Bowl Licker - Yule Lad Ornament Icelandic Wool Blanket #0009 - Brown Heather

#0009 - Brown Heather

C 9966 cypress green heather 1

Materials: Stainless steel

This knitting kit includes all material needed to make your own traditional Icelandic sweater: Bylgja

Bowl Licker - Yule Lad Ornament Icelandic Wool Blanket #0009 - Brown HeatherAskasleikir or Bowl Licker (17th Dec.) is the sixth Yule Lad to make his way down from the mountains. In the old Icelandic turf farmhouses the family sat on the edge of their beds to eat. Each family member had their own bowl which had a lid to keep the food warm. Askasleikir sneaks into a farmhouse and lies in wait under the bed of the unsuspecting person who innocently puts his or her "askur" down on the floor between bites whereupon the lad swipes