Paid Pattern by Svetlana Gordon What is Bosnian crochet? It is a simple slip stitch crochet technique where the slip stitches are worked into either the front or the back loop only. Thus, the fabric created is not only thick, but exceptionally warm too. This technique was traditionally used to make socks, slippers / feet warmers, mittens and hats. The hook employed in this type of crochet is an unusual one. It has a long, flat and fat body that slopes down at the neck/hook. The reason for this is that you pull the stitches over the body to create a bigger loop, because if you tried slip stitching, then you know the stitches tend to get very tight and small with regular hooks. Here's a video of how it is done. Although now popular around the world, in the past Bosnian crochet (originating from Bosnia, of course) was most widely practiced in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It also goes by the names of Shepherd's and Dutch knitting. Free socks pattern by Donna Druchunas My grandma used this technique to make us house slippers. However, I've never tried it myself, because slip stitches are tedious and I get easily tired working them. Have you done anything in this technique? Free scarf pattern by Vashti Braha / Image credit: txgardener

I've made a video to show you how to get started with what they call Pjoning in Norway. In English

On August 7, I started this post and then put it on hold until today (September 6 - don't let the blogger date above mislead you). :-P At the time I was busy spinning and dyeing one of my Mergelland fleeces, and making a hook for my long-planned Tajik socks. Hooks First the hook which I made according to Flosiepoo's Pen Tutorial:The wood for my hook is from the dead branch of a purple beech tree which I found whilst out walking one afternoon. To make the hook, I first printed out Flosiepoo's "slim" template to scale and then cut it out. Then on a sunny June morning I sat outside with a small hacksaw, stanley knife and two different grades of sandpaper, plus a nail file. I hacksawed the branch to about 12.5cm as instructed in the tutorial. Then I whittled the hook end roughly into shape, and then the handle. As I whittled, I would keep putting Flosiepoo's cut-out template over my shape to check how close I was to the template. I'd say the whole process took 4-5 hours. But if you undertake something like this on a fine day, it's a very relaxing process. Later, over the course of a week, I did a lot of swatches to test the hook. What I discovered was that my actual hook was way too sharp, so I had to constantly modify it as I swatched. In the end it looked a lot more like Flosiepoos hook, and a lot less like the commercial Swedish smygmaskvirkning hooks that I see all over the net. These, for example, are useless: Anyone who has one of these hooks and disagrees should post me a youtube video of themselves actually using such a hook in a project before I will believe that these sorts of hooks are of any use. If the hook is too sharp, it will constantly snag the plies of your yarn, which is very annoying. Also the heads of those commercial Swedish hooks are way too wide. The aim of the head shape is to allow you to enter the flattened slip stitch relatively gently, without snagging or splitting the plies of your yarn. The shaft of the hook is what does the work to stretch the stitch open for the subsequent pullthrough, so there is no need for such a wide head at all. Anyway, for those who like the hook but not the thought of making one, Flosiepoos may soon be selling some of her mother's handmade hooks on Etsy, so keep an eye out for that! Shepherd's Knitting I've also been washing Mergalland fleece, and spinning, and dying, all for the purposes of making a Tajik-style proto-sock. Tajik socks are unique among Central Asian socks in that they utilize crochet, and/or a combination of crochet and knitting. Tajik socks are created with the use of shepherd's knitting/shepherd's stitch or "schaapherderssteek" as it is known to oldtimers here in The Swamp (that's "The Netherlands" for the benefit of non-Aussies). Here is my proto-sock when I began: And here it is as I progressed a little further and began knitting: The sock is a bit further now and I'll post pictures when I finally get it done (I have no idea when that will be since I have 3 other more urgent projects on the go at the moment). OK, so what is this "shepherd's knitting"/shepherd's stitch? Well, basically it's slip stitch crochet through the front of the loop, as opposed to "Bosnian Crochet" which is slip stitch crochet through the back of the loop. It's one of the simplest stitches there is but you can do it in spirals and in colour in order to make socks - which is what the women of the Pamirs (in what is today "Tajikistan") do with great skill. From what I have read, the technique became known as "shepherd's knitting" in ye olde days because the fabric produced looks a little like it is knitted rather than crocheted. I can sort of see this when you do it in one colour, but if you start doing it with colour motifs, the motifs have a definite slant to them, so it's more recognizeable as crochet. So anyway, today I decided to finally finish this post because I received a long-awaited package from Tajikistan, which contained two precious items. The first of these, is a booklet/brochure called “Falling Star” by Parpisho Qimatshoyev, and the second is a Pamiri hook (I have been told that these are best referred to as Pamiri since the people of the pamirs consider themselves to have been assimilated by the Tajiks). Falling Star This is probably the only publication in existance at the moment which contains images and a few graphs of the Pamiri motifs which appear on their socks. It is not exactly a "book", but instead a 29 page brochure, but it's absolute gold - at least to someone like me who is always on the lookout for beautiful previously unknown Central Asian motifs to incorporate into my crafting. The brochure is written entirely in Russian as well, so unless you are Russian, or curious enough to try google-translating it (yeah, I'm mad enough), it's not the sort of thing you'll be able to sit down with and read with a nice cuppa and some bickies. But my reaction upon looking at all of the pretty photos was "OMG - so beautiful... Wow" followed by drooling and wishing that I could speak Russian. :-D So without further ado, here is what the cover looks like: Also in the pic above, you will notice the unique Pamiri hook, which is used to crochet socks. This doesn't come with the book. And here's a cloesup of the hook itself for those curious about how it compares to smygmaskvirkning hooks or Dutch hooks: Also a sneek peek at one page inside the book - one with pictures of the Pamiri hook used for shepherd's knitting:

Find free instructions for crocheting a slip stitch, and learn about a variety of possible uses for crochet slip stitches.

Pjoning er en kul teknikk! Det er også en enkel teknikk. Så enkel at alle kan klare det. :) Pjoning er en gammel hekleteknikk, men jeg har ikke funnet noen opplysninger om hvor gammelt det kan være…

You have probably heard of Bosnian crochet, though perhaps you know of it by one of its many other names, including Dutch knitting, shepherd's knitting, pjoning (Norwegian), smygmaskvirkning or påtning (Swedish), gobelinstitch (Danish), or schaapherderssteek

