Look what I have finished :-)

@brittarnhild

Yes, my Gotlandskofte, Gotland cardigan, is finally off the needles. I have been working hard on this lately, and am very happy that I finally can wear it.

I gave the cardigan its name for several reasons. The rose pattern is one I came across in February when I knitted a pair of socks by Sofia Kammeborn, "Longing for Gotland", you can find the pattern on Ravelry. Sofia lives in the Swedish island Gotland and she talks about Gotland as the island of roses and fairytales. Back in the summer og 1978 Terje and I both visited the island, we fell in love, two years later we were married, 41 years later we are still in love <3 

The stripes are for me lines to write on, to write the days and moments of your life. Our love tale is hidden there, so is our future.

Here I am wearing the Gotlandskofte with a sølje, a silver brooch from my bunad, regional costume. This particular sølje is called Agnus Dei and is a sign of the trinity.

 

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