Påskevotter - Orange Easter Mittens

Hjertemønster.

Strømpepinner nr. 2,5

Varmt og godt med 100% ull.

Redigeringsmeny for bilder er kjekt å ha.

Et tastetrykk i effekt-menyen,

og vottene har fått sort-/hvitt farge.

Varm oransje votter passer til appelsinsspisende skiløpere i påskefjellet. Noen synes det ble for utradisjonelt fargevalg. Da er det fiks med editing meny. Der finnes mange kreative muligheter for fotoredigering. Fotoaktiviteten effekter tilbyr valg om å presentere bildet i sort-og-hvitt. Voilá, med et trykk på tastaturet, ble påskevottene forvandlet til tradisjonelle med fargene sort-og-hvitt. Heldigvis var den opprinnelige bagrunnen grå farge. Dermed ble det helt og holdent et sort/hvitt utrykk.

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The creative possibilities of editing photos are many. In the editing menu I changed the color warm orange to black-and-white. Some people thought the warm orange color wash too rich. Therefore, I wanted to show how they may look like in the traditional colors black-and-white.

Klassiske Blå og Hvite Votter - Classic Scandinavian Mittens

Lyse farger må det være!

Brrr...! Sist søndag våknet vi til til dalende snøfiller, som la seg som et teppe av andedun over landskapet. På denne tiden av året er ikke fnugglette engledryss fra himmelen koselig og idyllisk. Det er utrivelig, og iskaldt. Isbjørner hadde kost seg, og prinsen av Wales!! Leser i nyhetene at den engelske prinsen planlegger et opphold i isen på Svalbard. Det innebærer en alldeles egen historie, men at vi i nord faktisk bor rett i nærheten av Nordpolen og arktiske områder er sikkert og visst. Plassert i en sammenheng er ikke nord bare et kaldt øde i ingenmannsland, men et eksotisk og interessant reisemål for mange. Vi andre derimot,som har Nordlys (Aurora Borealis) som en del av hverdagslivet, fryser! Nå vil vi ha vår og sommer!! Votteprosjektet mitt er derfor valgt i lyse og lette farger - slik vi ønsker en typisk Skandinavisk vårdag skal være.

Trekantmønster.

Strømpepinner nr. 2,5

Pause i sukkertøyfargene. Disse vottene har fått den tradisjonelle, klassiske Skandinaviske reine hvite og blå fargen. Mønsteret fant jeg i boken av amerikanske Terri Shea, som bl.a. hentet inspirasjon til oppskriftene i boken fra Nordic Heritage Museum i Seattle. Det er litt arbeid med disse vottene, men det hører med. Ikke sant? Nå er det bare å få de ferdig.

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Brrr...! Sunday we woke up to falling snowflakes, which covered the landscape like a goose feather blanket. At this time of the year, pure angel white snowflakes from the sky is not nice and idyllic at all. It is ice cold and unpleasant. Truly, a reminder we live close to the Arctic Circle, and belong to the northern hemisphere. But, we are not polar bears! Unlike Prince Harry of Wales, who make plans to escape the paparazzi photographer of London and travel to the icy landscape of Norway´s arctic Island Svalbard, we long constantly for spring and summer at this time of the year. Indeed, The Svalbard Islands, located halfway between Norway and the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean, with Northern lights (Aurora Borealis), with scientists from all over the world, with powerful untouched wilderness etc., are much, much more then our everyday lives in the snowy countryside of Swedish Lapland or Northern Norway!! But for us who is a part of this northern region, for example, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) is a common phenomenon that is a part of our daily lives during the winter months. Therefore, no wish to travel further north at this time of the year. What is the magic Northern lights? It can be seen on the sky in the winter and is as follows: "The Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) is caused by particles from the sun colliding with gases in the atmosphere, at an altitude between 100-120 kilometers." Regardless, the above mittens are chosen in bright, light colors that reflects a typical Scandinavian spring or summer day.

As you probably have noticed the candy colors have dominated lately, but the color scheme on these mittens, are the Scandinavian simple pure white and blue. The pattern is from a knitting book of the American author; Terri Shea. She made the book in cooperation with the Nordic Heritage Museum i Seattle. These mittens take some time, but it is worth it! Don´t you agree?

Hvite Votter - White Mittens

Hel lengde: 21,5 cm - Lengde tommel: 5 cm.

Inspiration:

What a chilly cold winter it´s been. When it is at its wildest outdoor, indoor warmth gives energy to start new projects. And, as you all already know it is strawberry season in my house. Irresistible, the berries and the pure white snow gave inspiration to my latest design journey of a new collection of mittens. I particulary like the contrast combination of the color from Scandinavian clear sparkling white snow, and the ruby red fresh color of hot summer strawberries.

