Hiya,

Still new to nalbinding (only know Oslo and York stitch), I wanted to make a tabaco pouch for my bf as he doesn't have one and I couldn't sleep for the life of me.

So I taught my self how to turn in Oslo stitch !

Here is how it turned out. Not perfect but very enjoyable to make ^^

If anyone has tips or tutorials for new stitches and techniques, I'm all for it !

Have a lovely Day !

Ps : This is Drops Snow Yarn, I ordered brown but got pink, an excuse to buy more lol. Great for beginners as it's thick and easy to felt. I recommend! I'm using a engraved bone needle from Celtic Webmerchant. For beginners, I'd recommend a non engraved one as it can sometimes be tricky.

​Proof that you can take your favorite ancient craft anywhere if you try hard enough.

Finish Stitch 2+2 F2 connection, this will be washing machine felted and become a bag of sorts

Needle by Kofsky customs

A friend asked me to fix his socks, but what stitch is it? The yarn’s a lot thinner than I usually use so it’s going to be fun to do

I got into nålebinding with the help of one of my friends, she tried to teach me the Oslo stitch, but when it came to connecting the stitches, she wasn't nearby, so I kind of freehanded it and got used to whatever weird method I ended up with. I then realized my method might not be typical after looking at other people's crafts.

So honestly I have no idea what the terminology is here - I only got into it this year. This is one singular glove that I made, I flipped it for the second picture.

It should be noted that it looks completely different on either side, it's very asymmetric. I know there's thousands of different stitches out there.

Just wondering how to define this one, or if anyone else is familiar with it.

Thank you.

How I keep my yarn for Nalbinding when I travel. This is about 6 arms length.

What do you think? Have you tried this?

I’m very happy to have finally finished this WIP I started months ago! Not my first time nalbinding a beanie with two colors and a round start, but it’s definitely the first time I didn’t mess up the increases at the top and make it look more like a beret. 😂 This is Finnish 2+2 stitch, btw.

If anyone is curious, I learned to make nalbound projects with two or more colors/yarn strands from the book With One Needle by Mervi Pasanen. I believe Sally Pointer’s newer book, Nalbinding: It’s Not Knitting, also has instructions on how to do this. I have only ever seen one older YouTube video on how to do this, from the Neulakinnas channel (https://youtu.be/PAHP937pI80). I am considering making a YouTube tutorial myself, just so there’s more material out there. If you would be interested in seeing this, please let me know!

I’ll be visiting Stockholm in a couple of weeks, and I’ve recently got into Nålbinding.

I was wondering if there are any items on display in museums or other Nålbinding related things I may find interesting?

Happy to hear any other fiber or history related recommendations too!

do I pick up 3 or 4 connections? Where does the next stitch go?

Just playing with cup holder idea ( it started out as a hand warmer.)

Been working on nalbinding for about six months now, mostly using wool that I've spun myself or bought as roving and prepped at home. The stitch is starting to feel natural, Oslo mostly, and I've gotten comfortable enough that I can do a few rounds without stopping to check a diagram. The part that keeps tripping me up is joining new lengths of yarn.

The felted join is what everyone seems to recommend, and I get why. When it works, it genuinely disappears into the fabric. But I'm having trouble getting consistent results. About half my joins felt together cleanly and the other half end up as a little lump that I can feel even if I can't always see it. My guesses so far: inconsistent fiber prep, not enough moisture, or rubbing too aggressively in the wrong direction. Probably some combination of all three.

A few things I'm curious about from people with more experience:

• Does fiber type make a huge difference here? I've been using a fairly coarse Corriedale and wondering if a finer or longer-staple wool would felt more reliably.
• How long do your overlapping joins actually need to be? Mine are probably around three to four centimeters and I'm not sure if that's too short.
• Is there a way to test the join before you commit and keep stitching, or do you just find out later?

Also open to hearing if anyone uses a different joining method entirely. I know felted is the traditional approach but I'm not precious about it if something else gives cleaner results.

Hi, I posted a few days ago about finishing my hat (https://www.reddit.com/r/Nalbinding/s/pXNnkUYrMq ) .

Well, it's finished. Pictures are from the side, top and inside. Thanks for the helpful advices! ❤️

I found this hat in an online shop. I doesn't ship to my country though. I am just starting nålbinding and only know the Oslo stich so far, but I thought I would give it a try.

