Started: 6th October 2024.
Finished: 12th December 2024.
Pattern
Wristwarmers
Not really a pattern. Using Oslo stitch as a continuous spiral and just making sure they fit.
Start with 20 stitch chain (number depends heavily on personal thumb size!), join then continue to work in a spiral for 6 rows.
Hat / sampler
Started with circular beginning from Klassen-Buttner, p.88. Just a short Oslo stitch chain joined, then increasing for crown. Row 1 every stitch, row 2, increase in every other stitch, row 3, increase in every 3rd stitch.
Wasn’t working well as a hat, so continued onwards trying out different stitches!
Materials
Àlafosslopi - chunky wool from Iceland.
- Wristwarmers: Colour 0008 - greyish blue.
- Hat / sampler: Started as colour 1232 - greenish blue.
Nalbinding needle.
Notes
Really simple wrist warmers to get used to working Oslo stitch continuously. Finding it really satisfying. Finished the pair - 14/10/2024. Washing has softened them nicely. Remember in future nalbinding isn’t very stretchy. These are a little tight to get over my hand, but a nice close fit once they are on and very warm.
Carrying on to make a matching hat. Hat didn’t work out - it was too narrow - so has become a sampler with Oslo stitch, York stitch, Korgen stitch and Mammen stitch. I need to practice increases in nalbinding!
