I'm going to delete my older blog soon,
(Mary Lena's Blog) which I don't use anymore.
That's why I'm going to re-post a few of the most viewed posts !
This blog post is about two knit patterns inspired by a visit to Sweden
Not only is Sweden a very attractive society to live
in,
there is also something everybody loves about the Swedish
style.
A certain “je ne sais quoi”
the architecture, the traditional patterns, the
colours...
300 years
of Swedish textile design
Some 40 years ago my mom bought me this Dala horse when she visited Sweden
a very old fashioned Dala
In the older days the Dala horse was mostly a toy,
but nowadays it is a symbol for the kingdom of Sweden.
The earliest reference of wooden horses for sale is from 1624 !
The pattern reflects a style of painting known as 'Kurbits". In the 19th century, Sticka-Eric Hansson from Mora introduced the technique of painting with two colors in the same brush. Today it is still a handicraft article, made of pine.
So I designed this beanie with these colours in mind
Blue, white, red, green, yellow and brown
I used the fantastic Organic Poll Dorset yarn
Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Ecru, Puivert, Troubadour , Miraval , Narbonne , Os.
I really love this yarn !
Ingrid's Beanie is available as a knitting pattern and as a kit,
more info here
A big thank you to the model, Ingrid Anna
photos taken at the winter beach
De Haan - Belgium
but one could easily imagine oneself
on the famous Island of
Sandhamn
in the Stockholm Archipelago
Strindbergs house on Sandhamn
To go with the matching beanie:
Ingrid's Mitts
I designed these mitts with the same colours:
Blue, white, red, green, yellow and brown
Organic Poll Dorset yarn "Troubadour" from
Renaissance Dyeing
Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Ecru, Puivert, Troubadour , Miraval , Narbonne , Os.
these mitts are available as a pattern and as a kit -
more info here
...
Sweden is a wonderful country with lots of nature,
beautiful houses and very friendly people.
I hope I will visit it again soon !
:)