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<\/center><\/p>\nWhen I was about 15 years, I had this massive knitting obsession. I\u2019d designed and knitted my first sweater. Thinking about it today it was absolutely awful, but in those days in the late 80ies it was spot on cool with its black and white stripes and checkers pattern. A friend of mine borrowed the sweater to wear at a party, and of course she forgot it there. I was devastated, all that work for nothing. Then one day, at school, I saw a boy who was a few years over me (and very handsome and cool, and totally out of my league) in my sweater. I stopped him and told him that this was my sweater that he was wearing, and asked to have it back. He laughed and said no way, he\u2019d picked it up at his girlfriend\u2019s, and since I didn\u2019t know her, how could I claim that it was mine. I replied, \u201dbecause I\u2019ve knitted it\u201d He really mocked me, shouting so that everyone could hear, that no way did I make that sweater. Then he turned his back to me and left me completely humiliated. (Which was quite easily done when I was at that age). Then a few days later, he came into my classroom holding my sweater neatly folded in his hand. Not so loud as last time he spoke to me, but still so that everyone could hear, he apologised, telling me that he had checked with his girlfriend and that she told him that someone left it at the party and that it was mine. \u201dI\u2019m really sorry\u201d he said \u201dI didn\u2019t believe you when you said you could knit something like this.\u201d Dignity restored! After that I was unstoppable, producing incredible amounts of knitwear, you can absolutely say that I had an unique and individual style in those days. <\/p>\n
Do you remember knitwear in the 80ies and the 90ies? Baggy square shaped sweaters, blocks, stripes and zigzag patterns, and no shape what so ever. I know this was fashionable at this time, but please… In the \u201cFibre Fun Friday\u201d group at Ravelry<\/a> there is a discussion<\/a> dedicated to the most horrid knits ever, and not surprisingly quite a few of them are from this era. Please be warned, if you enter this discussion your eyes might hurt afterwards. <\/p>\n Da jeg var omtrent 15 \u00e5r, hadde jeg en massiv strikkeentusiasme. Jeg hadde designet og strikket min f\u00f8rste genser. N\u00e5r jeg tenker p\u00e5 den i dag s\u00e5 var den absolutt en stygg sak, men tilbake p\u00e5 seint 80-tall s\u00e5 var den veldig moteriktig i svart og hvitt, med striper og sjakkm\u00f8nster. Ei venninne av meg l\u00e5nte genseren min for \u00e5 ha p\u00e5 seg p\u00e5 fest, og glemte selvf\u00f8lgelig genseren igjen der. Jeg var s\u00e5 lei meg, alt det arbeidet for ingenting. S\u00e5 en dag, p\u00e5 skolen, s\u00e5 jeg at en gutt som gikk noen klassetrinn over meg (og som var veldig kjekk og voksen, og i en helt annen liga enn meg) hadde p\u00e5 seg min genser. Jeg stoppet han og fortalte at det var min genser og spurte om jeg kunne f\u00e5 den tilbake. Til min store ydmykelse flirte han h\u00e5nlig og h\u00f8yt av meg, og sa s\u00e5 alle kunne h\u00f8re det at den genseren hadde han l\u00e5nt av kj\u00e6resten sin, og siden jeg ikke kjente henne, kunne det umulig v\u00e6re min genser. Jeg svarte at \u201cJo det er den, jeg har strikket den selv.\u201d Da lo han enda h\u00f8yere og sa at det kunne jeg umulig ha gjort, s\u00e5 snudde han ryggen til meg og gikk. Jeg sto igjen og f\u00f8lte meg veldig flau og bitte bitte liten. Ett par dager senere dukket han opp i klasserommet mitt, han hadde med genseren min nyvasket og fint brettet sammen. Ikke s\u00e5 h\u00f8yt som forrige gang han pratet til meg, men allikevel s\u00e5 h\u00f8yt at alle kunne h\u00f8re det, ba han om unnskyldning. Han hadde f\u00e5tt bekreftet fra kj\u00e6resten sin at genseren var gjenglemt p\u00e5 festen og at den tilh\u00f8rte meg. \u201cUnnskyld,\u201d sa han \u201cjeg trodde virkelig ikke at du kunne strikke noe s\u00e5nt som denne\u201d. Verdigheta gjenopprettet! Etter det var jeg ustoppelig, og produserte det ene plagget etter det andre. Du kan absolutt si at jeg hadde en unik og individuell stil p\u00e5 denne tida.<\/p>\n Husker du strikkeplagg fra 80- og 90-tallet? Posete firkantede gensere i stripe-, sikksakk-, og rutem\u00f8nster, og totalt blottet for fasong? Jeg vet at det var dette som var mote p\u00e5 denne tida, men hallo??? I \u201cFibre Fun Friday\u201d gruppa p\u00e5 Ravelry<\/a> er det en diskusjon<\/a> dedikert til de mest forferdelige strikkerier, og ikke overraskende s\u00e5 er mange av disse fra denne tida. V\u00e6r advart, hvis du bes\u00f8ker denne diskusjonen s\u00e5 kan \u00f8ynene dine svi etterp\u00e5.