I enjoy creating and producing. The therapeutic rhythm of the repetition in creation soothes the mind and calms the heart after long days of intense work with the head, in the head!
It was my father who first taught me to do plain knitting, he was the one with the patience for the initial sticky warm fingers and glowing hot needles. My mother, a fine knitter herself, since taught me the finer points and refined my abilities. I am eternally grateful to them both for the gift they have given me, a gift of ability and to trust it – not only to knit.
My true passion is Fair Isle knitting. I find the intricacy of the colour blends and getting the tension right highly stimulating. I also love the texture of cable knitting but have not the patience for the extra needle and the fidling. As for lace knitting, I adore it. It is beautiful and subtle, but again, I rarely have the patience to do it, which is a petty as I really find lace stunning.
My preference for Fair Isle knitting has to do with my background in the graphic world and not least my Danish background. Fair Isle knitting is very common in Denmark and I belive we become what we are exposed to, so what with me living in Ireland for a good few years now, I might just one day start loving to knit cables…
One thing is for sure, I will keep knitting. To feel the hands shape a garment or an item to be used is the ultimate joy of life! What with being the creator…
My professional self:
I provide a professional knitting pattern translation service as well as some crochet pattern translation. I adore the joy of seeing people creating and wearing garments from patterns I have translated.
I translate from the languages of Norwegian, Danish and some Swedish into English.
Inquiries please direct to my e-mail address:
irenelundgaard (a) gmail dot com
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