Making a Scandinavian Luhkka

[Twodogs]

After looking at the thread below I am having a go at a Scandinavian Luhkka for Sylvia for our Lapland trip


http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68421


After searching the net I had a better idea how thay go together so out came an old blanket and chalk ......

Hmmmmm cut and tacked it all together and now I have a working pattern .



Syl can try it on tonight and I will go from there ,

I have a wool blanket in the wash if I tumble dry it will it tighten the weave????

More to come

Twodogs

 

[Man of Tanith]

Think so Cliff.
Good bits of kit nice n cosy

 

[MartinK9]

Looking Good Cliff.

You need to get to a Meet so we can see it all in one place

 

[Mesquite]

Looks good Cliff.

 

[Twodogs]

Cheers Gents
Well the patterns made the rest will be easy ,,,,,,,the blanket goes in the dryer this afternoon .

 

[Toddy]

The trick to the fit is to get enough room across the shoulders without too many wrinkles at the neck that catch and hold stuff like snow or debris when going among trees. Think about bias cut ?

Washing the blanket .... depends on what it's made from. I have had it work very successfully at times, but I have also ended up with a wool brick

Interested to hear how you get on with this

atb,
M

 

[Twodogs]

Thanks for the tip Mary

Cliff

 

[Big Stu 12]

I like taht nice to sit round the fire in as well , tahnks for showing

 

[ozzy1977]

Are you going to put pockets on it?

 

[Twodogs]

No mate it will go over another wool shirt that will have pockets in

 

[Man of Tanith]

A kangaroo pocket would work well for a handwarmer option though......

 

[bilmo-p5]

Watching this with interest.

 

[Twodogs]

Its going over this one so it don't need a hand warmer ,



Twodogs

 

[MartinK9]

You sure you don't want a handwarmer on it?

 

[Twodogs]

Hang on I will think about it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No

 

[Teepee]

Nice one mate, way to MYOG.

Looks good.

Are you going to sew a phone pocket into it?

 

[Twodogs]

Let me think about it ,,,,,,,,hmmmmmmmmm ,,,,,,No

 

[Red Fox]

That ace that is, good job.I think that they are a good bit of kit and very sami

 

[Twodogs]

Just finished my first try at a Scandinavian Luhkka

Made it to go over this bush shirt for Sylvia



This is the finished Luhkka









This is the label from the blanket used ,




That was a fun project might make myself one with a cotton outer

Twodogs

 

[MartinK9]

That looks great Cliff, look forward to seeing the cotton one.