Icelandic Color Knitting: using Rose patterns
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The book “Icelandic Knitting: using Rose patterns” (Search Press 2008) is the result of Hélène Magnússon’s research on floral patterned knitted insoles used in sheep and fish skin shoes in Iceland. Her goal is to preserve an old, unique Icelandic tradition that was being lost and try to give it a new life with modern patterns. It was first published in Icelandic in 2006, Rósaleppaprjón í nýu ljósi (Salka) and in English in 2007 ,Icelandic Color Knitting: rose-pattern knitting in a new light (Salka).
A French translation is also available: it is only a translation booklet with no charts or pictures and is useless without the English or Icelandic book.
Paperback, 23 x 23 cm, 160 pages
Be aware: different covers exist
For sale worldwide in Local Yarn Stores and online bookstores.
Errata are available for this book:
– errata for “Icelandic Color Knitting” (Salka 2007)
– errata for “Icelandic Knitting using Rose Patterns” (Search Press Ltd 2008)
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The Icelandic Color Knitting: using Rose patterns book contains a complete history of the knitted inserts and contemporary knitting projects all based on traditional insoles motifs. The 26 patterns are based on the designs and color schemes seen in the old inserts and are an attempt to work with the old knitting tradition in an innovative way. Hélène has tried to remain true to the original color schemes of the inserts chosen, and the traditional methods used in making them.
The book received an Award from the Women’s Literary Festival of Iceland in 2007, and a grant from the Icelandic Literature Fund in 2008 and again in 2009. It is available in Icelandic (Rósaleppaprjón í nýju ljósi, Salka 2006), English (Icelandic Color Knitting, Salka 2007 and Icelandic Knitting using Rose Patterns, Search Press 2008) and in French (Le tricot jacquard islandais ou le renouveau de la semelle tricotée islandaise, Reykjavík 2009).
Book reviews on line:
Knitters´s review, by Lela Nargi
Myshelf.com, by Rachel A Hyde
All about you, Best knitting books, by Olivia Gordon
Mrs Anke Ladybits by Mrs Anke
Errata are available for this book:
– errata for “Icelandic Color Knitting” (Salka 2007)
– errata for “Icelandic Knitting using Rose Patterns” (Search Press Ltd 2008)
| Weight | 800 g |
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