We have just spent 5 lovely days in and around Tromsø in northern Norway watching the Northern Lights, husky dog sledding and generally having a nice time tramping around in the snow and meeting new people.
Norway, you may or may not know, is a nation of knitters and has been, presumably, since records began! There is a distinctive style that is prominent...there was also a knitting shop near to our hotel...
My husband loves big chunky warm jumpers and saw the distinctive navy blue jumper with white pattern detailing and red edging, which we now know is called 'Marius,' in the knitting shop window. It turns out you can buy the pattern book only if you buy the wool for a pattern. Being limited in luggage space i bought enough wool for the pattern for a pair of Marius socks (2 navy, 1 red, 1 white) and that's it, I'm committed. The practice piece will be the socks then sourcing wool for the jumper and no i will not be knitting any sort of jumper for any sort of dog as in the pattern front! Oh yes, after learning a bit of Norwegian to translate the pattern! Wish me luck!
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