Process:

I chose felting as knitting(fiber) technique to this knitting project. As you can tell from this photo one has to make the mittens in a huge size. These are made with double pointed needles size 6 mm. I casted on 32 stitches. To felt the yarn must be 100 % wool (- 100% Laine - 100% Lana). Finally, machine wash in hot water and rinse cold and machine dry. Now, the mittens are lovely, soft and warm. The softness of the mittens are very important, and I had to carefully choose yarn for this project. The fibers in the mittens should allow the fingers to move freely.

It is all about Strawberries and Snow!

Pynt:

Polka Dots og Hjerteformede knapper.

Å bruke knapper til pynt er den enkle måten å dekorere på. Sist høst fikk jeg en kolleksjon med gamle vintage knapper av min tyske venninne, Heidi. Det eneste hun ønsket var at jeg fant en måte å bruke dem på nytt. På disse vottene er de brukt til pynt. Et tips kan være å lage en løkke festet til den ene votten. Nå kan knappen på den andre votten festes i løkken. Vottene holdes samlet, og er kanskje et tips for alle som har barn i barnehage?

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Decoration:
Polka Dots and Heart Shape Buttons.
Last fall I got a collection of old vintage buttons from my German friend, Heidi. Her only wish was her hope for reuse or recycling. There are several project finalished with her buttons, and this pair of Scandinavian felted winter white mittens are one of them. Decorated with one pair of heart shaped buttons, and one pair of polka dots buttons. An easy way to decorate.

Tip: A tip may be to make a loop and attach it to one mitten, and then the button placed on the other mitten can be attached to the loop. Now, the mittens stay together. Perhaps a useful idea for anyone with children in kindergarten?

Toothpick = Knitting Needle

Et par Selbu-votter i ministørrelse fra Stavanger Husflid. Kun 47 mm lange, men med tommel og "selbumønster" på plass!

Miniature Selbu - mittens.

Votter til Gammelnissen - Mittens for Santa Claus - Handschue für Sankt Nikolaus

Christmas Mittens - Rauma 2tr. Strikkegarn - Handschuhe für Sankt Nikolaus mit Weinachten motiv

Elk Christmas Mittens - Elgvotter:

Yarn Brand : Norwegian Rauma 2-ply 100% finer wool
Packaged in 50g (1 3/4oz) balls of approx. 180 yards
Pinner/Needles: Separate 5 double pointed needles size 2
Gauge: 26sts to 10cm (4") on 2 1/2 - 3 mm needles
Pattern: Norwegian Traditional Selbu
Color: Traditional Black and White

Rauma Ullgarn er et norskprodusert naturprodukt, som bærer det internasjonale ullmerket WOOLMARK.
Garnet selges kun via kjeden Norsk Flid Husfliden.

www.norskflid.no
In the USA by: www.arnhild.com/rauma.htm


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NORWEGIAN KNITTING - in harmony with nature...
Rauma yarns are made of pure wool, one of Scandinavia´s natural resources.
Rauma yarn are made in the traditional way on what we today call the "woolen system", and are therefore light in use, and particularly suitable for mittens. It is also ideal for sweaters, hats and felting. Rauma wool factory is known for producing top quality yarns. And last, but not least, Pure Wool is unique - it will keep you warm when it is cool, and cool when it is warm.

Norsk Flid Husfliden (The Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts) has used Rauma wool yarn for more than 50 years. (Actually since the early 1930`s.)
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NORWEGISCHE STRICKEN mit Raumagarne - im einklang mit der natur...
Raumagarne werden aus reiner norwegischer Wolle gesponnen und sind somit ein echtes norwegisches Naturprodukt.
Raumagarne werden nach traditionellen Spinnverfahren hergestellt. Sie lassen sich daher leicht verarbeiten und sind sehr ergiebig und selbstverständlich bestens geeignet für Strickwaren.

Reiner norwegischer Wolle, die warm hält, auch wenn es draussen kalt ist und auch bei beissem Wetter angenehm zu tragen ist.
Seit mehr als 50 Jahren werden die traditionellen Strickwaren im norwegischen Dessin aus diesen Garnen handgestrickt in den norwegischen Norsk Flid Husfliden Läden vertrieben.

Diese Handschuhe Artikel ist in den Farbe-Variationen schwarz und weiß erhälten, und sind vielleicht eine gute Idee für ein schönes Weihnachtsgeschenk Projekt?

Mittens....Moufles....Handshuhe...

My collection of traditional Norwegian Selbu mittens.