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Helene Magnusson

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in Paris, France

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http://icelandicknitter.com

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Art, Children's, Cookbooks

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Icelandic knitting traditions

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January 2013

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Hélène Magnússon is an Icelandic knit and fashion designer, the author of many publications about traditional Icelandic knitting and the organizer/guide of Hiking and Knitting tours in Iceland. Hélène believes that the best way to preserve traditions is to give them a new life.
More about her on: http://www.icelandicknitter.com ...more

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Tutorial: loose CO on 2 needles

My favorite elastic cast on is to simply cast on holding 2 needles together (or alternatively using a bigger needle): hold the two needle points tight together and cast on normally around them. When all stitches are cast on, remove one of the needle. This cast on has been used by generations and generations before [...]

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	Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects by Helene Magnusson (Goodreads Author), Elin S. Sigurardottir (Foreword) 4.07 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nordic Knits: 44 Beautiful Patterns to Knit and Keep You Cozy by Sue Flanders, Janine Kosel, Helene Magnusson (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icelandic Knitting: Using Rose Patterns really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Íslenskt prjón 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Helene Magnusson wrote a new blog post Tutorial: 3-needle BO The 3-Needle Bind Off is a finishing technique for joining two pieces of knitting that are still on the needles. It makes a very sturdy seam and is of Read more of this blog post »
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