Digerdöden / Black Death - Hat in Twined Knitting

Digerdöden / Black Death

This is a design by Karin Kahnlund. It was published in a Swedish magazine called "Hemslöjden" in 1988. The design has a peculiar name "Digerdöden", that is the Swedish name for the Black Death.

Hemslöjden 1988/5

I have long planned to knit this hat, but I could not decide which yarn to use until I opened my box with my hand-spun yarns and found a red and a grey yarn which I thought would be nice to use.

The pattern

These yarns were spun a couple of years ago. The red yarn is based on Spelsau mixed with Leicester, and the grey yarn is based on Rya mixed with Gotländsk Pälsull and Leicester.

Digerdöden - close up

I think that the two yarns work well together. It is always a bit special to knit with a yarn that you have made yourself.

Blocking

And I got to test our hatter´s stock - it was perfect for blocking!