Icelandic Yule Lad - Bowl Licker Women's Sweater Designer: Védís Jónsdóttir

Designer:  Védís Jónsdóttir

4½ mm (US 7) circular needle 40 and 80 cm

The Gully Gawk arrives on December 13th

Gold painted decoration outside of ball at top and bottom

Main color: #0005 - Black Heather

Icelandic Yule Lad - Bowl Licker Women's Sweater Designer: Védís JónsdóttirAskasleikir 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