Hillevi's wristdistaff for securing fibers while spindling. Bosnian crochet in the back loop. Handpainted yarn from Limmo-design. Spindle "Comet" by Tracy Eichheim at Woollydesigns. Fiber merino-silk from Das Wollschaf This blogpost about Bosnian crochet is an English version that is not translated, but completely re-written for Englishspeaking readers, thank's to Carol Ventura (dear Carol, you are a capable teacher, getting people to do things they have not thought of doing just by asking in a friendly way ;) of my blogpost in Swedish earlier this year. I have photos in that post that are not published here, so when I refer to my Swedish blogpost, please look at this link: Smygmaskvirkning First some clarifying information about where I live. I live in Finland, my mothertongue is Swedish. My second language is Finnish. Finland is a bilingual country, very similar to Canada. The Finnswedes have lived along the western and southern costs of Finland for hundreds of years. We have strong bonds to Sweden, stronger than to Eastern Finland. Our culture has much in common with Swedish culture in Sweden. We have our own Finnswede media, but we also watch Swedish television, read Swedish books and magazines, listen to Swedish radio, but, and this is where we are oh so Finnish: we cheer for the Finnish sportsmen :) What could say more about a people than that? Bilingual surroundings can sometimes cause confusion, because when you speak two or three languages in your everyday life, you mix things up. You think you are using the proper words, but you might have invented them yourself, or use a word that doesn't exist or that means something you didn't have in mind. It happens all the time, and usually there is no harm done (even if me and my wonderful Finnish husband, who just brought me a cup of French coffee, have communication problems sometimes!) And now to the matter of this blogpost. Bosnian crochet is a technique where you use only slip stitches. By crocheting through the back or front loop, and by adding color, you can crochet quite nice looking things. The technique is best suited for small garments like mittens, gloves, and hats. It might have developed from tambour work, a way of embroidery where you use a small hook to draw the yarn through the cloth. I got hooked by this old way of working crochet, when I read an article about tapestry crochet in the local handicraft guild's magazine. The article was written in Swedish, and strictly speaking it was an abstract of a Finnish article published in the magazine "Kotiteollisuus" in 1988. The headline of the abstract confused me, because it read "Krokvirkning", a Swedish term for Bosnian crochet. The writer, who by the way is a very skilled woodworker, obviously translated the Finnish term "kirjovirkkaus" (=tapestry crochet) without checking the accurasy of the word. This made me want to know more about crochet terms. Tapestry crochet, by the way, is called "flerfärgsvirkning" and "pälsbältesvirkning" in Swedish. English translations would be "crochet with many colors" and "fur-belt-crochet". Huh! How much more do you need to get confused :) I wanted to compare five related techniques, so I crocheted five purses with the same yarn, Novita 7-veljestä, and a pattern with 3+3 stitches and 4 rows. I will not go into details about the purses, because I think the photo tells a crocheter pretty much. A few things though: Bosnian crochet in the front loop looks very much like knitted purl stitches (purse 3). This confused Swedish textile people when they first started analyzing garments in the museums in the first decades of the 19th century. Bosnian crochet had fallen into oblivion almost everywhere, but luckily there were still people who knew the technique. In purse 3) you can also see a typical design in Bosnian crochet with two colors, the way the stitch divides the pattern. There are 3 stitches in each motif, believe it or not! The pattern also slants to the right, and this is something that is often used to create patterns in Bosnian crochet. You can see it in the photos of the cover of the Swedish book, and the glove in my Swedish blogpost. The purses: 1) Bosnian crochet in the back and in the front loop 2) single crochet (double crochet in UK) in the back and in the front loop 3) Bosnian crochet in the back loop, two colors 4) single (double) crochet in both loops, tapestry crochet 5) single (double) crochet in the back loop, tapestry crochet. The Bosnian crochet was worked with my aluminum Bosnian crochet hook, and the single crochet with an Aero 3,5 mm (US E/4, UK 9). You can find a converter here: Garnstudio crochet converter You can see the hooks I used in my Swedish blogpost. The flat aluminum and wooden hooks are of a type that was often used in Bosnian crochet at least in Scandinavia. The crochet hook is the Aero 3,5 mm I used in three of the purses. Hooks for Bosnian crochet were often made of old spoonhandles, sometimes silver, and with beautiful ornaments. I know at least one person who has made a hook in that way. I very soon found that crochet terminology is not quite established, and that misunderstandings can spread very fast in blogs and the internet. I also found there is very little written in Finnish and Swedish about Bosnian crochet in the area I was interested in, the coastal area of Ostrobotnia (Swedish Österbotten, Finnish Pohjanmaa) in Finland. As the guild's editor was interested in an article about Bosnian crochet, I started writing it. I added information about Bosnian crochet in Europe. Lis Paludan, the Danish textilehistory scientist who is especially learned in crochet, wrote her book "Haekling" about European crochet in the '80s. She has one chapter about Bosnian crochet in her book. The book was later translated into English, and published by Interweave Press under the name "Crochet, History and Technique". From what I read in other books, especially from Sweden, it seems that most of the texts goes back to Paludan. I could have found much more about this technique if I knew more languages, such as Bosnian. Lis Paludan traveled through Europe in the '80s and looked at crocheted items in the museums. She found no crocheted pieces older than the late 18th century. Bosnian crochet seems to be older than other forms of crochet, and to be concentrated to the peripheral areas of Europe: Bosnia, Balkan, the Scandinavian countries, Scotland, the Baltic countries. In the 19th century, and also in the 20th, Bosnian crochet was often crocheted very loosely, and then felted. That made strong, warm and soft garments. After I had finished my article, I learned from Caprifool in Sweden that his grandmother used very tight Bosnian crochet for workmittens. She felted and then brushed the finished mittens to be even stronger and durable. She and Caprifool used to have crochet competitions, sitting on their front porch crocheting away the fastest they could :) They used crochet hooks of the kind we are familiar with nowadays. Hjördis Dahl, a textile scientist from Finland, wrote her thesis "Högsäng and klädbod" about textiles among Finnswedes. Hjördis Dahl mentions that Bosnian crochet has been used to some extent in the northern and southern parts of the Ostrobotnian coast. There is a photograph in her book showing a pair of very nicely crocheted white gloves. Marketta Luutonen, who is one of Finlands most highly learned and respected textile scientists, sent me two photos of Bosnian crochet in the Finnish National Museum in Helsinki. She was, by the way, the writer of the original article about tapestry crochet that was called Bosnian crochet in the abstract. She is in no way responsible for the misinterpretation. I used one of the pictures in my Swedish blogpost, here is the other one: And that is about all I found. I asked people on a couple of Finnish Ravelry-forums for more, but nobody knew anything about history, even if a couple of crocheters were familiar with the technique. Now, what about the word "krokvirkning" that confused me? Well, the terms for Bosnian crochet in Swedish are many. We call it smygmaskvirkning (=slip stitch crochet), gammelvirkning (=old crochet), påtning (I have no English word for this, but it's a technique used for making cords and for nålbindning aka nalbinding), gobelängvirkning (=gobelin/tapestry crochet), bosnisk virkning (=Bosnian crochet), and krokvirkning (=hook crochet). "Kärt barn har många namn", as we say in Swedish. A dear child has many names. The most common term right now is smygmaskvirkning. The Scottish/English term shepherd's knitting for Bosnian crochet is also a bit confusing, as it is clearly a crochet technique. The term has been in use since the late 18th century. "Bosnian crochet" of course indicates the area where the technique has been widely spread. This little excursion into the world of crochet terms taught me, besides my first rows of Bosnian crochet, that crochet terminology is far too big a field for an amateur to try to explore in a few weeks alongside all the other things in life that have to be done. But it was a fun place to visit. If some of my readers have more information, or want to correct mistakes or misunderstandings (there must be some, as I have no one who could read this through before publishing), I would be happy if you let me know. I would gladly return to the subject later.

I've had several people ask me recently what I know about Bosnian crochet. The truth is: not much. But I've done a little bit of research and put together a basic guide about what it is and where you can find more info if this is a niche type of crochet that interests you.

Votter og lue i str. 3-4år fra boka Pjoning i mittt hjerte Samme votter - andre farger Damevotter med striper og strukturkant - en litt...

