Scandinavia has a rich knitting tradition, but this tradition doesn't date back to the Viking age (roughly end of 8th century-mid 11th century). Vikings didn't knit. Therefore it makes no sense to publish books with titles such as Viking knits or Viking Patterns for knitting, etc. It's a pity, really. Vikings had lovely sheep and … Continue reading Knitting advice Nr. 19: Don’t trust brand names or book titles (Vikings didn’t knit)