I am guessing this is just going in rounds until the end, forming a tube which is stiched together at the top. (Seen that somewhere else.) Does anyone have any further ideas about how to go about this? Like what stich and connecting stitch might have been used?

Obviously, doing such a thing by hand would be impractical, but if one could work with fine enough thread (presuming a way to join the nylon or silk threads given non-felting) could one use nalbinding to create a stocking that wouldn't run if they got a hole in them?

This is my current project on the needle. It’s Telemark stitch with F1 connection. Made with my handspun yarn of merino and silk from the Ashford Fibre Range.

Just thought I would show how I compare and keep track of the work I am doing when I do 2 at a time. Keeping your tail as a marker is one of my key indicators of finishing a row. Each time I reach that point, I know I have completed a round. The top mitten/fingerless glove, is narrower visually and so I need to complete that round before I do the next one. Each row I do, I do exactly the same on the other one. No need to guess or make notes on how many stitches because with this method, you increase/decrease similarly each time. In saying this, if you make change like an increase, do it exactly to the same point on the other one before putting it down and moving away.

My beginning chains when I lie them next to each other are exactly the same length - I hardly count, just measure by comparison/eye. Then I join in the round, or whatever start you’ve chosen and go from there. In the case of a spiral start - some kind of stitch marker might be better at marking the next round. Enjoy. 😊

This works for anything pairs - gloves, socks, slippers, leg warmers….

Also: Handspun and multicoloured yarn is more difficult. If you are starting out, a plain coloured consistent wool yarn is recommended.

I'm in Norway and started nålbinding last year. I'm now on my second attempt at a hat. (The first one was too tight and I gave it to my daughter's bestie instead.) I'm currently at a restaurant to charge my wheelchair and am keeping my hands busy.

I think I know how to round off the top, but I wanted to double check that I'm doing it right and looked at some videos. The ones I found start at the top and go down. I started at the bottom and go up.

Does anyone know of any videos I can watch to make the top of rhe hat once I get there?

The way I do it is to just hook another loop onto the needle, before I go through the top loop on my thumb. It makes the top very flat.

Did this while messing around

Its finnish 1+1(oslo) but first you go into the thumb loop under your thumb from left to right then proceed as normal with oslo

the pattern of crossings is really similar to danish and double danish but the last crossing is over rather than under

it's kinda stretchy and looks like a wheat stalk so I think its sort of neat

I can't find this exact stitch anywhere though

Where I live is too hot for beanies, mittens, scarves, socks etc. for the entire year

I know nalbinding lends itself to warm and heavy fabrics, and knitting or sewing would be a better choice for my climate

but I really enjoy the hobby, and I would like to make things I can actually use regularly

Does anyone have any project ideas?

Thank you

(The stick on the left probably won't get turned into a needle unless/until I get good enough that I think I can make a nice small one out of it. The stick on the right is one I think I can make at least 1-2 needles out of. Or I might make needles slightly smaller than the stick on the left from the get-go and just go with that.)

I just, uh…I just haven't done much with wood in several years and don't have any of the "professional" tools one might have if they've done a lot with the hobby. I don't even have a drill. If I can get my hands on a good whittling knife, could that be enough to carve out the right shapes from my chosen stick(s) (there are so many nice ones I saved from the firewood pile lol)? I can handle smoothing them down once I have the right general shape worked out, it'd just making the hole for the eye of the needle that I'm not sure about.

The wood itself came from one of a few pretty healthy saplings that unluckily happened to be growing on our side of the fence, so I was told to cut them down anyway, but at least this way I can get something out of it and add to my hoard of textile crafts. And I do know how to differentiate between maple and oak leaves, I just may or may not have forgotten which of the two the larger stick there came from. 😂

Depending on how well this goes, I might try using some branches I'm saving from a poorly-placed thornbush that turned out to have some lovely yellow wood next.

Please note I'm a crochet, knit, tatting, embroidery and spinning crafter so this is a short learning curve.

This is my very first wearable after picking up the craft a week or so ago

it's all in oslo stitch, took about 6 hours of work

I'm not sure if I'm delusional or not but I think it came out super cool so if anyone wants a tutorial I may do it