Yes, this is supposed to be a blog about knitting, but today I am going to post about crochet. Crochet is not something that I do (although my Mum did try to teach me many moons ago). And boy do I wish I had listened more then. Ah well, we live and learn. Do you crochet? If so, then you may already get a lot of this stuff that I am about to talk about. If you do not crochet (and I am in that boat), then I am going to urge you to get yourself a crochet needle and have a go. There are a lot of useful videos on Youtube, and a really great how-to website where you can learn to do the basic stitches by watching videos: http://nexstitch.com/Tutorials.html So, what has gotten me all excited about crochet? Well, it's PGR, of all people. A few weeks ago, I got myself a copy of the revised edition of Knitting in the Old Way (finally) and this is what has set me off! The last chapter in the book is about crochet-enhanced knits, and of course, because I don't crochet, it took me a bit of research to work out what the hell she was talking about. In this post, I would like to share with you some of what I have learned, and hope that it inspires you and makes you dance around the house, shouting "OMG!!! OMG!!!"and salivating madly! Just to peak your interest, let me begin with an image that is sure to have the desired effect: To read more about the above sweater, check out the Finnish Ostrobothnian Museum's website . This sweater utilizes not just knitting, but large swathes of crochet, and it is the reason why people who only knit (people like me), or people who only crochet, should expand their horizons. Because in the end, it is all about the fabric that you produce. And boy is this a BEAUTIFUL fabric! Edited 14/04/2008: Now, in this post, I am going to talk about the form of crochet that is used in that sweater, and also a simple form of crochet which PGR refers to as "bosnian crochet" / "shepherd's knitting". "Bosnian Crochet" and "Shepherd's Knitting" First another link to a website where you can see other examples of the types of fabrics you can produce with this Bosnian crochet. It's the website of Sylvia Cosh and James Walters: http://www.crochet.nu/scjwc/work/bosnian/index.html These guys make no distinction between the terms "bosnian crochet" and "shepherd's knitting", it's just all "bosnian crochet" to them. And I kind of like that. If as a non-crocheter (like me) you googled these terms "bosnian crochet" and "shepherd's knitting", you would end up in confusion, banging your head against the wall and swearing profusely. Sure, there is a lot of information on the internet, but there is also a lot of twaddle (aka unintentional MISinformation). What you need to know is that this form of crochet has nothing to do with Tunisian crochet, as some internet websites will quite emphatically try to tell you, so get that in your head right away. American readers may know this form of crochet as "slip stitch crochet", BUT it's not slip-stitch under the chain head as is apparently traditional in "western crochet". Instead, it is slip-stitching into the back (upper) loop of a chain head (what PGR calls "bosnian crochet"), and slip-stitching into the front (lower) loop of a chain head (what PGR calls "shepherd's knitting"). Crocheting slip stitches in this manner described by PGR, occurs the in many countries including those of Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, and Central Asia. Also, in some countries, they use an altogether different hook than the one western crocheters (and knitters) are used to seeing for bosnian crochet and shepherd's knitting. In Norway, this form of crochet is known as "pjoning", and in Sweden it is known as "smygmaskvirkning" or "smygmask" or påtning. Here is an image of the special type of hook that is used in this type of tradional crochet in Sweden and Norway: I also found this interesting scan of a page which recently apeared on a discussion board on ebay in relation to these special types of hooks: As you can see, the whole hook is flat (as opposed to cylindrical), and it has a pointed end, as opposed to a rounded end. If there are any Dutchies out there who are passing by this blog, there was also apparently an item in a Dutch magazine from the 1800s called Pénélopé, which showed such a needle: So perhaps there was a chance that this form of crochet (or "haakwerk" as it is called here in The Swamp) is a forgotten part of Dutchie textile history? At any rate, there is a free crochet pattern on the Garnstudio website for a pair of mittens, using bosnian crochet and shepherd's knitting (aka "slip stitch crochet). Also, on the Sylvia Cosh/James Walters website, you can try out this PDF pattern for a cute little neckpurse thing. Colourwork As you saw on the Finnish Ostrobothnian Museum website, there is some beautiful colourwork crochet. It turns out that this colourwork crochet is done with "single crochet" (as Americans call it) or "double crochet" (as UK English-speakers call it). And in working out how this is done, my google travels led me to a most wonderful and interesting group of crocheters who do what they call "tapestry crochet", which seems to encompass all forms of crochet where the maker is using stitches to crochet motifs. The "tapestry crochet" in the Finnish sweater is done using different coloured strands of yarn in single crochet (aka double crochet if your an Aussie or English). This lady in particular, who does tapestry crochet really flipped my switches, and she has a great tutorial there too on how to easily hold and crochet the colours: http://crochetcodex.blogspot.com/ Wow. Just WOW! Also, check out Carol Ventura's Tapestry crochet blog: http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog/?p=23 Note that Bosnian Crochet can also be done in colour too, and not just a single colour. Update 14/06/2010 Here are some more links about "Bosnian crochet": A recent post of mine regarding Bosnian Crochet in colour. A tutorial on single colour Bosnian crochet (known as Schaapherherderssteek in Dutch), PLUS how to make your own hook. A very loooong thread on ravelry relating to "Dutch pennen", as the author of the above tutorial calls the special hooks used to slip stitch. Another ravelry thread in which I reply to CrochetInsider about socks crocheted in colour, later leading to this article.

I've had several people ask me recently what I know about Bosnian crochet. The truth is: not much. But I've done a little bit of research and put together a basic guide about what it is and where you can find more info if this is a niche type of crochet that interests you.

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I love exploring traditional crochet techniques, and Bosnian crochet is my latest fascination. This traditional slip stitch technique is enjoying renewed interest, but there is still plenty of stitch exploration to be done. You can

Votter og lue i str. 3-4år fra boka Pjoning i mittt hjerte Samme votter - andre farger Damevotter med striper og strukturkant - en litt omgjort oppskrift fra boken Votter og vanter - strikking og hekling. Heklet også et par grønne der stripene var hvite, men de husket jeg ikke å ta bilde av før de forsvant ut av huset. Laget på samme måten som vottene over, men med lengre kant. Har pyntet med kjedesting med gulltråd. Disse blir nok presanger til lillesøsters venninner, de er vel omtrent størrelse 9-10 år. Lue i Merinoull/Angora, heklet i strukturmønster. Ganske stor og posete. Fargen er fantastisk, men det er ikke så lett å få riktig fargegjengivelse på innebilder i vinterlys. Den er egentlig ganske lys blå, med en liten anelse lilla. Det hører også med votter i samme strukturmønster. Vil du prøve deg på denne oppskriften, kan du laste den ned gratis hos Monica. Hun har laget settet i Alpakka-garn - derfor heter oppskriften Lama-luksus.

I've had several people ask me recently what I know about Bosnian crochet. The truth is: not much. But I've done a little bit of research and put together a basic guide about what it is and where you can find more info if this is a niche type of crochet that interests you.

