Last week I finished the socks I was knitting for my boyfriend. I made these socks twice before.He specifically asked me for plain Icelandic socks in a natural colour. You see these are not to be normal house socks, these are to be Viking socks! […]
Tag: Icelandic
Græn Sokkar
Things have been quiet over here this summer haven’t they? I have been very busy trying to fit as much knitting, sewing, reading and writing into my summer. I’ve even taken some baby-steps in new crafts for which I am excited (because I totally need […]
My First Socks
I just finished my first socks. My first hand knitted socks, ever. After almost a decade of knitting (what, really?) I’ve taken my needles on a trip to ground level. I know knitted socks are quite popular; There are people who solely knit socks. I never […]
Something colourful
Something colourful arrived at the Treehouse last week. Due to my considerable enthusiasm and anticipation in the wake of its arrival my boyfriend expected that an unruly amount of yarn was coming the Treehouse’s way. But no, this time a very different, and curiously flat […]
Freydis Eiriksdottir and a new Lopapeysa
If you’ve ever had a course in creative writing, you’ve probably heard of the adage “Show, don’t tell”. This time, however, I simply have to tell a little story before I can show you my new sweater… In the first decade of the 11th […]
Beren and the Olympic hero
The Olympics are almost done, most medals have been awarded, records have been broken, tears and joy has been shared and tomorrow it will all be over. Now it’s time to see how I did with my own “Olympic goals”. I actually met the deadline […]
Finished Ravellenics Project: Brynja
Pattern: Brynja Designer:Hélène Magnússon Made for: Ravellenics Team: Icelandic knittersRaveled hereSoundtrack: Sky on Fire – Handsome Poets (Dutch Olympic anthem) I here by present to you my entry for the Ravellenics Games; Brynja. Now I’ve already talked a bit about this cardigan in this post, […]
Finished project: Var (or the Nonni & Manni cardigan)
I finished my first Icelandic sweater! Pattern: Var (Ístex Lopi No. 29) Designer: Védís Jónsdóttir Yarn: Istex Létt-Lopi Raveled here Soundtrack for this project: Anything by Fungus (Dutch link), I think this is by far the most underrated band of my own country! You can […]