Figure 1.--This 1963-64 Sandnes Uldvarefabrik (Sandnes Wool Company) catalogue, which makes Peer Gynt yarns. We note images of many Norwegian children wearing brightly colored in a wide variety of patterns.
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Figure 1.--This 1963-64 Sandnes Uldvarefabrik (Sandnes Wool Company) catalogue, which makes Peer Gynt yarns. We note images of many Norwegian children wearing brightly colored in a wide variety of patterns. |
Knitwear is popular in Norway as it is in all the Scandinavian countries. We notice many images of Norwegian boys wearing as wide variety of knitwear. Traditiinally mothers and grandmothers knitted warm clothes at home for their children. Of course it is Norway's climate, which can be quite cold, that makes warm knit garments especially welcome. Germents include stockig caps, sweaters, snowsuits, stockings, and other garments especially popular. Many image show Norwegian children wearing brightly colored sweaters and stocking caps. Younger children were dressed in snowsuits. I'm not sure if these snow suits are as popular as they once were. Stockings were also commonly knitted, although today most hosiery is read made store bought items, both socks and tights.
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