From a little-known chapter of knitting history comes the Danish “night sweater”—part of women's traditional dress in the 1800s, these sweaters have long been overlooked in surveys of Scandinavian handcrafting and design. But now celebrated Danish knitting expert Vivian Høxbro has brought together diligent research, comprehensive charts, and her own painstaking efforts to reconstruct these carefully-preserved garments to create a unique collection of single-color relief patterns. Within, knitted, purled, and crossed stitches form hundreds of classic star motifs, edgings, horizontal and vertical pattern panels, and striking “traveling stitch” designs. Learn the history of night sweaters in Denmark, with a rundown of special techniques and regional knitting practices, and then dive into a neatly-organized library of 200 charts for motifs of all kinds. Follow step-by-step instructions as you reconstruct traditional Danish sweaters in contemporary sizes, work traditionally-inspired patterns for a stole, top, tunic, and more—or use these motifs, edgings, and decorative panels in projects of your own design.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 10
Preface by Maj Ringgaard 12
INTRODUCTION 14
200 motifs from 200-year-old sweaters 16
DANISH NIGHT SWEATERS 18
A Night Sweater? 20
What a Night Sweater Looks Like 22
History of the Night Sweater 26
Yarn and Needles 30
Dyeing 32
Regional Distinctions and Characteristics 36
KNITTED HANDWORK 40
Knitting History 42
Many Words for Knitting: lænke,
pregle, binde, knytte, strikke 46
Danish Knitted Handwork in the 1800s 50
Hannes' Knitting Verse 55
Three Knitting Methods 56
SPECIAL KNITTING TECHNIQUES 60
Cast-ons 62
Cables 68
Crossed Stitches 71
Horizontal Stitches 76
Overlapping Edges 77
3-needle Bind-off 77
PATTERN MOTIFS 78
200 Patterns 80
Stars 82
Horizontal Panels 92
Vertical Crossed- and Star Patterns 96
Vertical Panels 102
Background Patterns 116
Edging Patterns 134
SWEATER PATTERNS 140
Hillerød Sweater 142
Eskilstrup Sweater 150
Tunic 158
Frenderup Sweater 164
Annie's Sweater 174
Fantasy Sweater 182
Aastrup Sweater 192
Stole 200
Nysted Sweater 208
Top 216
Kirsten's Sweater 224
YOUR OWN NIGHT SWEATER 232
Knit your own Night Sweater 234
WORDS AND SYMBOLS 242
Knitting Help 244
Clothing Terms 247
Knitting Vocabulary 248
Abbreviations 250
Symbols 251
BIBLIOGRAPHY 252
