Comments on: On Knitwear, London and Beginnings

By: Anne-Lise

Anne-Lise — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:54:33 +0000

Hehe… I’m a bit old-fashioned, I guess. I wouldn’t use bundt about yarn, ever. Bundt is used about carrots. But that’s just me… ;-))

By: Mutterpagh

Mutterpagh — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:27:37 +0000

Interesting blogpost on knitting terminology. Thank you for the link.

Re the Danish term for skein, I don’t quite agree with Anne-Lise. Sorry, Anne-Lise :)

My granny would have used the term fed (cf. http://ordnet.dk/ods/opslag?opslag=fed&submit=S%F8g), and perhaps my mother, but I think the current term is bundt (cf. garn.dk).

Lace knitting is hulmønster eller kniplingestrik.

By: Andygrrrl

Andygrrrl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:18:36 +0000

I bought my first copy of Yarn Forward the other week, and it took me *forever* to get what the name meant. I need to find some American/English knitting dictionary so I can translate the patterns! I knit Continental style too, just to make it more confusing.

By: Anne-Lise

Anne-Lise — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:17:40 +0000

Skein=fed
Lace knitting=hulmønster

Anything else I can do for you? ;-))

Besides that, I envy you the proximity to the Places of Mythology. ;-)
Enjoy!

By: Xtiand

Xtiand — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:55:48 +0000

I remember hønsestrik, my interest in knitting was inspired by a book called Everybody’s Knitting, a Danish book but I can’t remember who it was by and am too tired to go and look upstairs today. The patterns were made up as you went along, very colourful and fun. I made a little vest for a friend’s baby and began knitting a long skirt but it was so thick and itchy I knew I’d never wear it. It would have been good for the weather this week though!

By: Birgitte

Birgitte — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:58:14 +0000

Indeed an interesting blogpost on knitting terminology :)