Tuesday, February 16, 2010

May I proudly present; I Østerled (or Leaving for Miklagaard at Sunset)

The last day of July 2009 I got an idea. Sandnes Garn has published (free on their home site) the pattern for the Viking ship sweater. But a Viking ship sweater, will I use it? or is it a little over the top or isn't it? However socks are a completely other story.

The pattern/chart provided shows a "half" ship. But since I wanted the pattern to "go all around the leg" I needed to make a rather huge adaption. I had to draw the rear part of the ship, and also have it in some sort of perspective. Further the main pattern needed lots of adaptions to fit a sock. I started, made the drawings and started knitting the first sock. It was fun.
However when I should start with the other, I had a problem. The pair would be nicer if I flipped the pattern. That is easier said than done, when my printer doesn't help me flipping. After a while I figured out that if I used my lightbox I could have the chart on the box flipped. But then I needed to sit put for a while.

The OL was the solution. I did sign up the Vikingship WIP as one of my entries, and since I'm watching TV for quite a few hours each night, I'm enogh "put" to knit the second sock.I started the second sock immediately after finishing the first entry, and it went off yesterday.

It is in Wollmeise - of course - and details on color is posted on Ravelry.

I love the finished pair - but will never do it again - or will I ?





23 comments:

  1. Gorgeous. I hope you feel very proud and satisfied at a job more than well done.

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  2. Noen ganger blir man stum av beundring... og det blir jeg når jeg ser alle de flotte sokkene dine. Dissa var jo bare helt fantastiske.

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  3. Er skikkelig imponert av alt det fine du lager, blir heilt satt ut av alle dei lekkre fargane :))

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  4. Eg er kjempe imponert over dei flotte sokkane dine.

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  5. Herer det bare EN ting å gjøre. Bøye seg i støvet!
    Disse er utrolige!

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  6. WOW!!!
    Superklasse!!!

    liebe Grüße
    Heike

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  7. Imponerende jobb - fantastisk flotte sokker! (Det skulle vært OL i strikking og ikke langrenn...)

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  8. Wow ....de var kjempeflotte ;o)

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  9. det är verkligen skickligt genomfört!!!

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  10. Det er ikke klokt hvor fine sokker du strikker. Imponert!

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  11. Congratulations, they are gogeous!

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  12. Those are AMAZING! Lovely lovely work.

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  13. These are simply ridiculously cool! And nice leg modelling shots, too!

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  14. Jeg bøyer meg i støvet :-)
    Fantastisk flotte!
    Alle de fine sokkene er utrolig inspirerende, men jeg sliter litt med å starte :-)

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  15. All of your color work is amazing as I have said in the past but these socks are pure Art!!!!!

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  16. Rett og slett fantastiske !!!
    Hva du får til !!! *stum*

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  17. Du verden for noen flotte sokker du lager.

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  18. Nydelige sokker! De skal du absolutt være stolt av :-)

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  19. Wow! Those are beautiful.

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  20. I have never seen such amazing socks. LOVE the viking theme- my last name is Thorsen- and my six year old flipped when he saw these. Viking is REALLY big around here. The wollmeise colors are amazing also. I LOVE bright colors!! I have never been lucky enough to score some Wollmeise, hopefully one day. Are you going to write up the pattern??? Do you need a test knitter??? Hoping , Hoping! Once again, I can't say enough...I love everything about them. Best socks ever! Kim T- sunshinekim on Ravelry

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