My first attempt to make Oslo stitch (naalbinding)
The first hat is done. Sahra was right about it is very fast technique! It took only some hours (maybe 4) to make a hat. It is a lot easier than the Finnish stitch I have used but also as they told the structure of the “knitting” is looser. I used quite thick thread and tried to keep the loops as tight as possible.. so I don’t think that this hat is going to stretch too much. I don’t know how to make the start using the Oslo stitch…. so I used the Finnish style for that.
So why suddenly start practising the Oslo stitch? Well our friends Suski and Minttu went to European Textil Forum http://www.textilforum.org and after that they have been teaching the Oslo stitch. Textil Forum was held at the same time than our Investiture (otherwise I would have probably gone there). Today I was surfing in Internet and I end up reading Phiala’a blog (who also have wonderful web pages http://www.stringpage.com/ ) and I found out that she was at the Textil Forum also! And the last picture she had posted in her blog, I found some familiar faces… Suski and Minttu http://stringpage.com/blog/?p=355 :D. There are more photos at the Textil Forum web pages also.
Next thing is to finish the Giant pants I am currently making… but more about those surprisingly huge pants soon!
Nice hat! And lovely colour! Like a candy! Yummy. I have made several hats using Oslo stich and hope to sell them at Christmas markets, but I must say... I still prefer good old finnish stich! My absolute favourite is the one I have learned as "russian", the one that makse the surface like lace... yes, the very slow one. Riku is going to have a new viking-hat that style. Uuuh... I really like naalbinding!
Wow, nice work! I really like that Oslo stich when I am sewing thick thread. The textilforum was wonderful experience and I hope that they will arrange it again next year.
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Nice hat! And lovely colour! Like a candy! Yummy.
I have made several hats using Oslo stich and hope to sell them at Christmas markets, but I must say... I still prefer good old finnish stich!
My absolute favourite is the one I have learned as "russian", the one that makse the surface like lace... yes, the very slow one.
Riku is going to have a new viking-hat that style.
Uuuh... I really like naalbinding!
I could try to learn the russian stitch next.. maybe you could show the technique again next time we see?
Wow, nice work! I really like that Oslo stich when I am sewing thick thread. The textilforum was wonderful experience and I hope that they will arrange it again next year.
Hey, I´m happy to teach you!
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