FCOLDC-HERLDK-2
Two of my favourite Anglo Saxon poems are The Wanderer and The Seafarer. Both speak of the hardships of life on the hrímcalde sae (frost-cold or rime-cold sea) or íscealdnesae (ice-cold sea), the speaker from the former longing for home while in exile, and the speaker from the latter expressing a desire to once again journey the seas despite this hardship: "Even now my heart / Journeys beyond its confines, and my thoughts/ Over the sea, across the whale's domain,/ Travel afar the regions of the earth,/ And then come back to me with greed and longing."*
As the Seafarer is irresistibly drawn to once again travel the hwælweg (whale-road), I was drawn irresistibly to the idea of describing this same seascape on mittens and a hat using stranded colourwork depicting waves and the minke whales that so often frequent the North Sea.
*"The Seafarer" A Choice of Anglo Saxon Verse, translation by Richard Hamer, Faber and Faber Limited, 1970, pp 189-191.
The Original sample is shown in Au Naturel (MC) and Periwinkle (CC)
Hat Sizes: S (M, L, XL)
Mittens: One Size
Finished Measurements of Hat
Circumference: 43 (49, 53, 58) cm / 17 (19.25, 21.25, 23.25)"
Length, Crown to brim: 21 (23.5, 25, 27.5) cm / 8.25 (9.25, 10, 10.75)"
Finished Measurements of Mittens (one size)
Palm Circumference: 203 cm / 8"
Length from cuff to tip: 28.5 cm / 711.25"
Yarn Requirements:
Hat OR Mittens only: 1 skein MC and 1 skein CC
Both Hat and Mittens: 2 skeins MC and 1 skein CC
Needle Sizes:
Hat: One set size 2.75 mm / US2 double pointed or circular needles; one set of 3.0mm / US 2.5 double pointed or circular needles, or sizes needed to achieve gauge.
Mittens: One set size 2.75 mm / US2 double pointed or circular needles, or sizes needed to achieve gauge.
Colour Options
Option 1 - Original Set - Au Naturel and Periwinkle
Option 2 - Heart and Au Naturel
Option 3 - Cypress and Irish Linen (Lascaux DK)
Option 4 - Night and Creme de la Creme
Option 5 - Amethyst and Softer Side of Linen
Herlig DK - 50% Viking Norway Wool / 50% Merino Wool
250 meters / 273 yards per 100 gram / 3.5 oz skein
Gauge: 21 - 24 sts / 4 inches (10 cm) US 5 - 7 or 3.75 - 4.5 mm
Also available in compatible yarn
Lascaux DK
25% Manx Loaghtan Wool / 75% Punta Arenas Wool
250 meters / 273 yards per 100 gram / 3.5 oz skein
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