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Trabilein

Downloadable PDF, English
$4.23
Trabilein
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*The Trabant (meaning: “companion”) is a little car that was produced in Eastern Germany during the years after the Second World War. It was the “poor man’s car” – it was something most people could afford, though waiting lists to get one were very long (up to 10 years!). It is a tiny car, can just about accommodate 4 people, doesn’t drive very fast and has the most adorable 2-stroke engine sound.
I have dreamt of a Trabi since I was on a summer holiday in Hungary when I was 17. Back then I didn’t have a driver’s license yet, and my father and I talked about traveling back to one of the Eastern European countries after I got my driver’s license, just to get me a car like that. It would be a fun project to work on restoring from scratch. Things don’t always go as planned however, so I didn’t get my Trabi until 15 years later, when I bought a newly restored one in Denmark.
This shawl is my tribute to my little Trabi – the very Trabant typical sky blue of the yarn combined wi

Craft
Knitting
Designer
Dieuwke van Mulligen
Format
Downloadable PDF
Language
English
Skill Level
Beginner
Yarn Weight

DK | Light Worsted