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Elizabeth Zimmermann (9 August 1910 – 30 November 1999) was a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer. She revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television.
The pattern is a Selburose, which is a traditional rose from the Selbu area, shaped like an octagram. Marit Guldsetbrua Emstad (born 1841) first knitted the pattern into a pair of mittens in 1857, [2] and sold it through Husfliden in Trondheim in 1897. Selbuvott is possibly the most-worn knitted pattern in Norway.
Intricate relief patterns are characteristic of the technique. Twined knitting produces a firmer and more durable fabric with greater thermal insulation than conventional one-end knitting. [ 2 ] The technique has historically been used to knit mittens, gloves, socks, stockings, caps and sleeves for waistcoats.
Crochet (English: / k r oʊ ˈ ʃ eɪ /; [1] French: [2]) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. [3] The name is derived from the French term crochet, which means 'hook'. [4]
Mittens produced by nålebinding: Crocheting: Crocheting never involves more than one active stitch on the needle. Knitting can be performed by machine, but crochet can only be performed by hand. [118] Crocheting was originally practised by Scottish peasants with a small, hooked needle known as a shepherd's hook. [120]
The Mittens form a triangle with Merrick Butte about 2 ⁄ 3 mi (1.1 km) to the south and, with Sentinel Mesa, a more extensive plateau, towards the northwest. At the end of March and mid-September, for a few days only at sunset, the Mitten Shadow [6] occurs, when the West Mitten shadow appears on the East Mitten.
A hand-knitted sock Argyle socksA sock is a piece of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf.Some types of shoes or boots are typically worn over socks.
This book tells the story of three little kittens, Mittens, Tom Kitten and Moppet, who get into mischief. Their mother, Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, grooms and dresses them up for company she is expecting, then sends them out with the admonishment that they not get dirty. They not only do get dirty but lose their clothes to some passing puddle-ducks.