My two finished scarves! Pattern: Slip Slope Scarf by Vashti Braha At last! Two complete scarves, both done with the 'slip stitch crochet' technique, also known as 'Bosnian crochet'. I promised to blog about this last May so now it is time to gather photos, pattern details and resources for further learning about slip stitch crochet. This technique has had many different names and descriptions. During my research, a very apt Scandinavian proverb kept appearing: "A dear child has many names" I quite like this as a theme for this post about slip stitch crochet not only because of so many names for one technique but also because my slip stitch scarves were made for my children. My children truly are dear to me but, depending on their behaviour, I could certainly come up with many other names to describe them too! (Of course, those other names are always unspoken and quickly forgotten. I am sure other parents can empathise.) First slip stitch scarf in progress (2014) The first slip stitch scarf was introduced back in May 2014 when it was living in my special crochet basket. Begun on 22 March and completed on 27 May 2014, I followed Vashti Braha's "Slip Slope Scarf" pattern which uses short rows and slip stitches worked into the back loops only to create alternating triangular patterns and diagonal lines. A colour changing yarn highlights the changes in row directions and defines the wedge-shaped sections. Moda Vera's 'Bouvardia' aran weight yarn (70% acrylic 30% wool) had just the right intervals of colour change to make the most of this pattern. My 6.5 mm anodised hook was well-weighted and worked very smoothly with this yarn. This colour (80251348) is called 'Vesuvius' (dye lot: 629). The diagonal lines are created by working into the back loops. These scarves are such easy take-along projects: easy to remember–no need to carry the pattern easy to find one's place after interruptions easy to pick up and put down at a moment's notice. The Vesuvius scarf was so admired that my younger child wanted one as well. By this time, I felt very confident in the pattern and took it everywhere, crocheting on 'auto-pilot' as it grew very quickly. I learned to be wary of crocheting through fatigue when I laid out the second scarf to measure it and take a progress photo. For some reason it would not straighten up! Was my tension uneven? Did I miss a row? Can you see what I did? Crochet 'auto-pilot' + fatigue = mistake One of the 'wedges' is pointing the wrong way causing the scarf to kink. What happened? The pattern of alternating wedges was upset when I accidentally began decreasing at the wrong end of a row. The only fix was to rip back (about 7 or 8 wedges) and re-do it. The lesson is to regularly take a step back to look at the project as a whole. Taking a step back to admire the colours is easy! This colour (80251342) is called 'Shadow Spectrum' (dye lot: 619). Beanie crocheted in Bouvardia 'Shadow Spectrum' (not slip stitch technique) The 'Shadow Spectrum' colours looked fantastic on a beanie that I crocheted in 2014. The light greens and browns of the ribbing and pom pom contrasted well with the dark purples and blues. To achieve the effect, I extracted particular colours by cutting them out from wherever they were in the skein (like 'fussy cutting' fabric perhaps?). When it came to making the scarf, I was left with a collection of yarn sections, not necessarily in their natural colour sequence. I was very careful to order them into logical, smoothly graduated colour changes. New yarn was added at the beginning of rows because I didn't trust that I could do it neatly in the middle of a row. Slip stitch crochet is a relatively new technique for me but it wasn't as difficult as I thought it might be to hide the ends. 'Shadow Spectrum' slip stitch scarf pinned to the blocking board. Blocking was essential to even out the stitches and bring forth the beautiful curved contours of the slip stitch rows. I used pins on my cardboard blocking board. I suppose blocking wires could have been convenient to ensure the edges were dead straight but I don't own any and it didn't matter. Once the scarf is around the neck, any imperfections like that aren't noticeable. Slip stitch scarf 'Shadow Spectrum' I am so pleased with the results. The colours suit my daughter's complexion and school uniform. She received many compliments on the first day that she wore it to school. "It looks good", "It's cool" and "Awesome scarf!" were some of the responses. I agree with them! Tips and Tricks Slip stitch crochet is straightforward but the stitches are short and it takes longer to make up fabric compared with other stitches. The trick is to have a looser tension than normal otherwise it is impossible to work the hook into the stitches. It is wise to follow Vashti Braha's suggestion of marking the first stitch of each row. At the end of this post is a long list of resources about slip stitch crochet. Somewhere I read that "'Bosnian crochet' is a sub-type of a broader category of 'slip stitch crochet'." I am not sure of the differences. Perhaps the 'Bosnian' distinction is the art of making patterns by working in back or front loops instead of through both loops of a plain slip stitch, or is it the working in the round without turning? The more I read about the origins and names of this technique, the more muddied the waters get! 'Bosnian' crochet is just one of the many names. "A dear child has many names" Same pattern, different colours. Various sources claim this proverb to be Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. Let's just call it Scandinavian! (The languages of these countries all derive from North Germanic language.) Finnish: Rakkaalla lapsella on monta nimeä. Swedish: Kärt barn har många namn. Danish: Kært barn har mange navne. There are two premises to this proverb: Popular things will have many synonyms to describe them A concept that is universal or fundamental (like a slip stitch) will have a word for it in every language Slip stitch crochet is no exception and the different names for it are great to know when using search engines: Slip stitch scarf 'Vesuvius' English slip stitch crochet Bosnian crochet shepherd's knitting Dutch knitting Dutch Schaapherderssteek “Shepherd’s stitch” This is also where things get confusing. 'Shepherd's knitting' has also been used in England and Scotland to describe (Australian) tricot stitch also known as Tunisian crochet or afghan stitch. The French description of afghan stitch is "Tricot Ecossaise" which means "Scottish knitting"! The Dutch name for slip stitch crochet translates literally to 'shepherd's stitch'. This is why I wonder whether the names of these techniques got muddled in translation. Is/was there confusion between slip stitch crochet and tricot stitch? Sometimes both slip stitch and tricot/Tunisian crochet can resemble a thicker version of knitted stockinette stitch. There is plenty of room for confusion and 'tricot' happens to be the French term for knitting! Phew! There is a possibility that past researchers may have misidentified traditional slip stitched textiles as being made with tapestry crochet techniques. This is reflected in the range of words used to describe slip stitch in different countries. Historical references to slip stitch crochet have been found in countries in the peripheral regions of Europe such as Bosnia and the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Scandinavia and Scotland. The Scottish connection makes sense to me. From my own limited knowledge of Dutch, Frisian and Scottish, I can see similarities in a number of their words. I am certain that these crochet crafts crossed the North Sea in the same way that many words did. The diagonal edge is due to an odd number of 'wedges'. Norwegian Pjoning Swedish Smygmaskvirkning “slip stitch crochet” (The most common term right now according to Barbro Haikinmatti) gammelvirkning “old crochet” krokvirkning "hook crochet" Bosnisk virkning "Bosnian crochet" påtning, "a technique used for making cords and for nålbinding also known as nalbinding" gobelängvirkning "gobelin / tapestry crochet" Danish Gobelinstitch Other (perhaps German?) Gabelinstitch Traditional slip stitch crochet hooks were often fashioned from old spoon handles. The different languages fascinate me. Perhaps it all comes down to cutlery! I know that "die Gabel" is German for "the fork". Hairpin lace is worked between the prongs of forked tool. Could that be how the term 'gabelinstitch' came about? Maybe fork handles were used as well? I am only wondering here and have no evidence! I have so many questions and the more articles I read, the more questions I have! If you have any information or enlightenment to give, please leave a comment or email me at [email protected]. Thank you to NV for telling me that the Bosnian words for crochet and knitting are 'isheklati' and 'pletivo' respectively. Super Slip Stitch Resources The following online resources give a large amount of information and links to even more references for further research. Publication details are in my reference list at the end of this post. An even number of 'wedges' makes a straight edge. Barbro Haikinmatti published a great blog article in Swedish about slip stitch crochet. She calls it Bosnian crochet and shows photographs of traditional Bosnian crochet hooks and work from the Finlands Nationalmuseum. At a conference in Finland, Barbro Haikinmatti took classes from an expert in tapestry crochet, Carol Ventura, and re-wrote her article in English. This comprehensive article is fascinating. It goes a long way to explaining the very different names for slip stitch crochet and how they can get confused in translation. If you are interested in the history and development of slip stitch crochet, I highly