Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitter

by Elsebeth Lavold

Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Barcode

182

Description

Viking Patterns for Knitting is the result of years of research by Swedish knitwear designer Elsebeth Lavold, who explored patterns of ornamentation found on Viking artifacts, such as swords, buckles, combs, and rune stones. Now, by means of clever knitting innovation (which makes it possible to start a knitted knot in the middle of a sweater), she has adapted these richly intricate knots and braids into gorgeous, fully modern garment designs. The 14 Knitting projects include a hooded sweater with interlaced half-hitches; a cardigan with delicate figure-eight knots; an elegant tunic with serpentine ropework; and father-and-son pullovers inspired by rune stones. Sixty motifs are clearly presented in pictures, text, and charts, including the entire runic alphabet and a striking collections of Viking artifacts.Viking Patterns for Knitting is an adventure in Nordic forms with roots a thousand years deep.… (more)

Publication

Trafalgar Square Books (2000), 128 pages

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ISBN

157076137X / 9781570761379

User reviews

LibraryThing member Crowyhead
Lavold's patterns can be a bitch to follow, but no one designs cabled sweaters as lovely as hers.
LibraryThing member Ylle
Lovely improved cable techniques! The patterns as such are perhaps not that interesting, but the cables are extraordinary!

Original language

English

Original publication date

1998

Collection

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