Trafalgar Square Books

Norwegian Mittens and Gloves: Over 25 Classic Designs for Warm Fingers and Stylish Hands, Paperback/Annemor Sundbo

Hands-on knitting history from Annemor Sundb --now in paperback. One day in 1983, Annemor Sundb of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a "shoddy mill," a facility designed to process rags, scraps, and other discarded fabric into reusable material. However, Sundb wasn't interested in running the mill; she was drawn instead to the store of thousands of mittens, gloves, and other knitted castaways, bundled into a warehouse on the mill's grounds, awaiting their turn. These well-used discards were in fact a treasure trove of traditional Norwegian patterning and technique, and the beginning of her life-long effort to document, preserve, and reconstruct classic Norwegian designs--dozens of which are assembled here in a timeless collection, now available for the first time in paperback. One day in 1983, Annemor Sundbø of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a shoddy (rags or recycled materials) mill where she immersed herself in the patterns she found on almost 1,000 different mittens, as well as a warehouse full of other knitted castaways. This was the start of a life-long search for examples of classic Norwegian traditional knitting. Since the onset of her obsession with Norwegian hand-knitting history, Sundbøhas won several prizes for her contributions to Norwegian culture. She is the author of several books. Book specifications: Dimensions: 224 x 211 Author: Annemor Sundbo Cover type: Paperback Publishing Year: 2021 Publishing Month: 10 Pages: 160 Language: English Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books Weight: 476 g