recommend these two in-depth articles. Carol Ventura, as part of her study of tapestry crochet, and slip stitch crochet in particular, travelled to Morocco where 'kufees' or 'kufis' (Muslim caps) are made using the method. More information can be found on her Tapestry Crochet blog. Dora Ohrenstein has done much research into crochet origins including travel to Asia and Eastern Europe in search of 'missing links' in crochet history including the origins and development of slip stitch crochet. She has written slip stitch crochet patterns and her Crochet Insider web site is a wonderful resource. Sylvia Cosh and James Walters write that slip stitch crochet is traditional to Bosnia and other Muslim countries and may represent the earliest form of crochet anywhere. For a more general introduction, try "Discover Bosnian Crochet", an article by Toni Rexroat of Interweave's Crochet Me web site. Kathryn Vercillo of Crochet Concupiscence is excellent at collating all of the above information and more in "A Basic Guide to Bosnian Crochet". She has links to slip stitch crochet patterns. Project Details: Vital Statistics Pattern: Slip Slope Scarf http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/Slip-Slope-Crochet-Scarf-FREE-Pattern-Slip-Stitch-Short-Rows-4-N101911SV.htm Designer: Vashti Braha Source: DesigningVashti Crochet Patterns Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/designingvashti-crochet-patterns Online shop, DesigningVashti 21st Century Crochet: http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/ Vesuvius Scarf Date: 22 March - 27 May 2014 Yarn: Moda Vera 'Bouvardia', 70% acrylic 30% wool Weight: aran, 10 ply, worsted Colour: 80251348 "Vesuvius" Dye lot: 629 Hook: 6.5 mm anodised hook, 15cm long No. of wedges made: 40 For a straight scarf, crochet an even number of wedges. Scarf Dimensions: 15 x 152 cm (6" x 60") Yarn consumption: approximately 162 g (292 m) Shadow Spectrum Scarf Date: 3 April - 3 June 2015 Yarn: Moda Vera 'Bouvardia', 70% acrylic 30% wool Weight: aran, 10 ply, worsted Colour: 80251342 "Shadow Spectrum" Dye lot: 619 Hook: 6.5 mm anodised hook, 15cm long No. of wedges made: 41. If joining for an infinity scarf or cowl, crochet an odd number of wedges. I was going to do that with this scarf but my daughter settled on a straight scarf. Scarf Dimensions: 15 cm x 145 cm (6" x 57") The scarf has a ribbed pattern and easily stretches. It gets skinnier the longer it is stretched. It stretches to 12.5 cm x 185 cm (5" x 73") Yarn consumption: approximately 172 g (310 m) Shadow Spectrum Beanie Pattern: Cozy Pom Pom Hat Source: Lion Brand Yarn http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L10537.html Date: 17–20 February 2014 Yarn: Moda Vera 'Bouvardia', 70% acrylic 30% wool Weight: aran, 10 ply, worsted Colour: 80251342 "Shadow Spectrum" Dye lot: 619 Hook: 6 mm, can't remember type of hook Size: to fit adult Yarn consumption: 68 g (123 m) References bab.la Dictionary [web site], (Swedish proverbs): http://en.bab.la/dictionary/english-swedish/dear-child-has-many-names Braha, Vashti, crochet designer, DesigningVashti Crochet Patterns: Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/designingvashti-crochet-patterns Online shop, DesigningVashti 21st Century Crochet: http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/ Cosh, Sylvia & Walters, James, "'Bosnian' Crochet Fabric", Crochet [web site]: http://www.crochet.nu/scjwc/work/bosnian/index.html This page shows examples of the various fabric effects one can create using slip stitch crochet. Heikinmatti, Barbro, “Smygmaskvirkning” Hillevis Trådar [Swedish blog], 26 March 2010: http://hillevisthreads.blogspot.com.au/2010/03/smygmaskvirkning.html This article is in Swedish. An English version is written by Carol Ventura: Heikinmatti, Barbro & Ventura, Carol, “Bosnian Crochet” Hillevis Trådar ("Hillevis Threads") [blog], 3 April 2010: http://hillevisthreads.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/bosnian-crochet.html Ohrenstein, Dora, "The Sock Artisans of De Pamiri", Interweave Crochet, Vol. 5 No. 4 Winter 2011 [magazine], Interweave Press, Loveland, Colorado, USA, 2011: http://www.crochetme.com/blogs/interweavecrochet/default.aspx http://www.interweave.com/crochet/ Rexroat, Toni, "Discover Bosnian Crochet", ‘Crochet Daily’ [blog], Crochet Me [web site], 5 March 2012: http://www.crochetme.com/blogs/crochet_daily/archive/2012/03/05/discover-bosnian-crochet.aspx This article includes a photograph of traditional Bosnian hooks and references to more information in Piecework magazine (Interweave). Ventura, Carol, Tapestry Crochet, blog posts: —"Tapestry Crochet in Morocco", 21 September 2007: http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog/?p=155 —"More Morocco", 16 June 2012: http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog/?p=1545 —"The Lesson", 20 July 2012: http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog/?p=2297 Vercillo, Kathryn, “A Basic Guide to Bosnian Crochet” [online article], Crochet Concupiscence [web site] 28 March 2012: http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2012/03/a-basic-guide-to-bosnian-crochet/ Includes a source for the wide, flat Bosnian hooks plus more photographs, further references and links to slip stitch patterns. Wikiquote [web site], "Talk: Finnish Proverbs": http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Finnish_proverbs Word Hippo [web site] (Danish proverbs): http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/danish-word-for-a_dear_child_has_many_names.html Other Resources (Including Tutorials) Khawja, Ishrat, "Kufee Hat Pattern", Fruitful Fusion, blog post, 23 December 2009: http://fruitfulfusion.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/kufee-hat-pattern.html This is not slip stitch crochet but it gives another example of a 'kufee' style of hat. Heikinmatti, Barbro, blogger, crocheter: Old blog: Hillevis Trådar – http://hillevisthreads.blogspot.com.au/ New blog: Barbro's Threads – https://barbrosthreads.wordpress.com/ Ravelry: Hillevi3 – http://www.ravelry.com/people/hillevi3 Jönsson, Kerstin, Smygmask Virkning: Teknik och mönster, Ariadne Publishing This book appeared on Barbro Heikinmatti's Swedish blog post. She says that there are several shops in Sweden that sell it: http://www.vavkompaniet.se/books/article-3774910.html,http://slojdmagasinet.nya-ebutik.se/search/show/?s=smygmaskvirkning Kerstin Jönssons book shop: http://www.ariadneantik.com/ Monk Wolle & Beanies, "Bosnian Crochet Beanie - Bosnisch häkeln - Kettmaschen häkeln" [video], duration 27'35", YouTube, 26 February 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGJ3HpuFFAw This video is in German. Non-German speakers found this video to be very clear. When measuring the base chain, make sure to add 2 or 3 extra stitches. Useful words: abnehmen (to decrease), Bund (band), Masche (stitch), Mütze (beanie), häkeln (to crochet), hinter (behind), locker (loose), Kette (chain), Muster (pattern), Nadel (needle/crochet hook), Rund (round), Schlinge (loop), vorder (front) Monk Wolle & Beanies, "Long Beanie Bosnisch häkeln - Mütze häkeln - Kettmaschen häkeln" [video tutorial], duration 14'53", YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpZHIWGw_Lk This video is in German with basic instructions in English subtitles. This beanie uses slip stitch short row technique. Nehring, Nancy, books available through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=%22slip+stitch%22+nehring&x=18&y=21&ih=17_3_2_0_0_0_1_0_0_1.3_272&fsc=-1 —Learn Short Row Slip Stitch, Annie's Crochet, 15 October 2013. —Slip Stitch Caps, Annie's Attic: Crochet, 1 September 2009. —Learn Slip Stitch Crochet, Annie's Attic: Crochet, 1 June 2008. Ohrenstein, Dora, Crochet Insider [web site]: http://www.crochetinsider.com/ "Crochet Insider has a rich store of materials for those who want to learn more about crochet, its history, traditions and techniques." Pjonica, "Pjoning–grunnkurs" [video tutorial], duration 14'02", YouTube, 8 September 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOGZB1rAYOo Learn how to slip stitch a mitten with this Norwegian video. Ravelry Slip stitch Crochet group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/slip-stitch-crochet Rexroat, Toni, (editor), Advanced Crochet Stitches: a Free Guide to Crocheting Stitches Including Crocodile Stitch, Hairpin Lace and More, eBook, Crochet Me [web site], F+W Media Inc., 2014: http://www.crochetme.com/free-advanced-crochet-stitches-guide/ "Experiment with Bosnian crochet with the Gobelinstitch cuffs." This eBook has an article on 'Bosnian Lace' and an accompanying project to practice slip stitch skills. SlipStitchCrochet.com [web site]: http://new.slipstitchcrochet.com/?title=Main_Page Started in May 2010 the "Slip Stitch Crochet community is an outgrowth of the Ravelry Slip Stitch Crochet Group." Ventura, Carol, Tapestry Crochet web site, 29 January 2015: http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/ A Yarnified Life [web site], "What is Slip Stitch Crochet?" Slip Stitch Crochet Tutorial: https://ayarnifiedlife.wordpress.com/slip-stitch-crochet/ Related Posts on Lupey Loops “Scarves, Exhausted with Colour “ 18 June 2015: http://lupeyloops.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/scarves-exhausted-with-colour.html "Seeking comfort in the colours of crochet …" "Lots Going On (Update)", 14 May 2015: http://lupeyloops.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/lots-going-on-update.html "When this year's scarf is done, I promise I will write all about it and slip-stitch crochet." “Knitting & Crochet Blog Week 2014: 4 - Conversations Between Workers #5KCBWDAY4”, 16 May 2014: http://lupeyloops.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/knitting-crochet-blog-week-2014-4.html

