this is hønsestrik. knitting tradition invented by the danish feminist movement in the 70es and still a curse word when speaking about knitting here. well kirsten hofstätter actually had her books published by penguin. not so bad.
on monday i am in the game of teaching children again. i am going to teach english, art, history and religious studies. it is a weird and scary feeling after years of teaching adults danish as a second language. i hope all shall be well..... argh. but in a way it can be nice since children are curious learners where adults only want to learn what is useful for them.. i guess this is the reason for i have taught mig self jogless stripes and provisional cast on and so on. i really needed it.
and this this is my fiftieth post i will post a knitter's alphabet.
A: a is for ALBA and ALBERT who turned my head to knitting again.
B: B is for BEAVERSLIDE from whom i just received lovely yarn and colourcards (and B is definitely for Brooklyntweed as well. a lovely source for inspiration and for bloggers)
C: is for cast on and hopefully for cast off.
D: is for durable yarn.
E: is for Elizabeth
F: friendship among knitters worldwide. i love it.
G: is for garter that is much more interesting than i thought.
H: is for knit up HEM. beautiful feature.
I: is for interweave knit.
J: is for jogless stripes. truely amazing.
K: is for kitchener. such a beautiful finishing technique.
L: is for lice patterns.
M: is for Meg and for me and for MORE knitting.
N: needles of which i only accept ADDI,
O:order yarn online and order in your stash.
P: is for purl. not as bad as it's reputation.
Q: questions (answer the question in the former post, please)
R: rowan. lovely yarn. esp. rowanspun. how could they discontinue it???
S: sheep. merino, bluefaced leicester, rambouillet. just imagine a year ago i didn't know one breed of sheep. now i am going for jeopardy.
T: tweed. i love tweed yarns.
U: uld. danish word for wool.
V: verse. like the kitchener verse. purl, knit. knit. purl......
X: is for x-large stash.
Y: is for yarn. what else?
and Z is for??????? oh yeah zimmermann of course.
3 comments:
Great list!
If I made a knitting alphabet it would probably look quite similar! Great list!
Thanks for your totally wonderful comments on my heart hat! Came over here to have a look and I remember that sweater (now being mended) from when you posted it on Zimmermania. I looove that sweater. Such a pretty green yoke brightening up the camel neutral look that is so timeless and sophisticated. I can see Holly GoLightly gadding about town in big sunglasses and this sweater on a Saturday.
That sheep has a lot of personality, btw. It's a nice portrait.
-- Lydia
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