Norwegian knitting - anyone got any tips?

Witzend

I just watched the little video about this, and the way the yarn is fed through the left hand is almost exactly the same as I use for ‘Brit’ knitting.

I have always thought this was pretty normal - I was taught by my mother very early on, once I was past the laborious ‘in, over, through, off’ stage.

I once saw a girl on the bus - obviously new to it - laboriously picking the yarn up for each stitch, and was dying to show her, but didn’t want to come across as a know-all old bag.

But through the right hand, of course.

I just watched the little video about this, and the way the yarn is fed through the left hand is almost exactly the same as I use for ‘Brit’ knitting.

I have always thought this was pretty normal - I was taught by my mother very early on, once I was past the laborious ‘in, over, through, off’ stage.

I once saw a girl on the bus - obviously new to it - laboriously picking the yarn up for each stitch, and was dying to show her, but didn’t want to come across as a know-all old bag.

Purplepixie

I’m going to have a look at this type of knitting on YouTube. I love to learn new things. I’ve been knitting on/off since I was 9 years old. My mam taught me. I taught myself to crochet when I was about 24 but I’m still not great at it. I’ve never been a one for making little figures but I admire anyone with such skill and patience.
I’m going to be knitting a sponsored Christmas jumper for cancer research.
I also do embroidery and watercolour painting.
Happy crafting. 🤗

This is quite good.

youtu.be/uIfoJ06a_dA?si=4GKX21SRBj4rRk_j

I like knitting this way but purling is a bit more difficult.

Good luck.

I’m going to have a look at this type of knitting on YouTube. I love to learn new things. I’ve been knitting on/off since I was 9 years old. My mam taught me. I taught myself to crochet when I was about 24 but I’m still not great at it. I’ve never been a one for making little figures but I admire anyone with such skill and patience.
I’m going to be knitting a sponsored Christmas jumper for cancer research.
I also do embroidery and watercolour painting.
Happy crafting. 🤗

German and Norwegian knitting styles are similar and the Shetland Islands have close links to Norway. Fair Isle is part of the Shetland Islands.

I’m sure I’ve that that’s how the Shetland Islanders -and maybe other islanders e.g, from Fair Isle -knit too, nanna8.

Apparently I knit the German way with one needle tucked under my left arm all the time and knitting with the right needle. The tension is through my right fingers. An auntie from Leeds taught me. The only Germans in the family date back to the sixteenth century as I found out through ancestry. Weird. It is quite quick,though. I haven’t knitted for a few months, must get back to it - feeling the urge! You lot are feeding my urge 🙂

Mine's taking about five years so far.
It'll be vintage soon.

Allira

^Not long after I was at a car boot sale and there was another set in a beautiful box for £12. It had been knitted by the stallholders deceased Mother and I just had to buy it!^

What a bargain!!

I know! I used to volunteer in a charity shop and we had no trouble at all getting £50 for a knitted set if we put it in the window and that was 20 years ago!

Not long after I was at a car boot sale and there was another set in a beautiful box for £12. It had been knitted by the stallholders deceased Mother and I just had to buy it!

What a bargain!!

Lovely, Primrose53. And what a bargain at £12 - they entail so much work!
A neighbour of mine, 89 now, made a JG one for her church. She went to retrieve it after 12th Night and some wretched verger had binned it! And the dustbin men had been!

I think I’d have murdered him, miserable old git.

twinnytwin

Gosh, you are good knitting the Jean Grenhowe's Nativity set to be raffled. Mine took me months to complete. I knitted a full set, adding a donkey too. I need to knit three camels to add to it. My grandchildren adore the set and say there'll be a battle when I'm no longer around as to who inherits it.

TBH I don't think my Norwegian knitting will ever be up to the standard to make anything wearable. My friend at U3a brought in her book of patterns using Norwegian knitting and they were absolutely gorgeous. I wonder if I can do the patterns using English knitting (yarn in right hand) instead.

My late Mum knitted the Jean Greenhowe Nativity Set many years ago when the pattern first came out. It took her several months. Every year she loaned it to her church and it was much admired. Every few years I made it a new stable from a large cardboard box and covered in ivy etc. with a straw floor. There was a shining star on top.

Mum always said I had to keep it in the family and I suggested she gave it to my niece who is Christmas crazy and the house is like a grotto. She was thrilled with it and promised to pass it on to her own daughter or son.
I felt a bit sad but knew my niece would truly love it.

Not long after I was at a car boot sale and there was another set in a beautiful box for £12. It had been knitted by the stallholders deceased Mother and I just had to buy it!

Hopefully here it is!

twinnytwin

Gosh, you are good knitting the Jean Grenhowe's Nativity set to be raffled. Mine took me months to complete. I knitted a full set, adding a donkey too. I need to knit three camels to add to it. My grandchildren adore the set and say there'll be a battle when I'm no longer around as to who inherits it.

TBH I don't think my Norwegian knitting will ever be up to the standard to make anything wearable. My friend at U3a brought in her book of patterns using Norwegian knitting and they were absolutely gorgeous. I wonder if I can do the patterns using English knitting (yarn in right hand) instead.

Did you find a good camel pattern? I did once knit an ox (to add to the ass) but the pattern was nothing like as good as JG’s donkey - poor old ox could never stand up properly - you’d think he’d been at the innkeeper’s ale…

Gosh, you are good knitting the Jean Grenhowe's Nativity set to be raffled. Mine took me months to complete. I knitted a full set, adding a donkey too. I need to knit three camels to add to it. My grandchildren adore the set and say there'll be a battle when I'm no longer around as to who inherits it.

TBH I don't think my Norwegian knitting will ever be up to the standard to make anything wearable. My friend at U3a brought in her book of patterns using Norwegian knitting and they were absolutely gorgeous. I wonder if I can do the patterns using English knitting (yarn in right hand) instead.

Oh no, not the Nativity Set
I can hear their little voices calling me from a box under the stairs ....

It took me a long time to master crocheting but I persevered after a shoulder injury and knitting was painful. Now I need to try knitting again, perhaps I'll look up or this method.

Well, I really admire anyone with the patience to learn a new way to knit! I dare say it’s the same way a Swedish friend knits - she thinks my way is very odd!
It works fine for me, though…

I have now and then thought I’d like to learn to crochet, but one laborious try was enough - I won’t be bothering again. I have more than enough knitting to keep me busy - not just all the Knit for Nowt items, but at the moment I’m frantically trying to get a Nativity Set (Jean Greenhowe’s) finished before 1st December, for the younger Gdd to take to school for the 🎄raffle.