tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61196774344593719362024-03-04T23:15:51.264-08:00Vivian Høxbrovivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353982620350411490noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119677434459371936.post-3758766755778011162013-10-20T09:09:00.000-07:002013-10-20T09:09:05.231-07:00ESKILSTRUP-TRØJEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #38761d;"></span>Denne historie handler ikke om flotte billeder, men om flot arbejde dengang for næsten 200 år siden, hvor de gamle nattrøjer blev strikket.<br />
Denne trøje er helt unik. Aldrig har jeg set en trøje som denne.<br />Jo mere jeg ser på den, jo mere undrer jeg mig over hvordan man for 200 år siden kunne designe en trøje som denne.<br />Du kan selvfølgelig ikke se så meget på dette billede. Trøjen er mørk grøn og ganske brugt og dermed valket i vask og brug.<br />Alligevel har jeg fået rekonstrueret mønsteret.<br />
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Jeg bruger selvfølgelig computeren. Først forstørrer jeg mine fotos, så jeg kan se mønsteret "med lup" så at sige, så tegner jeg mønsteret og strikker prøver af hver enkelt del. <br />
Men dengang ... tænk at finde på så fin en trøje. Meget skolegang havde de ikke - et par gange om ugen gik de hos degnen (eller en skolelærer), men arbejdet på gården, husmandsstedet eller indsidderstedet havde meget høj prioritet.<br />
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Først blev der slået op med drejet krydsopslagning, så blev der strikket en fletgang og endelig kanten, der har det fineste trappemønster. <br />
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Når kanten sammenstrikkes, laves et overfald og det er også genialt. Dels forstærker det slidsen, dels ser det flot ud.</div>
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Der strikkes et stykke rundt i glat - og så begynder mønsteret med 2 spidser i den ene og 2 i den anden side. Disse er begyndelsen på mønsteret, som er både for og bag. På ryggen er der på originalen et glat midterstykke, men her ´jeg valgt at strikke mønster over hele ryggen (som foran).</div>
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Jeg har valgt noget garn, der viser strukturen godt, men det er meget svært at fotografere denne tomatagtige røde farve. Så tilgiv mig!</div>
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Sådan ca. ser den ud, men jeg kan da se, nu hvor hele mønsteret er tegnet, at jeg glemte den særligt forfinede del med spidserne før de egentlige rapporter.</div>
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Nå, men jeg strikker videre - og glæder mig over hvordan den bliver - og jeg tænker på hende, der engang strikkede den. Jeg har godt lys - sad hun blot i skæret fra ildstedets?</div>
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Til vores sølvbryllup fik vi dette fuglehus af min fantasifulde og ferme fætter, Tyge. <br />
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Det har nu tjent os og fuglene i snart mange år; men nu trængte det voldsomt til en make-over.<br />
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Da vi fik fuglehuset var det fint malet og det var klart for enhver, der kendte til mig og min metier at det forestillede dominofirkanter i festlige farver.<br />
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Jeg tømte kassen for 2 reder oven i hinanden og i den øverste var der sørgeligt nok en lille flok fugleungeskeletter med fjer. Deres mor og far var nok gået til og det gjorde så også ungerne. Suk!<br />
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Kassen blev skrubbet med en stålbørste og med sandpapir og kom til at se ud som ovenfor.<br />
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Derefter blev den grundet<br />
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og til sidste blev den malet i andre festlige farver og strikningen blev antydet. Med andre ord et uldent fuglehjem. Faktisk plejer jeg at hænge uld ud på grene i nærheden, så fulgene kan fore deres hus med den lune uld.<br />
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Låget blev skruet fast og nu er den fin igen. <br />
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Så kan vi bare håbe på liv i kassen til næste forår.<br />
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Den burde være med i udsendelsen: Danmarks skønneste hjem.<br />
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Tak Tyge for den fine kasse.vivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353982620350411490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119677434459371936.post-10350966090565456012013-08-10T06:29:00.002-07:002013-08-10T06:29:40.133-07:00Endelig færdig!<div align="left">
Der måtte alligevel trævles op igen, igen - det blev 3 skridt frem og 2 tilbage - eller skulle man sige 3 pinde frem og 2 tilbage. Men efter flere ganges ...</div>
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Her er så sjalet - eller skulle man snarere sige tørklædet, for det blev kun 50 cm i længden midt bag og 100 cm foroven. Jeg kunne dog let have strikket det større; men jeg er tilfreds.</div>
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Jeg brugte 1 ngl Gejlsk tynd uld fv 30 og 1 ngl Hot Socks Spectra farve 75 og pinde nr. 3,5.</div>
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Tak for det - Nancy Marchant!!!</div>
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Det er designet af Nancy Marchant, som har mødt i USA, i Amsterdam og nu i Estland.<br />
Nancy er grafiker og designer og hun har skrevet en fantastisk bog om patentstrikning: <strong>Knitting Brioche</strong>.<br />
