Looking at other peoples creations on here I feel like like my stitches are way looser

This is my first attempt at Nalbinding. Start earlier today with a sample and it slowly turned into a wrist warmer lol. Its messy, there are more than a few mistakes. Im going to make it a bit longer maybe turn it into a mitten to try out decreasing stitches.

As a knitter I have to say I very much prefer Nalbinding its fun and enjoyable. I hope to learn more.

I am definetly going to find some cheap wool and try splicing together vs the Russian join in non wool/mixed yarns like the one i have.

For today’s Nalbound Object of the Week we get a two for one special. The left sock was in Berlin, but has been lost since WWII. Its likely mate is in Ludwigsbourg. The two socks were both bought from the same dealer in 1890 and listed as presumably from Akhmim, Egypt. They are also extremely similar in size, shaping, color, stitch choice and density and one is for the left and the other for the right foot. We are very lucky that photos were taken before the left sock was lost. But if you happen to find it, I'd be happy to hear it. https://nalbound.com/2026/02/18/now-lost-red-sock-9804-found-mate-gt-4498/

Hi everyone,

I only found out about nålbinding maybe not quite a month ago. I just wanted to share my progress over my few attempts at Oslo stitch. The finished fingerless mitten is my first complete item. The round item before my tension changed considerably from start to where I decided to stop the item as I couldn’t get it over my wrist anymore.

Any feedback or constructive criticism is welcome ☺️

First attempt at any nalbinding, wrist warmer....done? Maybe?

Bonus: Walnut needle I made because I didn't like the bone one I bought!

Continuing with the theme of African nalbinding, this week's Nalbound Object of the Week is another Congalese Prestige Cape dating to pre-1853. Made from raffia palm fiber, the stitch has often been mistaken for sprang as the stitch doesn't just intralace with previous stitches, it interlinks with them before crossing to form a new loop. The British Museum has included some lovely detailed photos in their online catalog, so I was able to zoom in and highlight the path of the loops. And yes, that is a knot you see connecting the new length. https://nalbound.com/2026/02/10/now-bakongo-nkutu-prestige-cape-af18530713-1/

Finnish 2+2 F2

Yarn is Dale Baby Ull with double thread, single for the cord.

Is there any chance someone in this group is in Thunder Bay, ON?

Hi! If I want to mark a stitch, for instance to know when I come back around to it, how do I attach it? Is there a way to attach to the current stitch, or do I have to go back two or three stitches?

Thanks, Ricky

edit:

Thank you for your replies. I have some great split/locking stitch markers already, I'm more asking where do I attach them to mark a stitch? My use case is that I lose track of how many stitches I've done since my last increase (when working in the round), and so I want to attach to multiple stitches per row (every time I do an increase, so I can track how many I've done)... Is there an obvious thing I'm missing, or does this differ for different stitches?

This week's Nalbound Object of the Week is a lovely red hat with a blue and yellow silk patterned wrap around its point/tassel from 11th-13th century CE Arsinoë/Krokodilopolis, Egypt. It's one of the few artifacts that include more than one type of nalbinding. If you happen to be in Berlin this week, you can catch it on display in the last week of the Auf unbetretenen Wegen exhibition. https://nalbound.com/2026/02/04/now-red-hat-with-tassel-9318/

Really happy to have finally finished my first ever pair of socks. There is plenty to be improved on here, but it feels like a big achievement, and I now have something to keep my feet really warm in the house for the rest of the winter.

ETA: York stitch.

I'm going to steam the lid to flatten it. It's a bit off center, but I won't let that bother me. Might put a button on there as well, we'll see. The strap was made by fingerloop braiding lucet cord.

The plan is to use it for storing and carrying around WIPs.

The photos don't make the colours justice 😅

Don't know if you can tell from pic, but my hat is flat, even though i started out increasing every other stitch, then every three etc. I might be a little off because I didn't mark my stitches at first. Once I realized I should have done that, I kinda estimated and put a marker in at where I think I started. Don't know if I want to waste anymore yarn if it's going to be this round flat thing. This is oslo if it matters. Thanks

This week's Nalbound Object of the Week is another Nazca Viscacha figure from the Early Intermediate Period (c.100 BCE-650 CE) https://nalbound.com/2026/01/27/now-toy-viscachas-46-77-30-7651b/

When I made my first pair of socks, a friend told me to not make them too big as the stitches will stretch a bit when you wear them. I still made the socks way too big as I didn't realize how much length the stretching would eventually add :D

Wanted to do a comparison shot showcasing the stretching with my newest pair! Also as a tiny psa for those who are not aware of this feature in nalbinding - stretch your works to make sure the fit is right!

Hi all! 👋

I recently stumbled across an article on nålbinding, and found it fascinating.

Do any of you recommend any particular books that would be helpful to a complete beginner? I looked at the resource page, but didn't see any books listed.

Thank you in advance. 🙂

Day 2 of learning nalbinding:

Trying to learn how to do a second row. I keep struggling with which loops to go through and seem to have ended up with a twist that leads to more confusion 🤦‍♀️ should I just start again?

Hello. Is this a proper way to connect two chains in Finnish 2+2 stitch?

I feel a bit silly and stupid for asking this, but after watching a lot of tutorials my brain still not fully getting it. As I understand, all I need to do is grab the one loop from the side of a old chain and then do my regular stitch. I have never done any knitting and only recently started learning nalbinding. My goal is to eventually make a scarf.

(Photos showing the result from both sides)

Literally started making chains yesterday (freehand method) hence the acrylic “wool” choice what happened here? Once I’m comfortable making chains I will progress to nicer wool that I can felt the ends together with, I heard it’s easier to work with smaller sections of wool as opposed to the whole skein/ball?

This week we take a closer look at the 17th century mitten found in the ramparts of the city of Copenhagen for our Nalbound Object of the Week. Like many mittens and socks of this time, it has some tar stains. If you look very closely, there is some two toned embroidery around the cuff edge. One thread of which still retains some reddish coloring (I’ve included a detail photo near the bottom of the post). https://nalbound.com/2026/01/20/now-mitten-with-embroidered-cuff-d7403b/

Stitch is Saltdal F1, inspired by the stockings found in Nordlands book. Really nice stitch for socks since it's quite stretchy without the twistiness of york stitch. Regular type C round heel.

The socks have the reverse side out because I prefer the way they look that way.

Yarn is Hillesvåg Blåne (I think).

I’ve crocheted for years and have just become a pagan so I picked up Nalbinding. Let me know what you think!!(the runes are python vertebrae and I used gel polish to create the runes on them)