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Knitting with Icelandic Wool Vedis Jonsdottir
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Jun 3, 2011 - Visiting the Álafoss factory shop housed in the old knitting mill in Mosfellsbær where Iceland's woolen industry was launched in 1896 was on my “to visit” list. Nov 11, 2011 - Among other invitations offered were a walk with an Icelandic sheepdog, a session of knitting with Icelandic wool at a woman's home, hearing Icelandic bedtime stories and bird-watching in Kopavogur, a suburb of Reykjavik. Apr 20, 2012 - While in Iceland a few weeks back, I purchased the book Knitting with Icelandic Wool (Vaka-Helgafell, 2011; ISBN 978-9979-2-2110-4) / Prjónað úr íslenskri ull. I have a confession to make: I get a lot of knitting books to review, and sometimes it takes me a very long time to get around to reviewing something. For the last few months, I have been a regular at Litla Prjónabúðin as it is one of my favorite knitting stores and quite a few of my knitting friends are regulars there and there is a great area for sitting down with your WIP and have coffee and chat. Feb 24, 2014 - Congratulations to winners Sara and Jennie! The Icelandic wool sweater is a classic and it can be modified in different ways. To tell you the truth I'd never heard of it before until I discovered the pattern for this cardigan at Shopicelandic. Aug 22, 2013 - And while "knitting a coat" sounds like it will take ages, this one knits up rather fast. Maybe I'll have someone knit me my own special edition. 7 days ago - After some thought I was almost decided on using a mix of single ply plötulopi (unspun Icelandic wool) and einband (Icelandic lace wool) as I love that mix and it makes the most light and airy fabric that is still warm and nice. Apr 3, 2013 - For the first time I knitted with unspun icelandic wool called "Plötulopi". Apr 4, 2013 - In the pages of this book, renowned Icelandic knitwear designer Hélène Magnùsson delivers an array of beautiful patterns that reflect the depth of the country's knitting traditions.” ©Arnaldur . 1 day ago - I really want a cozy knitted sweater. It contains 65 patterns for making garments with Icelandic wool.