, Lithuania - from a knitter's perspective <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We have recently spent four days in Vilnius, Lithuania. A very nice experience and one that I recommend. From a knitter´s perspective I had hoped for more (and easier to locate) local yarn shops and sellers of knitted items. But Vilnius is not Tallinn or Riga. Vilnius is a treasure-chest for lovers of amber, churches and other places for worship and history. The Old Town has a strong historical image and it is ideal for walks. Many nice views are to be found if you leave the most central streets and their very commercial focus. I recommend booking a hotel in the Old Town. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a long post! To facilitate for the reader I have made an index:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Yarn shops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Books on knitting and book shops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Linen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Gift shops / Souvenir shops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. The cathedral</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. The National Museum of Lithuania</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. The Museum of Applied Art</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9. The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius University and the </span>Bell Tower of St. Johns' Church</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10. Views from our walks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">11. Read about the visits to <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2013/07/tallinn-estonia-from-knitters.html" target="_blank">Tallinn</a> (2013) and <a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2015/08/riga-latvia-from-knitters-perspective.html" target="_blank">Riga </a>(2015)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Yarn shops</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had read blogs and searched the Internet to find recommendations for yarn shops worth<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> visiting</span>. We arrived to Vilnius with a list and we planned our first walks so that we would check </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">out </span>the shops in a fairly systematic order. It proved much harder, or at least less rewarding than we had anticipated. Many of the shops were nowhere to be found. Sometimes the name could be seen on a window but the business premise was empty or occupied by another trader. Here are some of the shops that we did visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Vilnos Namai</i></b>, I think this is also called <b><i>Casa Lana / House of wool</i></b>. It is a bit confusing. Searching the internet to find out which is correct is even more confusing. The shop is situated next to the Kempinski Hotel, close to the Cathedral Square on Universiteto Gatve 16. We found this by pure chance when we were out walking, it had moved from its previous location, which was the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">address</span> we had from the Internet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first thing that we saw when we entered was a BIG old wool drum carder just inside the door. The shop sells yarn and carded wool. They had yarn made in Lithuania and I bought some but not much, since I was a bit dubious regarding the quality. This was the first yarn shop that we visited and here we got very aware of the fact that you do not easily make your self understood in Vilnius if your language of choice is English. There is a big difference compared with Tallinn and Riga. BUT with a smile, a pen and some gesturing most questions and answers can be communicated. I also bought a book here. It was standing alone in the yarn shelf so I was not really sure if it was for sale at first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Mezgimo Zona</b></i> is situated on PYLIMO G. 38D/1 - 2, VILNIUS. We had to visit this shop twice on the same day since it did not open until 11.00 and we were out walking in the morning. It is well worth a visit. It was the only shop situated on the address that we had found on the Internet. It seems that shops move around a lot in Vilnius.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first thing we saw when we entered was an entire wall of knitting books. I got really excited since I haven't got Lithuanian books on knitting. But I was promptly brought back to earth when my question if these books were for sale got the answer that they were not. They were just for the customers inspiration, still they were a very large and nice collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The shop has quite a lot of yarn but not a lot of Lithuanian yarn. There is a lot of sock yarn and knitting needles. I found double pointed needles from Knit Pro called <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N</span>ova <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">C</span>ubics. They are cubics but made of brass instead of wood. I had not heard of these so I bought some (I have now tried them out and I like them a lot). I also bought some yarn. This time I chose a natural coloured 2-ply yarn from the Faroe Islands spun from pure Faroese wool. I trusted this more that the Lithuanian yarns for sale. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We were very nicely treated at Mezgimo Zona. English was spoken and we recommend this shop if you visit <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Geros Akys / Hobi Centras</b></i> is situated at Upes Gatve 9, (upper floor of: VCUP, Vilniaus Centrinė Universalinė Parduotuvė, Vilnius Central Department Store). This was one of the few times that we ventured outside the Old Town. It was a bit of a shock to enter this very modern "Central Department Store", a galleria. Hobi Centra is a store for different textile hobbies and they have some yarn but I was not impressed. You don't have to visit this if it means having to make a detour. Service was very indifferent.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Books on knitting and book shops</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had high hopes for finding books on Lithuanian knitting in the yarn shops, but we were disappointed. Most books that we bought were found in book shops. BUT a few were bought in yarn shops. I have to tell you that you should ask if the yarn shop sells books. Books are not always featured in the shops. They can be tucked away (don't ask me why) and only presented when asked for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The following three book shops are worth a visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Akademine Knyga</b></i> situated at Universiteto g. 4, Vilnius</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Humanitas</b></i> Meno leidinių knygynas </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Art publications bookstore) </span>situated at Dominikonų g. 5, Vilnius</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Versme, knygynas</b></i>, Knygu namai Didžioji g. 27, Vilnius</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Linen</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania produces a lot of linen products. They are excellent and prices often very reasonable. They make for better souvenirs than a lot of the things