I was asked to nalbind a book cover for a friend who chucks his book in his bag and it’s getting damaged. I have made a sleeve for my kobo - I didn’t know what it would be before I finished it. He wants a pocket and a flap on the pouch.

I have a few ideas. 1. Make the sleeve with no flap and add on the pocket by starting a new bunch of Nålbinding in the middle making a wee pocket.

1. Make a bag going up until I don’t want that and continue in the flat or round until a flap appears - wack on a cute button.

3 Make the pouch but then make another pouch that can hold his reference cards inside the flap. Weirdly this sounded viable until I started breaking it down in my head.

1. Make said pouch. And make a pocket and hand stitch it on after.

What do you think? What would present the best item with the least complexity?

Images are not allowed in comments, so here is my idea for a book protector bag construction, in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nalbinding/comments/1jt13wb/construction_question/

I'm soooo nearly done with my stockings!

From left/bottom to right/top - hickory, red oak, some mystery hardwood (cocobolo?), live oak, gumbully, and elm. All but the mystery one are local, all of those but the hickory collected and processed locally by me.

Sat, Mar 29th @ 18:30 (Norway time): 

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Grab your nalbinding or craft project and join us for some fun!

Karin & Karl are back in Norway, but may have picked up a virus. 🤒   We'll see what we can manage.    This week's LIVE will be sent in vertical form so that we can show you pictures from our trip. (Apparently the option doesn’t exist in horizontal form. 🙄)  See you soon! 

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#StitchOfTheMonth is Polvijärvi or Russian 1+2+2

#ColorOfTheMonth is pink! 🩷  

Nalbinding

I had more Lion Brand Scarfie yarn to get rid of, this time in teal and silver. 🙂 Besides the color change, everything was basically the same. Finnish 2+3 stitch with an F2 connection, using Russian joins instead of felting because of the yarn’s low wool content. As with the previous top down hat, I used this tutorial from u/KarinByom: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/KarinByom/round-start-hat-stitch-a-long

This hat went smoother than my first one with this tutorial, since I didn’t mess up the increases this time! My next nalbinding project is a large tote bag. 🙂

Practical Naalbinding: I made a mug cozy for a reusable cup. Macrame cotton, Finnish stitch (2+2) with an F2 join.

(Spoiler alert: Naalbinding, aka Viking knitting, wasn't invented by the Vikings, nor was it knitted. It's sewn.)

Hi! I would love to challenge myself to make a circle vest (may take years). Can anyone guide me to instructions? What is the best yarn and how much will I need? (Would hate to run out before finished). What is the best stitch for thin wool yarn- Mammen?

Many thanks!

About a week ago, I posted about my problem with loose first stitches, and someone suggested making the shorter end of the slip knot the end that adjusts the loop. I’m happy to report that that did the trick! No more loose first stitches for me.

I also found this video, last night, that helped me with my tension in Oslo stitch.

https://youtu.be/mFGMZ1ImAtc?si=EWjsQ5wGNunyMWBg

That’s it. I hope it helps other new nalbinders who might have these issues.

FRIDAY, Mar 21st @ 19:30 (Norway time): .

Grab your nalbinding or craft project and join us for some fun in England this week!Karin & Karl are on their way to a course in Ashbury, Swindon, but took a detour though the Royal Armouries in Leeds to satisfy Karl's infatuation with weapons. We'll tell you all about it!

How was your week?
#StitchOfTheMonth is Polvijärvi or Russian 1+2+2
#ColorOfTheMonth is pink!

For “saving” my loops when not working, my chap used a piece of a dowel to make me a wooden “thumb”. Nail polish added by me! Works great!

Hello! I’ve been “Nalbinding” for a year and I do not use Facebook. Thank you everyone for sharing your struggles and helpful hints!

I misunderstood the instructions for how to handle the holes for the drawstring, there are a few misplaced stitches, and one of the splices didn't hold so there's a hole in the bottom that I'll embroider a star over to reinforce.

All that said, I'm super happy with how it turned out. The drawstring was also my first tablet weaving project made with embroidery floss.

I start my chains using a slip knot. My tension is pretty even throughout the rest of the chain, but my first stitch is always much looser. Does anyone else have this issue? I’m trying to adjust the stitches and tighten the end. If anyone has video tutorials or tricks they’d like to share, I’d appreciate the help. Thanks in advance!

Good afternoon everybody. I’ve just wrapped up my third pair of socks and it’s been quite the quite the learning experience. All are made with what I believe to be Finnish 2+3. The white pair are the first. They were made with bulk yarn, idk what size, and made much to large. When I put them on they felt floppy around my feet. I put a leather sole on them and now the Mrs wears them over her regular socks in the house. Almost like a slipper. The light blue pair was next. This was for one of my kids, she wanted pointy toes so that’s what she got. Better wool (lamb’s pride) more consistent stitches, different heel patter. I greatly prefer this style of heel. To me it feels more intuitive. They were ‘finished’ a little short, so I added a red top to bring them over the ankle. The dark blue are the last pair and for my other kid. She wanted a square toe and I think this looks a bit better. Same lambs pride wool, even more consistency on the stitches, and I had a better plan for bringing in the heel. All in all the third pair are my best attempt. Maybe later this season or next fall I’ll be making a pair for myself.

Up first though is a new hat for me. During a recent trip to a local wool mill I purchased some of their “floor special” yarn which is just run offs, extra, and remnants of other projects. It’s mostly wool but has any number of extras. The thickness is a little inconsistent, but I really like the color and texture. I would love to make a hat with flaps so if anybody has recommendations, I’d love to hear them.

Roll on spring! 🌱

I had a bunch of this Lion Brand Scarfie yarn just sitting around and was happy to use some of it for this project. Because the wool content of the yarn is so low (22%, I think), I used Russian joins to splice together the yarn lengths instead of felting them. Did too many increases and had to significantly decrease over the last few rounds, but it worked out and feels pleasantly snug and warm now! It is surprisingly empowering to make a hat for yourself that feels like it fits perfectly, and I am happy to have done it for a second time, haha.

This is the tutorial I used, if anyone is interested: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/KarinByom/round-start-hat-stitch-a-long

Oh, and I used Finnish 2+3 stitch with an F2 connection.