The next Nordic Knit meeting will be on February 18th at 3:30 PM Please come join us if you are able. It's great to see everyone's projects, share ideas, relax...
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loweosborn
Feb 4, 2007 2:08 am
For our newer members be sure to take a look at our links pages. These include local, National, and International sites for the Nordic knitter. Please feel...
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knit_chat
Feb 4, 2007 8:24 pm
Hi everybody, I am relatively new to Norwegian knitting and have a question for the group. I am wondering if it is relatively simply to convert a pattern that...
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Karin Osborn
loweosborn
Feb 6, 2007 12:41 am
Great question. I'd love to know being relatively new also ! Karin ... Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta....
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knit_chat
Feb 6, 2007 9:48 pm
Hey Karin! I am only speculating, and have not actually tried this yet, and keep in mind that I am only speaking theory here (I hope there is a knitting guru...
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Jody Grage
jody@...
Feb 6, 2007 9:54 pm
It's just algebra. Original # of stitches divided by original # stitches per inch = new # of stitches divided by new # of stitches per inch Make that into a...
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knit_chat
Feb 7, 2007 6:54 am
Thanks Jody on your reply. I had another question.... I think I saw the answer run by awhile back...but I can't remember the details. Has anyone had any luck...
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knit_chat
Feb 7, 2007 7:43 am
Sorry everybody, I finally found an answer that seems to work. I did not realize, you simply purl the same way you knit in two colors. It didn't make sense...
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loweosborn
Feb 8, 2007 5:45 pm
Yesterday I received a new brochure from Sirkka Kononen. I posted some pictures from it under Photos Finland. I also added some from Ekebo Design. Please take...
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loweosborn
Feb 8, 2007 8:42 pm
http://www.knitpicks.com/Projects/itemid_50517221/projects_display Just stumbled on this kit from Knit Picks ! Perfect for the Nordic Knitting Coffee addict ! ...
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loweosborn
Feb 8, 2007 8:52 pm
The pattern is free too !...
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loweosborn
Feb 8, 2007 8:57 pm
I've added a link for Nordic knitting terms. Just a few so far with more to come as I find them ! Karin...
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Kitty Mabbatt
mabbax
Feb 8, 2007 10:54 pm
Hi Karin, I love the photos you posted. Thanks. How do I get a pattern for the Estonian Wristwarmers? Thanks for any help with this. Kitty Mabbatt ... From:...
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loweosborn
Feb 9, 2007 1:36 am
The Estonian Wristwarmers by Evelyn Clark will be published in a booklet produced by the Nordic Heritage Museum sometime this year. I'll keep the list posted...
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Marianne Kuokkanen
mariannekfi
Feb 9, 2007 8:12 am
I have a knitting glossary English to Swedish on my Swedish knitting site: http://ekebodesign.eu/svenska/ordlistan.html There are letter intervals listed down...
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knit chat
knit_chat
Feb 9, 2007 4:21 pm
Beautiful photos Karin! Thanks so much for posting all of them! I had never heard of Sirkka Kononen or Ekebo Design. I did a little Google search and found...
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knit_chat
Feb 9, 2007 4:28 pm
Marianne, I visited your blog, it is full of so many beautiful things to see. I really enjoyed your mystery cardigan, I think I can guess who the designer is,...
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loweosborn
Feb 9, 2007 4:35 pm
Thanks Marianne ! I added your link to that folder. Karin -- In nordicknitters@yahoogroups.com, Marianne Kuokkanen ... and...
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loweosborn
Feb 9, 2007 4:39 pm
Thanks for the information! Sirkka's more elaborate designs are available in her shop, handknit and for sale. There are kits for her simpler designs. You can...
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knit_chat
Feb 9, 2007 5:55 pm
Thanks Karin, again! I found the link to her online store in case anyone else would like to visit: http://www.ktypirkanmaa.fi/epages/pirkanmaa.storefront I...
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loweosborn
Feb 9, 2007 6:22 pm
Thanks Knit Chat ! http://www.ktypirkanmaa.fi/epages/pirkanmaa.storefront To navigate this Finnish website to see what other knit kits they offer here's how. ...
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knit chat
knit_chat
Feb 11, 2007 6:47 am
Well, I clicked on all the links and finally found the page for the kits. How you managed to remember all that Finnish is beyond me! I felt like I had eyes...
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Anita Einarsen-Vinberg
anita_ev@...
Feb 11, 2007 7:42 am
I have send a email to them and asked if the have a homepage in Swedish. I am from Norway but have lived in Sweden for 20 years I let you know if I hear from...
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loweosborn
Feb 11, 2007 6:44 pm
Expert Estonian knitter Tiina Tomberg has a sweater kit featured thru Vuorelma.net under Knitting kits. Site is in English and Finnish. Finnish designers are...
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Marianne Kuokkanen
mariannekfi
Feb 11, 2007 8:27 pm
Her name is actually Riina Tomberg. But I didn't know that she has kits. I have one of her jackets. Thanks! Marianne in Finland http://ekebodesign.eu/blog/...
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loweosborn
Feb 11, 2007 10:27 pm
Thanks Marianne for the correction. Guess I had T on the brain ! Is this an Estonian design or a Finnish one since it's for a Finnish company ? Do you...
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Marianne Kuokkanen
mariannekfi
Feb 12, 2007 10:37 am
Hi Karin, it's not a traditional Finnish pattern. I'd say it's more Estonian, but it's been around for a long time. I didn't know it was Riina's :-) Riina has...
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loweosborn
Feb 13, 2007 12:36 am
Our next meeting is Sunday the 18th at 3:30. Please come to knit, chat, relax, exchange ideas, and more ! Bring what you've been working on and any past Nordic...
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loweosborn
Feb 13, 2007 6:45 am
I just added a links folder for Nordic Museums in the US and International. I'll be adding more when I get the time. For those of us who love to shop some have...
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akv3
Feb 13, 2007 7:16 am
... I just added a links folder for Nordic Museums in the US and International. I'll be adding more when I get the time. For those of us who love to shop some...
