Friday, June 21, 2024

Axlarslá með griffingjahundum

Shoulder wrap with dachshunds


At the moment, I love knitting not full-length Icelandic sweaters (lopapeysur), but "just" a kind of shoulder warmer, a short poncho, so to speak, that warms you up when you're tired and a bit chilly in the evenings or on cooler days. Of course, I also knit it with a round yoke, like a classic Icelandic sweater.

Speaking of shivering: Last winter, a dear colleague of mine brought a blanket to the office to wrap herself in when it got chilly in the room. So I thought, in addition to the blanket underneath, maybe a shoulder warmer on top would be nice... and when I was recently at Hagkaup, the supermarket in Skeifan in Reykjavík, looking for wool for a new project, I decided to put the idea into action in time for next winter.

I was craving color, so I bought a batch of different colored Léttlopi yarn, various shades of blue and green for a gradient, and reddish-brown yarn for the motif. This is what we ended up with.


Pretty much everyone I proudly showed my latest work to looked slightly confused and then said: Those are, uh... horses...?

Okay, I admit, given my love for Iceland, you probably immediately think of Icelandic horses when I knit something, but these aren't supposed to be long, thin horses...


...but dachshunds. The colleague for whom I knitted the shoulder warmer is a passionate dachshund fan.

Well, I think if you know what you're looking for, you can definitely recognize the dachshunds! With floppy ears, a pointed snout, short legs, and a happily raised tail. I'm quite happy with the result!


Here's a before and after photo of the wool - first in the shop in Reykjavík, then during a first fitting as a shoulder warmer in the Icelandic countryside!



[Translated from here.]

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