This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen.

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Da har jeg pjona sokker - eller lester, om man vil - og jeg har forsøkt å skrive ned framgangsmåten etterhvert. I tillegg har jeg tatt noen bilder, slik at de som har lyst til å forsøke kan lese oppskrifta og støtte seg litt til bildene underveis. Det ligger et "Pjonekurs" et annet sted i bloggen min, og der finnes en grei og nærmere forklaring på hvordan man pjoner. Pjona lester; Garn: Viking sportsragg + treskogarn (det hvite) Heklenål: nr 6 Størrelse: 38/39 - men det vil avhenge av hvor løst/fast du pjoner. Jeg pjoner ganske løst! Legg opp 43 luftmasker (lm) og ta sammen til en ring = 42 masker i ringen. Pjon i bakerste ledd på maskene ca 10 omganger. Lag gjerne et mønster/en bord med en annen farge. På disse sokkene/lestene har jeg pjona 2 omg grått, 1 omg hvitt, *3m grått, 3m hvitt* - gjenta fra * til * ut omg. Gjenta dette mønsteret 2 omg til. Pass på at fargene stemmer overens med forrige omgang (se på bildene). NB! Vær nøye med at du ikke strammer tråden bak for mye slik at arbeidet blir for fast/stramt! Deretter 1 omg hvitt, 3 omg grått. Herfra skal du pjone i fremste ledd på maskene, og bare med grått. Pjon 24 omg. På neste omg pjoner du 31 m. Hekle så 21 lm og hopp over tilsvarende maskeantall i arbeidet. Pjon videre i den 22. masken i arbeidet. Slik lager du åpning til hælen, og ved å pjone 31 m (= 3/4 omg) før du lager åpningen får du omgangskiftet midt bak på sokken/lesten. Pjon videre rundt; i arbeidet og i luftmaskene du la opp. Dette blir framover selve foten. Pjon 23 omg.(eller til passende lengde) Skift til hvitt garn. Pjon 2 omg. Sett et merke i hver side av arbeidet. Fortsett pjoninga mens du pjoner 2 m sammen ved merket i hver side i 5 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av hvert merke (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 8 masker igjen. klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Hæl: Pjon med hvitt garn. Start med å pjone i maskene nederst på leggen, pjon deretter i hver av de luftmaskene du la opp = 42 masker/omg. Pjon 3 omg og sett et merke i hver side. Pjon videre mens du pjoner 2 m sammen i hver side - ved merket - totalt 4 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av merket (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 16 masker igjen. Klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Sy sammen åpningene i hæl og tå. Fest løse tråder. LYKKE TIL! :) En ring med 42 luftmasker som jeg har pjona en omgang i. Første omg med tre grå + tre hvite masker. Da ser det slik ut: (Det innerste leddet vises godt. Det er raden med buer som er helt til høyre slik arbeidet nå ligger). Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden nå: (Pass på at tråden som ligger bak ikke blir for stram!) Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden når hele mønsteret er ferdig: For å lage hælåpning hekler du en lm-bue og hopper over tilsvarende antall masker i arbeidet. Pjon videre. Slik blir hælåpningen seende ut. Nå er jeg ferdig med grått. nå gjenstår tå + hæl med hvitt garn. Tåen er ferdig pjona og felt av. Åpningen er ikke sydd sammen. Her har jeg begynt å pjone rundt hælåpningen. Slik ser det ut på nært hold: Slik blir hælfellinga seende ut. Hælen er ferdig, men åpninga er ikke sydd (eller hekla) sammen. Og slik ble det ferdige resultatet: -Perfekt passform! :)

This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen.

Da har jeg pjona sokker - eller lester, om man vil - og jeg har forsøkt å skrive ned framgangsmåten etterhvert. I tillegg har jeg tatt noen bilder, slik at de som har lyst til å forsøke kan lese oppskrifta og støtte seg litt til bildene underveis. Det ligger et "Pjonekurs" et annet sted i bloggen min, og der finnes en grei og nærmere forklaring på hvordan man pjoner. Pjona lester; Garn: Viking sportsragg + treskogarn (det hvite) Heklenål: nr 6 Størrelse: 38/39 - men det vil avhenge av hvor løst/fast du pjoner. Jeg pjoner ganske løst! Legg opp 43 luftmasker (lm) og ta sammen til en ring = 42 masker i ringen. Pjon i bakerste ledd på maskene ca 10 omganger. Lag gjerne et mønster/en bord med en annen farge. På disse sokkene/lestene har jeg pjona 2 omg grått, 1 omg hvitt, *3m grått, 3m hvitt* - gjenta fra * til * ut omg. Gjenta dette mønsteret 2 omg til. Pass på at fargene stemmer overens med forrige omgang (se på bildene). NB! Vær nøye med at du ikke strammer tråden bak for mye slik at arbeidet blir for fast/stramt! Deretter 1 omg hvitt, 3 omg grått. Herfra skal du pjone i fremste ledd på maskene, og bare med grått. Pjon 24 omg. På neste omg pjoner du 31 m. Hekle så 21 lm og hopp over tilsvarende maskeantall i arbeidet. Pjon videre i den 22. masken i arbeidet. Slik lager du åpning til hælen, og ved å pjone 31 m (= 3/4 omg) før du lager åpningen får du omgangskiftet midt bak på sokken/lesten. Pjon videre rundt; i arbeidet og i luftmaskene du la opp. Dette blir framover selve foten. Pjon 23 omg.(eller til passende lengde) Skift til hvitt garn. Pjon 2 omg. Sett et merke i hver side av arbeidet. Fortsett pjoninga mens du pjoner 2 m sammen ved merket i hver side i 5 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av hvert merke (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 8 masker igjen. klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Hæl: Pjon med hvitt garn. Start med å pjone i maskene nederst på leggen, pjon deretter i hver av de luftmaskene du la opp = 42 masker/omg. Pjon 3 omg og sett et merke i hver side. Pjon videre mens du pjoner 2 m sammen i hver side - ved merket - totalt 4 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av merket (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 16 masker igjen. Klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Sy sammen åpningene i hæl og tå. Fest løse tråder. LYKKE TIL! :) En ring med 42 luftmasker som jeg har pjona en omgang i. Første omg med tre grå + tre hvite masker. Da ser det slik ut: (Det innerste leddet vises godt. Det er raden med buer som er helt til høyre slik arbeidet nå ligger). Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden nå: (Pass på at tråden som ligger bak ikke blir for stram!) Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden når hele mønsteret er ferdig: For å lage hælåpning hekler du en lm-bue og hopper over tilsvarende antall masker i arbeidet. Pjon videre. Slik blir hælåpningen seende ut. Nå er jeg ferdig med grått. nå gjenstår tå + hæl med hvitt garn. Tåen er ferdig pjona og felt av. Åpningen er ikke sydd sammen. Her har jeg begynt å pjone rundt hælåpningen. Slik ser det ut på nært hold: Slik blir hælfellinga seende ut. Hælen er ferdig, men åpninga er ikke sydd (eller hekla) sammen. Og slik ble det ferdige resultatet: -Perfekt passform! :)

