Monday, September 26, 2016

Stickresan genom Sverige går som distanskurs på Handarbetets vänner i Stockholm /Stickresan genom Sverige goes on Handarbetets vänner in Stockholm

I hope you can read more about the course I'm going.Sorry only in swedish but you can see 3 pictures showing a little about what we are learning more about.It's a very popular course so if you are interested in it you may contact the school very soon.
http://www.hv-textil.se/vara-verksamheter/hv-skola/utbildningar/stickresan-genom-sverige/

http://www.hv-textil.se/kontakt/kontakta-oss/


They also have a lot of other courses you can read about
http://www.hv-textil.se/vara-verksamheter/hv-skola/utbildningar/#tc46=kurs-4-kortkurser

Wish you a nice day

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Wristwarmers or mittens


On Handarbetets vänner in Stockholm we are learning more about some knitting tradtions in Sweden.The first weekend we have had Skåne .We used needles 1,25mm and white lamb wool yarn.The patterns we are using are from a special sort of "cardigan".


The stars can be all over the knitted one,despite the start.Afterwards they dyed the knitted  in red,green or other colour.It's hard to knit patterns in darker colours .This one has no special patterns on but decorations with ribbons.I really like this "spedetröja" made by our teacher Karin Kahnlund.It would be nice to have one.Still it's only a dream.



Here you find pictures of many different ones.Enjoy.
https://www.google.se/search?q=spedetr%C3%B6ja+m%C3%B6nster&espv=2&biw=1680&bih=910&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizwsfvharPAhVDkCwKHe49C64QsAQIVQ&dpr=1


Next meeting is October 15 and 16 and I hope I can decide if it's going to be mittens or wristwarmers.I have also some more homework I can do.It would be nice knit and decorate something inspired by the traditons from the "spedetröja"

We have 5 weekends more .Next time it's going to be Gotland and Binge