<\/em><\/p>\n But seriously, my Grandmother, who was the one who taught me how to knit, was very concerned in those days that the knowledge of knitting would completely disappear all together. One of the most constructive handcraft techniques and an important part of our inheritage of women\u2019s culture was on its way to be completely forgotten. Then something changed, something that leaves my Grandmother, for one, totally amazed. Knitting has renewed itself and is gaining more and more interest and passion every day. There are so many exiting, interesting and inspirational aspects of knitting today, it really fascinated me over and over again. One person that has been an absolute inspiration to me is Stefanie Japel<\/a>. Reading her first book Fitted Knits<\/a> a few years ago really made me crack the code of shaping. Finally something fresh, modern, and flattering was in reach. She also is responsible for some of my more venturous improvised projects, not all of them came out like I wanted them to, but I sure loved the process and the knowledge I\u2019ve gained by working through these projects. Another inspiration to me is Wendy Bernard; I\u2019ve been following her blog Knit and Tonic<\/a> for years now. I will say that her style is classic, but with fun and nifty details. But the main reason that she inspires me is her writing; her contemporary humoristic writing is really worth reading. Another person I would like to mention is Susan Crawford<\/a>. As I said, knitting has renewed itself, and one of the ways this has happened is through looking back in history to the old fashion styles and how different techniques can be used to create the most flattering and gorgeous knitwear. Susan is all into vintage, and how to construct, deconstruct, use and reuse until what comes out of it is pure perfection. Now, go have a look at this women and their work, I\u2019m sure you will be inspired!<\/p>\n Men seri\u00f8st, min bestemor, som er den som l\u00e6rte meg \u00e5 strikke, var veldig bekymret p\u00e5 denne tida over at strikkekunnskapene var i ferd med \u00e5 forsvinne. En av de mest konstruktive h\u00e5ndarbeidsteknikker og en vesentlig del av v\u00e5r kvinnelige kulturarv var p\u00e5 god vei til \u00e5 bli glemt. S\u00e5 var det noe som endret seg, noe som virkelig forundrer og gleder min bestemor! Strikkingen har v\u00e6rt i stand til \u00e5 fornye og gjenoppfinne seg selv, og strikking fanger flere og flere sin interesse og lidenskap for hver dag som g\u00e5r. Det er s\u00e5 mange spennende, interessante og inspirerende aspekt ved strikking i dag, noe som jeg opplever at fascinerer meg igjen og igjen. En person som har v\u00e6rt en stor kilde til inspirasjon for meg er Stefanie Japel<\/a> \u00c5 lese hennes f\u00f8rste bok Fitted Knits<\/a> for noen \u00e5r siden hjalp meg til \u00e5 knekke fasongkoden. Endelig var noe friskt, moderne og kledelig innen rekkevidde. Stefanie er ogs\u00e5 ansvarlig for noen av mine mer eventyrlystne improviserte prosjekt, ikke all endte opp slik jeg hadde forestilt meg dem, men jeg har satt stor pris p\u00e5 prosessen og ikke minst kunnskapen jeg fikk ut av arbeidet med disse. En annen inspirasjon for meg er Wendy Bernard, jeg har fulgt bloggen hennes, Knit and Tonic<\/a>, i mange \u00e5r. Jeg vil karakterisere stilen hennes som klassisk, men med artige og smarte detaljer. Den st\u00f8rste \u00e5rsaken til at hun inspirerer meg er hvordan hun skriver, hennes moderne og humorisktiske stil er en fryd for \u00f8yet og gir mat til hjernen. En siste person jeg har lyst til \u00e5 nevne er Susan Crawford<\/a>. Som jeg sa, strikkingen har fornyet seg selv, og en av de m\u00e5tene den har gjort det p\u00e5 er ved \u00e5 se tilbake i historien p\u00e5 hvordan ulike teknikker har blitt brukt til \u00e5 skape de mest kledelige og vakre strikkeplagg. Susan er opptatt av vintage, og hvordan man ved \u00e5 benytte konstruksjon, dekonstruksjon, bruk og gjenbruk kan oppn\u00e5 et perfekt resultat. N\u00e5 syns jeg at du skal ta deg en tur ut p\u00e5 Verdensveven og sjekke ut disse kvinnene og det arbeidet de gj\u00f8r, jeg er sikker p\u00e5 at du vil bli inspirert!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve been knitting swatches lately, and I don\u2019t like knitting swatches, it is a complete bore! 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