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Original Norwegiansweaters, knittinggraphs for a beautiful fairislesweater
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Knitting has a strong tradition in Norway
And the technique found in today's handmade woolen sweaters has been
practiced since the 9th century.
Originally, the wool from Norwegian sheep has been used, because it was
practical for making warm
garments for long and cold winters. The Norwegian wool is especially suited
for high-quality handmade
knitwear. The wool's fibers are long and curly, which when made into the
yarn give strength, lightness
and warmth. Today, wool is popular not only for its practical advantages,
but also because of the fine
handmade patterns and exclusive garments that can be created. When you slip
into a handmade woolen
Norwegian sweater, you can feel the refined softness of the wool, a luxury
touch of a life.
Not surprisingly, it didn't take too long before people all over the old
continent and later on in the America
and all over the world found the benefits of original Norwegian handmade
sweaters.
From all the producers in Scandinavia, Dale of Norway is probably the most
recognized brand name when it
comes to woolen Norwegian sweaters. It represents the traditions and quality
Norwegian knitwear is famous
for. Ever since 1879, Dale of Norway has been producing the first class
quality products.
Today, Dale of Norway is the largest manufacturer of original Norwegian
knitwear in the world.
Furthermore, Dale of Norway is one of the Scandinavia largest manufacturers
of fine hand-knitting yarns.
Dale of Norway stays close to nature—pure natural fibers are the natural
ingredient in all
Dale of Norway products and technologies used to manufacture these sweaters
are very ecological.
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Old patterns
Representative of a particular area
vie with contemporary ones in popularity. The Fana, a two-color design
named for its place of origin in the Bergen district, has enjoyed a
surge of popularity over the last years.
Distinguished by a broad band of rose motifs across the shoulder, a
striped body and checkerboard square
border at the bottom and cuffs, the Fana shows up in many colors, including
gray, red, navy and brown,
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The earliest sweaters were of homespun
wool in natural gray, white and black as it came from the sheep,
but Norwegians soon started experimenting with natural dyes and producing
navy, dull red or dark green
which they combined with white. Even today when so-called fashion colors
are used extensively, red, navy
and white remains the most popular combination, and natural blacks,
grays and white are much in demand. |
Originally a man's sweater had a
dark ground, natural black for example, with the pattern worked in a
lighter shade, possibly natural white. Conversely the woman's version
had a white ground and black pattern.
Today people wear whatever they please. The pewter buttons are a relatively
new development.
Originally, silver clasps were used as fasteners and cardigan openings
were edged with cloth braids or
bands hand-embroidered in flowing floral motifs. Pullovers had an
embroidered
band at the neck and a
front opening fastened by one clasp. Today few people are willing to
take the time for hand embroidery
so clasps, in pewter rather than silver, are used primarily on machine-knitted
garments with
machine-embroidered bands.
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Norwegian design
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Norwegian Nordic
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For repeating patterns; the knitting chart shows only one or two repeats, and indicates where you are to begin and end the chart, for the piece you are knitting.
Each square represents one stitch, and the color given in each square represents the color in which you work the stitch. Changing the charts in your own colors, will often make the pattern more interesting.
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These Norwegian knitting designs are not
so difficult to knit, the colors changes every few rows, that's it.
Use beautiful knitting wool and different kinds of yarns, fluffy,
cotton, wool.
Knit every now and then, a Purl side, on the right side of your knitting
work, like in Bohus knitting, for a special effect in your sweater or
cardigan.
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2007 Holiday
Knits
In 2007, the U.S. Postal Service will warm up for the holidays by issuing
Holiday Knits, four stamps featuring classic winter-time imagery designed
and machine knitted by nationally known illustrator Nancy Stahl.
These beautiful stamps consist of a dignified stag, a snow-dappled evergreen
tree, a perky snowman sporting a top hat, and a whimsical teddy bear.
In recent years, knitting has become quite popular again,
both in the United States and internationally.
Inspired by original Norwegian sweaters and knitted Christmas stockings,
Stahl decided on "something cozy" for this year's holiday stamp issuance.
She used a computer software program to draw her original designs and
convert them to stitches and rows. Then she downloaded the information
to an electronic knitting machine and used it to knit her creations.
The machine's smaller stitch gauge didn't provide quite the effect Stahl
was
hoping to achieve. So she transferred the designs onto punch cards and
used a different knitting machine that works something like an old Jacquard
loom and has a larger stitch gauge. Stahl scanned the finished pieces
into
her computer and retouched the photographic images to ensure that all
the
stitches aligned properly. The result is a set of four colorful and
"cozy" stamps
that will add an extra touch of warmth to seasonal correspondence.
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