Looks like Knitted Wallpaper

Knit and Crochet Now recently posted photos from a Norwegian blog. What do you think about it?

A knitting-related wallpaper

This photo gives you a bird's eye view of how this wallpaper looks. The printed, aka not really knit, stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl one row) caused a lot of patter about the photos. Some were worried about how dusty it might get (they missed the point that it is a print). Others thought it would be great for a wall in a craft area. (Interesting idea) Someone found it cost $399 Norwegian krone per roll and thought that was quite outlandish. In fact that is about $67 Canadian dollar per roll. (Considering the average roll costs between $25-$50, this is a bit expensive, but indeed unique.) Others complained that it was, of course, knitted and not crocheted, suggesting the designers were knitting snobs. One really crafty person thought it would be appropriate to paint the wall using whites and grays to make the effect.

Thanks Knit and Crochet Now for starting me on this adventure. I had to translate some Norwegian to English, figure the conversion rate of the krone to the CAD and think about the possibility of knitting a swatch to attach to a small wall in my own house. The research and hypothesizing were interesting. Although it did take me away from knitting for a short time :-(

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