Pjoning er en kul teknikk! Det er også en enkel teknikk. Så enkel at alle kan klare det. :) Pjoning er en gammel hekleteknikk, men jeg har ikke funnet noen opplysninger om hvor gammelt det kan være…

Hillevi's wristdistaff for securing fibers while spindling. Bosnian crochet in the back loop. Handpainted yarn from Limmo-design. Spindle "Comet" by Tracy Eichheim at Woollydesigns. Fiber merino-silk from Das Wollschaf This blogpost about Bosnian crochet is an English version that is not translated, but completely re-written for Englishspeaking readers, thank's to Carol Ventura (dear Carol, you are a capable teacher, getting people to do things they have not thought of doing just by asking in a friendly way ;) of my blogpost in Swedish earlier this year. I have photos in that post that are not published here, so when I refer to my Swedish blogpost, please look at this link: Smygmaskvirkning First some clarifying information about where I live. I live in Finland, my mothertongue is Swedish. My second language is Finnish. Finland is a bilingual country, very similar to Canada. The Finnswedes have lived along the western and southern costs of Finland for hundreds of years. We have strong bonds to Sweden, stronger than to Eastern Finland. Our culture has much in common with Swedish culture in Sweden. We have our own Finnswede media, but we also watch Swedish television, read Swedish books and magazines, listen to Swedish radio, but, and this is where we are oh so Finnish: we cheer for the Finnish sportsmen :) What could say more about a people than that? Bilingual surroundings can sometimes cause confusion, because when you speak two or three languages in your everyday life, you mix things up. You think you are using the proper words, but you might have invented them yourself, or use a word that doesn't exist or that means something you didn't have in mind. It happens all the time, and usually there is no harm done (even if me and my wonderful Finnish husband, who just brought me a cup of French coffee, have communication problems sometimes!) And now to the matter of this blogpost. Bosnian crochet is a technique where you use only slip stitches. By crocheting through the back or front loop, and by adding color, you can crochet quite nice looking things. The technique is best suited for small garments like mittens, gloves, and hats. It might have developed from tambour work, a way of embroidery where you use a small hook to draw the yarn through the cloth. I got hooked by this old way of working crochet, when I read an article about tapestry crochet in the local handicraft guild's magazine. The article was written in Swedish, and strictly speaking it was an abstract of a Finnish article published in the magazine "Kotiteollisuus" in 1988. The headline of the abstract confused me, because it read "Krokvirkning", a Swedish term for Bosnian crochet. The writer, who by the way is a very skilled woodworker, obviously translated the Finnish term "kirjovirkkaus" (=tapestry crochet) without checking the accurasy of the word. This made me want to know more about crochet terms. Tapestry crochet, by the way, is called "flerfärgsvirkning" and "pälsbältesvirkning" in Swedish. English translations would be "crochet with many colors" and "fur-belt-crochet". Huh! How much more do you need to get confused :) I wanted to compare five related techniques, so I crocheted five purses with the same yarn, Novita 7-veljestä, and a pattern with 3+3 stitches and 4 rows. I will not go into details about the purses, because I think the photo tells a crocheter pretty much. A few things though: Bosnian crochet in the front loop looks very much like knitted purl stitches (purse 3). This confused Swedish textile people when they first started analyzing garments in the museums in the first decades of the 19th century. Bosnian crochet had fallen into oblivion almost everywhere, but luckily there were still people who knew the technique. In purse 3) you can also see a typical design in Bosnian crochet with two colors, the way the stitch divides the pattern. There are 3 stitches in each motif, believe it or not! The pattern also slants to the right, and this is something that is often used to create patterns in Bosnian crochet. You can see it in the photos of the cover of the Swedish book, and the glove in my Swedish blogpost. The purses: 1) Bosnian crochet in the back and in the front loop 2) single crochet (double crochet in UK) in the back and in the front loop 3) Bosnian crochet in the back loop, two colors 4) single (double) crochet in both loops, tapestry crochet 5) single (double) crochet in the back loop, tapestry crochet. The Bosnian crochet was worked with my aluminum Bosnian crochet hook, and the single crochet with an Aero 3,5 mm (US E/4, UK 9). You can find a converter here: Garnstudio crochet converter You can see the hooks I used in my Swedish blogpost. The flat aluminum and wooden hooks are of a type that was often used in Bosnian crochet at least in Scandinavia. The crochet hook is the Aero 3,5 mm I used in three of the purses. Hooks for Bosnian crochet were often made of old spoonhandles, sometimes silver, and with beautiful ornaments. I know at least one person who has made a hook in that way. I very soon found that crochet terminology is not quite established, and that misunderstandings can spread very fast in blogs and the internet. I also found there is very little written in Finnish and Swedish about Bosnian crochet in the area I was interested in, the coastal area of Ostrobotnia (Swedish Österbotten, Finnish Pohjanmaa) in Finland. As the guild's editor was interested in an article about Bosnian crochet, I started writing it. I added information about Bosnian crochet in Europe. Lis Paludan, the Danish textilehistory scientist who is especially learned in crochet, wrote her book "Haekling" about European crochet in the '80s. She has one chapter about Bosnian crochet in her book. The book was later translated into English, and published by Interweave Press under the name "Crochet, History and Technique". From what I read in other books, especially from Sweden, it seems that most of the texts goes back to Paludan. I could have found much more about this technique if I knew more languages, such as Bosnian. Lis Paludan traveled through Europe in the '80s and looked at crocheted items in the museums. She found no crocheted pieces older than the late 18th century. Bosnian crochet seems to be older than other forms of crochet, and to be concentrated to the peripheral areas of Europe: Bosnia, Balkan, the Scandinavian countries, Scotland, the Baltic countries. In the 19th century, and also in the 20th, Bosnian crochet was often crocheted very loosely, and then felted. That made strong, warm and soft garments. After I had finished my article, I learned from Caprifool in Sweden that his grandmother used very tight Bosnian crochet for workmittens. She felted and then brushed the finished mittens to be even stronger and durable. She and Caprifool used to have crochet competitions, sitting on their front porch crocheting away the fastest they could :) They used crochet hooks of the kind we are familiar with nowadays. Hjördis Dahl, a textile scientist from Finland, wrote her thesis "Högsäng and klädbod" about textiles among Finnswedes. Hjördis Dahl mentions that Bosnian crochet has been used to some extent in the northern and southern parts of the Ostrobotnian coast. There is a photograph in her book showing a pair of very nicely crocheted white gloves. Marketta Luutonen, who is one of Finlands most highly learned and respected textile scientists, sent me two photos of Bosnian crochet in the Finnish National Museum in Helsinki. She was, by the way, the writer of the original article about tapestry crochet that was called Bosnian crochet in the abstract. She is in no way responsible for the misinterpretation. I used one of the pictures in my Swedish blogpost, here is the other one: And that is about all I found. I asked people on a couple of Finnish Ravelry-forums for more, but nobody knew anything about history, even if a couple of crocheters were familiar with the technique. Now, what about the word "krokvirkning" that confused me? Well, the terms for Bosnian crochet in Swedish are many. We call it smygmaskvirkning (=slip stitch crochet), gammelvirkning (=old crochet), påtning (I have no English word for this, but it's a technique used for making cords and for nålbindning aka nalbinding), gobelängvirkning (=gobelin/tapestry crochet), bosnisk virkning (=Bosnian crochet), and krokvirkning (=hook crochet). "Kärt barn har många namn", as we say in Swedish. A dear child has many names. The most common term right now is smygmaskvirkning. The Scottish/English term shepherd's knitting for Bosnian crochet is also a bit confusing, as it is clearly a crochet technique. The term has been in use since the late 18th century. "Bosnian crochet" of course indicates the area where the technique has been widely spread. This little excursion into the world of crochet terms taught me, besides my first rows of Bosnian crochet, that crochet terminology is far too big a field for an amateur to try to explore in a few weeks alongside all the other things in life that have to be done. But it was a fun place to visit. If some of my readers have more information, or want to correct mistakes or misunderstandings (there must be some, as I have no one who could read this through before publishing), I would be happy if you let me know. I would gladly return to the subject later.

