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Viking Knit 
Judy LarsonStories abound concerning the origins of Viking Knit. Woven silver wire chains wereused to decorate clothing of the Vikings andbits of this type of silverwork have beenrecovered from many different archeologicalsites throughout Scandinavia, thus the name.There is also a possibility that since silver is aprecious metal, the ornamentation could have
served a purpose as currency. Imagine “wearingyour bank account” on your clothing and snipping
off sections as you needed them!The first part of this tutorial gives you basic VikingKnit directions. The second part gives directionsfor making coiled end caps in case you can not them. The third part of this tutorial givesdirections for making a basic bracelet or necklace.Read through all three sections before you start.You will then have a better understanding of what you are doing and why you are doing it.
Materials:
 22 gauge dead soft round wire24 gauge dead soft round wire
Note: As youbecome more accomplished, you will want to use a finer gauge wire. Each wire has different weavingnuances which you will understand as you use them.Some are harder to work in this technique thanothers. For that reason, 24 gauge round wire is good to start with.
 
Tools:
 11-
12” long 3/8” dowel
Flush cutterT-pin Rubber band Drawplate
Directions:
 
Prepare the dowel:Step 1:
Most dowels come in 3-4 foot lengths. Cut a 11-
12:” piece of 3/8” dowel and sand the ends so they
are slightly rounded. Center the dowel end on the circle divided into 5 sections. You can do a 6 sectionedknit for your next project, but to begin with, a 5 section mandrel is appropriate. Mark the sections in pencil.
 
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Step 2:
Hold the dowel stable on a flat surface. Hold a pencil stable on the surface with the pencil lead on oneof the lines. Slide the pencil across the flat surface making a line parallel to the surface the dowel is restingon. Repeat with the other marks.
Hint: If you make a mistake, using pencil allows you to erase it and start over.
 
Prepare the dowel: This step is not necessary but the lines do help beginners to keep the knit ribs straight.
 
Step 3:
A credit card or drivers license can be used for this step
. Hint: The next time you get one of those fake plastic credit cards in the mail, keep it with your wire supplies to use when making Viking Knit.
The flower youwill be making in the next steps can be reused several times before you feel you need to make a new one. Thesize wire you use here can be the same size as the knit wire but one size larger seems to work best.Working from the spool, wrap the 22 gauge round wire around the credit card five times. Carefully slide the
wire wraps off the card. Wrap the wire from the spool four times around all the wires about ½” in from one
end. Trim the excess wires even with the looped ends.
Step 4:
Spread the long loops out to form a flower with fivepetals.
 
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Step 5:
Place the flower on top of the dowel and pull the petals down. Press the petals to the dowel. Securethe flower petals in place tightly with a rubber band.
Step 6:
Make sure that the lower loops of the flower petals are even all the way around the dowel. To do this,you may need to use your chain nose pliers to bend the wires above the dowel. After the petals are even,center each petal on a line.
Step 7:
Use the tips of your flat nose pliers to slightly
bend up the lower 1/8” of each petal. This will make
weaving the first row easier. When this is done, push therubber band down closer to the lower ends of the flower.
Note: The rubber band will not keep the petals tightly in place but it is a tremendous help. You could use tape, but this will not keep the petals tightly in place either and it ismore difficult to remove than the rubber band. After youhave made a few Viking Knit items, you will find the first row (in the next steps) much easier to do.
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