sold in the souvenir shops. The linen shops are many and you can find them almost anywhere, both in the most commercial streets as well as in the more secluded parts of the old town. Here are a few that I can recommend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>LINO STILIUS</b></i> Pilies g. 6-6, Vilnius</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>LINAS NORDIC</b></i> L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g. 13, Vilnius</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and <i><b>Lino Namai</b></i> Vilniaus g. 12, Vilnius</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>4. Gift shops / Souvenir shops</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is an abundance of souvenir and gift shops in Vilnius. All targeting tourists. Here is what we learned:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. The cathedral</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The Cathedral of St. Stanislav and St. Vladislav is very impressive and worth a visit. Is is situated on a place that originally was used for the worship of Perkunas, the Lithuanian thunder god.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. The National Museum of Lithuania</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The National Museum of Lithuania is well worth a visit. It shows artefacts from Lithuanian life from Neolithic times to the 20th Century.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> I, o</span>f course, focused on the textile exhibitions in the museum.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. The Museum of Applied Art</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Museum of Applied Arts is housed in the Old Arsenal, built in the 16th Century and restored in the 1980's. It has temporary exhibitions as well as a permanent collection of 15th-19th Century sacred art from Lithuania. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">M</span>any of these pieces were hidden in the walls of Vilnius Cathedral by Russian soldiers back in 1655. They were discovered in 1985 but remained a secret until 1988 (because of fear that they would be seized by the Soviets) when they were displayed.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a very exiting place. it is situated on a site that has been settled since at least the 4th (!) Century. Today this is the latest of a row of palaces that through the centuries have been remodelled, extended, destroyed and rebuilt. It is now restored and a very impressive building made into a museum. You start the tour beneath the courtyard with the remains of the foundation of the different palaces through almost two millennia of Lithuanian history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The tour continues through the restored ceremonial halls of the Grand Duchy. It is all very impressive. Do not miss if you visit Vilnius.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9. The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius University and the </span>Bell Tower of St. Johns' Church</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius University</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius University was founded in 1579. It was closed by the Russians in 1832 and reopened first in 1919. It has Lithuania's oldest library with five million books. Today it has 23 000 students. It has 13 courtyards and they are worth visiting.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vilnius University</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The </span>Bell Tower of St. Johns' Church - Foucault Pendulum</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Bell Tower of St. Johns' Churh has a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulum" target="_blank">Foucault pendulum</a> built in 2011. Since I had never seen one in motion before I thought it was great to visit the Bell Tower.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">10. Views from our walks</span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We walked all the time in Vilnius. I think it is such a great way to get the feel of a place. We lived in the Old Town, so everything we visited was within walking distance. Vilnius is such a great place - do visit! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are some photos from our walks. All presented in random order.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">11. Read about our visits to Tallinn (2013) and Riga (2015)</span></b><br />
<a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2013/07/tallinn-estonia-from-knitters.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tallinn, Estonia (2013)</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2015/08/riga-latvia-from-knitters-perspective.html" target="_blank">Riga, Latvia (2015)</a></span><br />
Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-53256680453506903882016-07-17T09:19:00.000-07:002016-07-17T10:04:52.334-07:00Returning to Grebbestad - weaving on the warp weighted loom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two years ago we visited Grebbestad to attend a course on weaving on a warp weighted loom. This spring we heard that this summer was perhaps the last time that this course would be held, so we decided to go there once more. I wrote two rather detailed posts about our visit in 2014:</span><br />
<a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2014/07/weaving-viking-style-in-grebbestad.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Weaving Viking Style in Grebbestad - Opstadgogn</span></a><br />
<a href="http://lappone.blogspot.se/2014/07/a-visit-to-vitlycke-museum-and-fabulous.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- A visit to Vitlycke museum and the fabulous rock-carvings (Petroglyphs) at Tanum</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Therefore this post will mostly show some photos from this years work. I had decided that I would not weave with my favourite colours, grey, brown, and blue. I would challenge myself and use red, pink, yellow and green. I also decided not to plan the pattern in advance but let it develop during weaving the band (the starting border) for the attachment of the warp. I also decided that I was not allowed to make the striping symmetric. I doubted my decision during the process but decided to go along no matter what. What happened was that I slowly got used to the result during the days of weaving, and I decided to keep the fabric and make use of it (more about that in a coming post).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weaving the starting border</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attaching the starting border and warp to the cloth-beam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weaving on its way - note the weaving sword</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Larshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08799714957292795220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676730994899731442.post-15969224602004287852016-07-09T02:10:00.002-07:002016-07-09T02:10:47.755-07:00Grey socks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sock knitting continues. These are a pair of grey socks that I just finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I used the same pattern as for the socks I knitted in June. The yarn is Fabel from Drops, but plain grey this time. Double pins 2,50 mm.</span><br />
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