The next pattern in the Norns series is Verðandi. For this you will need one skein of Marks & Kattens Fame trend (single ply, 460 yds/420 m in a 100g skein). A few other yarns to consider might be Zauberball, Kauni or Sappho II. Other sock yarns in solid or semi-solid colours would also work.
Colour-choices are up to you. My yarn has a lot of green (and some black/gray and golden-green) in it, and that works very well with the theme. The three norns live in a remote area of Aasgard, under the first root of Yggdrasil. They live in a dark cave, and in front of the cave is a well. The root of Yggdrasil snakes around the well. Each day the sisters collect water from the well and mix it with the magic clay and the coarse sand surrounding the well. They create a paste with which they cover the root to prevent rot and to preserve the life force of the tree.
Yggdrasil is the world tree – central to the nine worlds of Norse mythology. The tree has three roots that spread far and wide, to keep the trunk and the branches of the tree upright. The first root goes into Aasgard, where the gods live. The second goes to Jotunheim – home of the giants. And the third goes to Nifelheim.
As always, remember though that when you choose your yarn, you should pick something that *you* like. I have loved seeing all the different interpretations of Skuld – from the dark and unknown future I was envisioning, to misty gray, or the future seen through rose-coloured glasses, and the hopeful green.
The Verðandi pattern will be available on July 15.
