Customer Reviews
Absolutely inspiring - By: Mrs. A. Dobson, 06 Aug 2008 
I bought this just on the cover picture as I am a fanatic cable knitter only to be further inspired by the history & techniques of the patterns inside. I thought I had learned most of what there was to offer with textured knitting but this has made me go further. A truly inspiring piece of work & the patterns can be transposed to other projects easily. I have already knitted the Vigdis bag & some of the other cables have appeared on scarves & socks
Wonderful modern take on the cables in knitting - By: , 12 Oct 2005 I loved this book. For me though, this was not a "finished garment" pattern book. To my eyes the (few) finished jumpers looked rather blocky, & eighties, & they didn't seem to fit the models as well as they could. (This is of course my opinion, you may love the jumpers)
Where this book excels though is as a collection of cables, swatches & ideas that alllow the reader to take their favourite fitted patterns & add some beautiful & inspiring cable work to them.
At no point does E. Lavold claim that her pieces are historicallly accurate, (the vikings left no evidence of knitting) but she does include relevant sources of inspiration (A carved dagger handle, the cables round a milestone, illuminated manuscripts), & that is wonderfully inspiring for me.
She is a clear & readable writer who gave me the confidence to graph out & design my own coils & cables, as well as use her completed cables, & sideways cables.
I fear that my work may never be free of cables again!
Viking Patterns - By: , 09 Feb 2005 This book is wonderful, its a great resource for anyone into aran & cable knitting , the designs can be used not only in the garment patterns in the book but also in anything you want to knit . The celtic dragon pattern for example is shown on a cushion but will soon be on a sweater I am making !
There is also some info about viking design & history, which makes interesting reading . Defintely worth buying .
Viking style nordic sweaters - By: artp9321@nus.edu.sg, 04 Oct 2000 
Most cable textured sweaters falll under the more traditional Guenseys, also known as fisherman's sweaters, or the more recent Aran derivation, popularly thought to be derived from the Celtic "Book of Kells". These patterns make no claim to tradition or history, but are newly & speciallly designed from Viking symbols. Great sweaters if you know how to cable-knit, & makes a nice change from typical Aran designs. But the sizes are large & there is only one children's design, whichis ok if you are an experienced knitter & known how to make the patterns smalller.
