These socks will always remind me of my adventure in Iceland. If you are a knitter or textile artist you know that you are stitching your feelings and memories into the things that you are making.
I left Montreal with a sock tube and was knitting on the first toe which I completed by the time that I landed in Toronto. Circumstances forced me to stay another day in Toronto which allowed me to complete the other toe. The trip from Toronto to Iceland allowed me to knit a cut-in heel. The bus ride from Reykjavík to Blönduos was about knitting the other heel. Now, that I have learnt how to use the ribber on the circular sock knitting machine of the Textile Center, I have grafted the cuffs to the legs of the socks and here they are.
I will be wearing these socks when I say good-bye to Blönduos. My heart will remember every step of this Icelandic journey because of these socks.
Some of our cohort learnt how to knit from Icelandic knitters during the Knit Fest. How wonderful that you have this origin knitting story to share with your friends. The knitting style that the Icelandic knitters demonstrated is called Continental where you ergonomically pick the stitch from your finger and hold the yarn in your left hand. They showed some how to Norwegian purl. I am adding this in case you want to research these knitting techniques on YouTube.
you are stitching your feelings and memories into the things that you are making