Hvis man ellers er ferm til engelsk, er det en bog, der kan vise vej gennem patentstrikningens mysterier. Der er rigtig mange gode billedserier, der viser hvordan ...<br />
Jeg ved, at der kommer mere fra Nancy; men i mellemtiden kan man finde hendes opskrifter på Ravelry, bl.a. det sjal, jeg nu strikker kalder Nancy for "Under Dutch Skies Shawl" - jeg tror hun ser paraplyer, men jeg ser blade. Du kan finde og købe opskriften her:<br />
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Godt begyndt! Først en lille "klods", så strikker man omkring den og så går det derud af efter diagram - troede jeg!<br />
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Juhuu - nu går det. Svært, men med tungen lige i munden så ...<br />
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Der er en lys og en mørk side.<br />
På billedet ses den lyse side.<br />
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Jeg må have nogle mærker i.<br />
Nancy kalder dem for "livliner". <br />
I det hele taget, mærker man Nancys gode sans for humor i den opskrift og i bogen.<br />
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Huhej, hvor det går ... <br />
2 farver - først den ene vej med den lyse, så med den mørke, så den anden vej med den lyse og så den mørke.<br />
Det viser sig, at det næsten kun er på hver fjerde pind, man skal koncentrere sig; men det skal man så også ...<br />
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for så var der lige pludselig noget 4 pinde nede. <br />
Ud med pinden - det er altså ikke til at rette eller trylle i patent. <br />
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Men det var sidst på aftenen, jeg var nok for træt for ØV! Nu var der noget endnu længere ned.<br />
Skal jeg give op - smide det aht og strikke Domino, det ved man hvad er?<br />
Nej, nu må jeg sætte det på en pind, vinde garnet op og vente til næste dag, hvor jeg kan strikke med friske øjne.<br />
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Som tænkt - så gjort - og nu er jeg så lige så langt, som i går; men jeg strikker trøstigt videre.<br />
Hvordan Nancy har udtænkt dette, forstår jeg ikke. <br />
Det er simpelthen genialt!!!<br />
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Fortsættelse følger!vivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353982620350411490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119677434459371936.post-21281483285589991192013-04-06T23:01:00.002-07:002013-04-07T10:20:15.448-07:00Wall of yarn!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dette plejer at pryde min væg og jeg elsker det. Men det indebærer også, at jeg må på posthuset hver dag med pakker og jeg er afhængig af at kunne levere. Det var dejligt, men nu er det tid til at holde fri fra det, så jeg kan gøre lige hvad jeg vil, når jeg vil. Jeg traf derfor den beslutning, at nu skulle garnet sælges og tænk - en dejlig yngre dame her på Falster: Rikke Bentzen ville købe det.<br />
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Sådan så garnet ud pakket og klar til at blive kørt til Rikke.</div>
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Rikke har bestilt mere garn i USA og er i fuld gang med at atablere sin hjemmeside, så lige pludselig kan mine kits og garnet fås hos hende i uldbutikken.dk. <br />
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Alle mine dejlige håndarbejds- og designbøger nu er i en god nå-højde, så jeg hele tiden kan gribe en bog og kigge i den. Men garnet, ja, det savner jeg!</div>
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The above photo shows from the left the Vogue Magazine: Keito Dama - a magazine I read in details.<br />
I dont understand Japanese though - but I read all the photos closely and love it.<br />
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2 books are both written by Akiyo Murono. The center book is: Knitting Lace. I helped her finding old patterns from old Danish books and some of them needed translation as the patterns were not charted.</div>
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A few days ago I got a parcel from Clover. I were excited. It is always interesting to see what they have figured out. I love the crochet hooks. I immidiately casted my old crochet hooks aside. My new hooks are so colorful and good appealing, so that I felt like crocheting right away.<br />To the left are 2 circular stitch holders. I am not sure I will ever use them. Tell me if you know how to use them? In the center is elastic thread for ribbing.</div>
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My absolute favorite tool are the 2 needles. They look like knitting machine needles. You can easily slide the yarn in the opening and there you are - the needle is ready to use. I am absolute crazy about these needles and they immidiately found their way to my tool box.</div>
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The green (and purple) sheep are meant to sekure the double pointed needles when you are knitting socks. They are cute, so they were placed in my sock-knitting right away.</div>
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I have noticed that all these tools are available in the US, but if you want to buy them in Denmark - please ask you shop to order them from Villy Jensen, who can get them from Clover in Japan.</div>
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To day I will pass a tip on to you! <br />Some times when I am knitting flat - with a lot of stitches on a circular needle (see below) - i feel that the work is dragging down and making the work harder and heavier than neccasary. I constantly have to pull it up closer to the working end of the needle tip. But then one day I figured that I could use the cord stopper I always have in my tool-box. <br />
