Mette N. Handberg is one of Norway’s foremost knitwear and textile designers. Not only has she displayed her work at numerous exhibitions, including Norway’s National Museum of Decorative Arts and the annual National Exhibition of Applied Arts, but her works have been purchased and commissioned by the Norwegian Council of Cultural Affairs and the National Cathedral of Nidaros. She has garnered many awards, including best ski sweater (World Championships, 1995), and her designs were chosen for Princess Martha Louise of Norway (1990) and as the official sweater for the US Ski and Snowboard Teams (2006–2007) by Dale of Norway. She is also the author of Strikk til smaafolk (Knitting for Children) and Norwegian Patterns for Knitting published by Trafalgar Square Books in 2010.
Issue 65 Traditional Scandinavian designs are so appealing at
Christmas time, and we love this collection of 22 festive stockings
to decorate a hearth. Mette Handberg uses a range of stranded
colourwork motifs on her designs, from reindeer and elves to hearts
and flowers. There’s a charted alphabet to help you personalise
your creations, plus patterns for legwarmers, a hat and
mittens.
*Knitter, The*
Oct 13 Delight friends and family by knitting christmas stockings
with a Scandinavian theme. This book makes a great gift for all
knitters too. Traditional themed stockings always look lovely hung
up at Christmas. The photographs are not top quality by any means
but the patterns are great. I love them all. This book was
originally published in Norway and uses a Norwegian yarn, so ensure
you match the tension when substituting yarn. Mette has cleverly
designed the stockings to be knit on a circular needle rather than
4 or 5 double pointed needles. There is a design for mittens, leg
warmers and a little elf cap for anyone who has been extra
specially good. The 22 stockings are wonderful – problem is you
might want to knit them all, I know I do. They do use charts, so
you will need to be proficient in reading charts and in stranding
yarn over the back of the work so this book is unlikely to suit
beginners. Instructions are clear. Lovely book.
*Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
Nov 13 One of the classic icons of Christmas, the stocking is
celebrated in this beautifully nostalgic book. Children and adults
will find magic in the 22 traditional Scandinavian stockings,
brought to life with written instructions and charts. There's also
a complete alphabet so you can personalise your knits with names –
great if you're planning on making stockings for all the family.
The bright festive colours and motifs will ensure that your
stocking becomes a much-treasured family heirloom. Those who love
the Scandi look will be pleased to hear that at the end of the book
there are patterns for a hat, mittens and leg warmers.
*Knit Today*
Nov 13 To evoke a traditional Christmas atmosphere, a classic
Christmas stocking hand-made in seasonal colours is a must. Mette
Handberg shares the secrets of her age-old craft with you so that
you too can create glorious Christmas stockings in rich and
striking Scandinavian style. Mette tells us that in Norwegian
folklore, the Christmas elf was associated with the custom of
hanging out the Christmas stocking and that he would fill it with
elf-sized gifts. She has designed her 23 Christmas stockings to
meet various levels of knitting skill. They are based on old
Norwegian and Selbu designs such as 'endless rose', 'black cat' and
'folk-dance'. Some have tassels and pom-poms to give extra festive
flair, but as Mette says, the important thing, whether fancy or
plain, is that you should enjoy making them!
*Cygnus Review*
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