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I've had several people ask me recently what I know about Bosnian crochet. The truth is: not much. But I've done a little bit of research and put together a basic guide about what it is and where you can find more info if this is a niche type of crochet that interests you.

Child size hat. Bosnian crochet is very tight and stiff so we need to use a larger hook so we don't hurt our wrists while making our hats too small! :-) With worsted weight and K hook, chain 72. join. 1-6. sl st in each back loop around 7-12.sl st in front loop around 13-14. sl st in back loop around 15-20. sl st in front loop around I'm going to explain the next few rows 2 different ways; one with numbers and specific counting per row, and this way, with a general guideline for the next several rows. *general guideline: 5 sl st in back loop, 5 sl st in front loop, repeat for rows specific instructions: 21. (5 sl st in back loop, 5sl st in front loop)repeat 7 times, 2 sl st in back loop 22. 3 sl st in back loop, (5 sl st in front loop, 5 sl st in back loop)repeat 6 times, 5 sl st in front loop, 4 sl st in back loop 23. sl st in front loop, (5 sl st in back loop, 5 sl st in front loop) repeat 7 times. sl st in back loop 24. 4 sl st in back loop (5 sl st in front loop, 5 sl st in back loop) 6 times. 5 sl st in front loop, 3 sl st in back loop. 25. 2 sl st in back loop (5 sl st in front loop, 5 sl st in back loop) 7 times 26-36 repeat rows 21-25 twice more 37. sl st front loop only (flo)(72) decrease: 38. sl st flo 8x, skip next st around (64) 39. sl st flo 7x, sk next st around (56) 40. sl st flo 6x, skip next st around (48) 41. sl st flo 5x, skip next st around (40) 42. sl st flo 4x, sk next st around (32) 43. sl st flo 3x, sk next st around (24) 44. sl st flo 2x, sk next st around (16) 45 sl st flo ever other stitch (8) fasten off, leaving enough yarn to weave through last 8 stitches. pull tight, tie off.

Pjoning er en kul teknikk! Det er også en enkel teknikk. Så enkel at alle kan klare det. :) Pjoning er en gammel hekleteknikk, men jeg har ikke funnet noen opplysninger om hvor gammelt det kan være…

This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen.

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Da har jeg pjona sokker - eller lester, om man vil - og jeg har forsøkt å skrive ned framgangsmåten etterhvert. I tillegg har jeg tatt noen bilder, slik at de som har lyst til å forsøke kan lese oppskrifta og støtte seg litt til bildene underveis. Det ligger et "Pjonekurs" et annet sted i bloggen min, og der finnes en grei og nærmere forklaring på hvordan man pjoner. Pjona lester; Garn: Viking sportsragg + treskogarn (det hvite) Heklenål: nr 6 Størrelse: 38/39 - men det vil avhenge av hvor løst/fast du pjoner. Jeg pjoner ganske løst! Legg opp 43 luftmasker (lm) og ta sammen til en ring = 42 masker i ringen. Pjon i bakerste ledd på maskene ca 10 omganger. Lag gjerne et mønster/en bord med en annen farge. På disse sokkene/lestene har jeg pjona 2 omg grått, 1 omg hvitt, *3m grått, 3m hvitt* - gjenta fra * til * ut omg. Gjenta dette mønsteret 2 omg til. Pass på at fargene stemmer overens med forrige omgang (se på bildene). NB! Vær nøye med at du ikke strammer tråden bak for mye slik at arbeidet blir for fast/stramt! Deretter 1 omg hvitt, 3 omg grått. Herfra skal du pjone i fremste ledd på maskene, og bare med grått. Pjon 24 omg. På neste omg pjoner du 31 m. Hekle så 21 lm og hopp over tilsvarende maskeantall i arbeidet. Pjon videre i den 22. masken i arbeidet. Slik lager du åpning til hælen, og ved å pjone 31 m (= 3/4 omg) før du lager åpningen får du omgangskiftet midt bak på sokken/lesten. Pjon videre rundt; i arbeidet og i luftmaskene du la opp. Dette blir framover selve foten. Pjon 23 omg.(eller til passende lengde) Skift til hvitt garn. Pjon 2 omg. Sett et merke i hver side av arbeidet. Fortsett pjoninga mens du pjoner 2 m sammen ved merket i hver side i 5 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av hvert merke (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 8 masker igjen. klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Hæl: Pjon med hvitt garn. Start med å pjone i maskene nederst på leggen, pjon deretter i hver av de luftmaskene du la opp = 42 masker/omg. Pjon 3 omg og sett et merke i hver side. Pjon videre mens du pjoner 2 m sammen i hver side - ved merket - totalt 4 omg. Videre pjoner du 2 m sammen på hver side av merket (= 2 x 2 m sammen ved hvert merke) til du har ca 16 masker igjen. Klipp av garnet og avslutt pjoninga. Sy sammen åpningene i hæl og tå. Fest løse tråder. LYKKE TIL! :) En ring med 42 luftmasker som jeg har pjona en omgang i. Første omg med tre grå + tre hvite masker. Da ser det slik ut: (Det innerste leddet vises godt. Det er raden med buer som er helt til høyre slik arbeidet nå ligger). Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden nå: (Pass på at tråden som ligger bak ikke blir for stram!) Slik ser arbeidet ut på baksiden når hele mønsteret er ferdig: For å lage hælåpning hekler du en lm-bue og hopper over tilsvarende antall masker i arbeidet. Pjon videre. Slik blir hælåpningen seende ut. Nå er jeg ferdig med grått. nå gjenstår tå + hæl med hvitt garn. Tåen er ferdig pjona og felt av. Åpningen er ikke sydd sammen. Her har jeg begynt å pjone rundt hælåpningen. Slik ser det ut på nært hold: Slik blir hælfellinga seende ut. Hælen er ferdig, men åpninga er ikke sydd (eller hekla) sammen. Og slik ble det ferdige resultatet: -Perfekt passform! :)