Knitting and Crochet
Sticka, virka, garnlager — Swedish for needles, yarn and unfinished projects.
Yarn life, cast-on to confession: the two crafts (sticka/virka) and their tools, the fiber shelf (merinoull, alpacka — and the garnlager: mer garn än livstid), the stitch grammar (rätmaska/avigmaska, slätstickning, resår), the disasters and repairs (en tappad maska, repa tillbaka tre varv), the provlapp skipped (vilket är därför det inte passar), the project graveyard (halvfärdigt, i en påse i en garderob) — ending with the baby-knit paradox and the two fates of a handmade gift.
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sticka
to knit
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
virka
to crochet
Tip: lit. the same.
- 3
en sticka
a knitting needle
Tip: lit. the same — same word as the verb.
- 4
en virknål
a crochet hook
Tip: lit. the same.
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en rundsticka
a circular needle
Tip: lit. the same.
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strumpstickor
double-pointed needles
Tip: lit. 'sock needles'.
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ett garnnystan
a ball of yarn
Tip: lit. the same.
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en härva
a skein
Tip: lit. the same.
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ull
wool
Tip: lit. the same.
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merinoull
merino
Tip: lit. the same.
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alpacka
alpaca
Tip: lit. the same.
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bomullsgarn
cotton yarn
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett garnlager
a yarn stash
Tip: lit. the same — and it always grows.
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mer garn än livstid
more yarn than lifetime
Tip: lit. the same — the standing joke.
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en maska
a stitch
Tip: lit. the same.
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en rätmaska
a knit stitch
Tip: lit. the same.
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en avigmaska
a purl stitch
Tip: lit. the same.
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slätstickning
stocking stitch
Tip: lit. the same.
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rätstickning
garter stitch
Tip: lit. the same.
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resår
ribbing
Tip: lit. the same.
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lägga upp
to cast on
Tip: lit. the same.
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maska av
to cast off
Tip: lit. the same.
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öka
to increase
Tip: lit. the same.
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minska
to decrease
Tip: lit. the same.
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en tappad maska
a dropped stitch
Tip: lit. the same — the small tragedy.
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plocka upp den igen
to pick it up again
Tip: lit. the same.
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repa upp
to unravel
Tip: lit. the same.
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repa tillbaka tre varv
to rip back three rows
Tip: lit. the same.
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en provlapp
a tension square
Tip: lit. the same — and nobody makes one.
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vilket är därför det inte passar
which is why it doesn't fit
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett mönster
a pattern
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett diagram
a chart
Tip: lit. the same.
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mönsterstickning
stranded colourwork
Tip: lit. the same.
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en bohuströja
a Bohus jumper
Tip: lit. the same — the Swedish classic.
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en kofta med hyskor
a cardigan with clasps
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett par sockor
a pair of socks
Tip: lit. the same.
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en hälklaff
a heel flap
Tip: lit. the same.
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en vante
a mitten
Tip: lit. the same.
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en mössa
a hat
Tip: lit. the same.
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en filt som tog två år
a blanket that took two years
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett halvfärdigt projekt
an unfinished project
Tip: lit. the same.
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i en påse i en garderob
in a bag in a cupboard
Tip: lit. the same — there are several.
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sticka framför tv:n
to knit in front of the television
Tip: lit. the same.
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sticka på bussen
to knit on the bus
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett stickcafé
a knitting café
Tip: lit. the same.
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en stickkväll
a stitch-and-bitch evening
Tip: lit. 'a knitting evening'.
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sticka till en nyfödd
to knit for a new baby
Tip: lit. the same.
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färdig veckan efter den blivit för liten
finished the week after it's outgrown
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
en present ingen använder
a gift nobody wears
Tip: lit. the same — the risk.
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och en som slits ut helt
and one that's worn to pieces
Tip: lit. the same — the reward.