Greetings from our kitchen table – because our work space has now been converted into a temporary studio where we record our daily Quarantine Knitting Podcasts… We hope things are OK for you and that you are staying safe! We’ve had an uneventful weekend at home, just resting, relaxing, reading books and going out for […]
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We have just released a new trip to the United Kingdom, from June 4th-10th, where we will visit some of our favourite gardens and estates – and knit along the way on a mystery project designed by us! We have chosen to return to Highgrove, the stunning private garden that HRH Prince Charles has created […]
We have just spent a great weekend with our team, which consists of the both of us plus Anna (film director) PJ (project manager) and Erik (videographer) to film a large number of episodes, which we will be publishing in the fall. Lots of people think we film each episode the day before it is published, but […]
This week we are back on Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Express) for our third knitting cruise. We are having a great time onboard with a group of 36 knitters and 14 non-knitting spouses, who have come from all over the world to meet us, learn from us and experience our beautiful country! This time, our […]
A few weeks ago, we announced through a blog post that we had some things planned when it came to the way we use this blog and how interact with you here. In the past, we mainly posted our free patterns on this blog and that was pretty much it. There were no possibilities to comment […]
Easter and the week immediately after were pretty nice in Southern Norway. We’ve had lots of sun and warm weather and we spent a lot of time out on our deck enjoying the sun. Lately though, it has been very cold, as Arctic air has been coming into Norway and May is turning out to […]
Hi everyone! We really love our double pointed needles! We both learnt to knit small things on the round using dpns, which is also the traditional way of knitting smaller projects in Norway. Knitting small items on the round, like socks, dolls or even Christmas balls with circular needles feels very strange to both of […]
Welcome to September and our new 10-episode series on YouTube: Norwegian Craft Traditions – A Guide to Setesdal. In this series, we travel to stunning Setesdal, the traditional region in the south of Norway where the iconic “Lusekofte” sweater was born, to learn more about Arne’s grandmother through the craft traditions of this region. While searching for Arne’s roots, […]
We had such a wonderful time recording our daily spring podcast to keep you entertained for 12 days of spring! We hope you enjoyed watching our episodes just as much as we loved recording them! After 2 weeks of podcasting, we will take a short break to relax, enjoy some holidays and allow Carlos to continue his recovery process. We […]
This week we try something we have never done before: How to use a Nøstepinne! Will we succeed, or do we fail miserably? Check out the video below to find out. And let’s make this clear: This is not a tutorial. Because we have never tried this before, we don’t believe we should be teaching […]