Runic Tunic (Rune Instructions)

Due to limits on blog post sizes, I had to create a separate post for the individual Rune Instructions.

For the free Runic Tunic instructions, check out the first blog post here.

I used the website https://omniglot.com/writing/futhorc.htm as my source for rune meanings and sounds, but rune lists are inconsistent as they were never standardized. As such, there can be differences between what I list here and what you may find in other sources.

Not all sounds in Old English and Modern English match up perfectly, so I used my linguistics background to make them match as logically as possible.

	Runes
Meanings & Information	Runes served as both an alphabet and a set of mystical symbols for the Germanic peoples of Northern and Western Europe. The runes of the British Isles, called Anglo-Saxon or Futhorc runes, served similar purposes. As such, when choosing the runes to use in your own pullover, you have a few options. Select an assortment of runes whose meanings are special. This could be a handful of them that are repeated around the yoke, or fill in all the slots with a different rune. Runes would have been used to spell out a word or just stand for the word itself. For example, you could spell out the word “beorc” (“birch”) as ᛒᛇᚱᚳ or just use the “beorc” rune ᛒ by itself. Use the suggested transliteration for each rune to spell out your own words, phrases, quotes, or sayings in Modern English. For longer phrases, you can omit spaces between words just so you can maximize the number of rune slots in your yoke (this was done on actual artifacts, so it’ll still look authentic). Use the suggested list or find some words or phrases online in Old English and arrange those runes in the rune band. Each rune is listed with its meaning, sound, and equivalent Modern English.
Instruction Notes	All rune blocks are 8 stitches by 14 rows. All even-numbered (WS) rows work hdc in each stitch across in the contrasting color. All post stitches (FPdc, FPtr, etc.) will be worked as follows: Around the next unworked post stitch two rows below unless otherwise stated. Using the main color. Skip the hdc behind them.

ᚠ	Feoh - “Wealth” [f/v] Modern “F” or “V”	Row 1	8 hdc.
Row 3	7 hdc, FPdc around hdc two rows below.
Row 5	7 hdc, FPdc.
Row 7	5 hdc, FPtr, hdc, FPdc around same FPdc just worked around.
Row 9	3 hdc, FPtr, 3 hdc, FPdc.
Row 11	2 hdc, FPdc, 2 hdc, FPtr, hdc, FPdc around same FPdc just worked around.
Row 13	Hdc, [FPdc, 2 hdc] twice, FPdc.
ᚢ	Ur - “Aurochs” [u] Modern “U”	Row 1	8 hdc.
Row 3	Hdc, FPdc around hdc two rows below, 5 hdc, FPdc around hdc two rows below.
Row 5	Hdc, FPdc, 5 hdc, FPdc.
Row 7	Rep Row 5.
Row 9	2 hdc, FPdc, 4 hdc, FPdc.
Row 11	4 hdc, FPtr, 2 hdc, FPdc.
Row 13	7 hdc, FPdtr/FPdc tog next two posts.

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