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And do you know why I have it in my tool box (I actually have 2)? I got it from an American knitter who use them as the bump at one end of double pointed needles so that they become domino-needles. Smart isn't it? vivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353982620350411490noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119677434459371936.post-61060093518386949052012-12-02T00:45:00.000-08:002012-12-02T00:45:08.985-08:00MORE ENTRELAC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was am quite caught entrelac - but I did it my way - the domino-way so to speak! </div>
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I loved it so much that I have already started a new greyish tunic (below). I also love to wear it and the climate here right now is exactly for knitted garments. <br />My son gave me this mannequin - I call her my new assistent - and she is easy to photograph as she looks good - she does not move and she does not complain. But in December it is really dark even though it is almost 10 o'clock in the morning you cannot see much. </div>
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I succeeded in this photo of my coming tunic in greyish colors with Goldenrod. Here you can actually see the stars from the old nightshirts. I have lots of ideas for the Vivian type of entrelac. It is fun and - as you may know - I love squares. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever since 1993 I have worked with domino-knitting</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I love it and I will always enjoy working with domino - it has become a way of thinking knitting for me. Knitting is simply not just casting on so and so many stitches on a circular needle. No, it is working my way in any direction creating all sorts of shapes. I have never tried entrelac as I have always been shown that it goes horizontally and you have to knit all the squares in a row. I find that boring. But since I figured that I could knit entrelac in a domino-way - it opened up for me and I am now having fun with entrelac.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Susanna Hansson <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><a href="http://www.oneofsusannas.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.oneofsusannas.com/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">told me about this book: Entrelac by Rosemary Drysdale. I do have several books telling about entrelac, but this book really made a difference for me. I was mainly attracted to it because the front cover was so nice and colourful, but also because it had this step by step instruction that I could follow. She work her way from the right to the left - one row of squares and then the opposite. But since I now know how it is done - I can make it my way. I can simply knit almost from where I want to where I want - one square at the time, not a row of squares. <br />The book cover tells the story of why it is smart to work in rows - as you do not need to cut yarn between squares. But since I weave in my tails as I go it does not matter - and my squares are bigger. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so proud that I have gotten a Dutch dealer: Janeth Boers. Janeth knitted my design:<br />WING SHAWL and she used her daughter as a model and here is her picture - isn't it beautiful. I just love this picture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you so much Janeth and your sweet daughter.</span>vivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353982620350411490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119677434459371936.post-33240388850978217162012-07-23T11:56:00.000-07:002012-07-23T11:56:31.544-07:00A firm and nice cast on<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I am working my way through old ways of casting on - I made up this cast-an. I am sure taht American knitters know it already as you know so many cast-ons. <br />I will never forget the fist time I taught a class in the US and I said: "Cast on 29 stitches" and they asked me: What cast on do you want us to use? <br />In Denmark we have all learned the same cast on - "the two strand cast on" or whatever you call it. But you know so many cast on's.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I must say - the Danish knitters are getting there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On top of the entrance door is this beautiful relief behind glass. It makes me very happy and when the sun shines from the west it mirrors on the opposite wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to reality ... I am here to work on my night shirt book. I enjoy to alternately work and go for a walk in the nature here. I actually get a lot done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really think it is time for me to start a blog. <br />I am not really comfortable with it, but I hope I will learn by doing. So why not - just get started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am now in Klitgården on a 2 week retreat. I love to have peace and quite here. It is absolutely the best ever condition for work. The house is beautifully restored respecting the history of the house and with the orginal furnitures and decoration. It is a privilege to be here. <br />The house was built and owned by king Christian X and his wife Alexandrine. They spent time here every summer for quite many years. But since year 2000 the house has been a retreat for scientists and artists.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See more here <a href="http://www.klitgaarden.dk/" target="_blank">www.klitgaarden.dk</a></span><br />
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