Norwegian Mittens and Gloves: Over 25 Classic Designs

by Annemor Sundbo

Overview

Hands-on knitting history from Annemor Sundbø One day in 1983, Annemor Sundbø of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a “shoddy mill,” a facility designed to process rags, scraps, and other discarded fabric into reusable material. However, Sundbø wasn't interested in running the mill; she was drawn instead to the store of thousands of mittens, gloves, and other knitted castaways, bundled into a warehouse on the mill's grounds, awaiting their turn. These well-used discards were in fact a treasure trove of traditional Norwegian patterning and technique, and the beginning of her life-long effort to document, preserve, and reconstruct classic Norwegian designs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646010929
Publisher:	Trafalgar Square
Publication date:	10/05/2021
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

One day in 1983, Annemor Sundbø of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a shoddy (rags or recycled materials) mill where she immersed herself in the patterns she found on almost 1,000 different mittens, as well as a warehouse full of other knitted castaways. This was the start of a life-long search for examples of classic Norwegian traditional knitting. Since the onset of her obsession with Norwegian hand-knitting history, Sundbøhas won several prizes for her contributions to Norwegian culture. She is the author of several books.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Basic Techniques, Patterns, Lilies, Woman's Mittens, Reindeer: Child's Mittens, Dogs and Hearts, Happy Couple, Reassurance Mittens, Bird in the Window, The Moose and the World's Tree, The King of the Woods, Multicolor Bird Mittens, The Young Maiden & Her Dream, Elkhound Gloves, Wandering Reindeer, Phoenix, Eternal Love Mittens, Mittens with a Red Thread, Spider Mittens, Mittens with a Twist, The Ash Lad, Olive Mittens, Flornes Dog, Daddy Longlegs, Starfish, Odin's Ravens Hugin & Mugin, Frolicking Rabbits, Squirrel & Hare, The Lord's Supper, Moose at Sundown, Dancing Grannies Mittens, Measurement Schematics for Sweaters, Standard Measurements, Resources, Color Chart Hifa 2 Yarns

Editorial Reviews

This book is a good value for anyone wanting to knit mittens and then go beyond with other knitwear. You can knit mittens with a story, choosing a motif that fits your recipient—or you.”

—Karin Weiberg, for the Norwegian Textile Letter

From the Publisher