Reykjavik Yarn Bombing

Just beyond where Lækjargata and Bankastræti cross is a fabulous yarn installation:

Book - Knitting with Icelandic Wool

While in Iceland a few weeks back, I purchased the book Knitting with Icelandic Wool (Vaka-Helgafell, 2011; ISBN 978-9979-2-2110-4) / Prjónað úr íslenskri ull. It contains 65 patterns for making garments with Icelandic wool. It also contains a history of Icelandic knitting traditions.

I purchased the English language version at the bookstore Mal og Menning in Reykjavik. A cool find!

Icelandic Knitting - Glöfi Woolen Factory Outlet in Hvolsvöllur

I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Iceland with the mom. We spent a week touring the countryside in a rented car, seeing Reykjavik on foot, and visiting the Blue Lagoon. Iceland is beautiful.

I had a special experience visiting the Glöfi Woolen Factory Outlet in Hvolsvöllur in the southwest coast region (http://www.randburg.com/is/glofi/). The helpful staff at Hotel Rangá pointed me to the outlet when I expressed in buying yarn from a local seller. I had seen a farm along out journey that advertised wool yarn, but it was closed. The Glöfi outlet turned out to be a yarn and knitwear factory with a retail room in the front. The retail section offered sweaters, wraps, hats, and mittens. I asked about buying skeins of yarn.

I was in luck. A very nice women lead me to the back of the factory, where I was offered my choice of yarn. I chose four colors in natural tones in approximately sport weight. Was I in heaven!

I can't wait to design and knit a special sweater with my new icelandic wool.

Boston Yarn Bombing

There is a wonderful spot in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood where yarn bombing has been a fixture for the past several years.

Various yarn creations adorn the concrete barriers where the SW Corridor Path meets Newton Street between the Orange Line's Back Bay and Mass Ave. Stations.

The first set of photos is from July 2011.

I took the second set of photos in January 2012