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An update about my health and Happy Easter!
Hello everyone! When we announced on Friday March 27th that we were going to extend the podcast for two additional weeks, I was so excited! At the time, I was brewing on a cold, but I thought it wouldn’t be too bad and that I would be able to follow up with the daily podcasts […]
An update from Carlos
Hello! I am writing from Granheim Lung Hospital in Gausdal, Norway, where I am spending time receiving treatment and rehabilitation after dealing with the long term effects from Covid-19, which I got nine months ago. The good news is that according to the tests that were done immediately after I was admitted into this hospital, […]
Post-Easter Update on Carlos’ Health.
As most of you already know, Carlos tested positive for Covid-19 and has been seriously ill. As of now, he no longer has the virus in his body, which is a good thing, however, he is now unfortunately suffering from “Post Viral Syndrome” which is a complication from the virus and means that he is […]
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Let’s talk briefly about our garden in full bloom and the re-run of one of our favourite Podcasts
We are enjoying a warm and lovely summer month in our garden when Norway is at its very best! A few weeks ago, we did an update of our garden on YouTube, which was filmed in the beginning of the season. Many have been asking us for a report on how it looks now and […]
We wish everyone a great summer!
Greetings from a sunny and warm Norway! We are enjoying some well deserved holidays, so these next few weeks we will be a little bit less active on the blog. Anyway, today you can see how creative we have been in the garden, as we are building a brand ne – all suites – insect […]
Let’s talk about crocheting petals for our Hedvig throw, new yarns and the release of our tour schedule.
We are almost ready to release our North American tour schedule, which will be sent out by email sometime during Tuesday July 2nd, so if you are not on our mailing list but wish to receive the schedule, you really need to get on our list now!! You can do so by popping your email […]
Happy Midsummer!
Due to this week’s festivities, Including Arne’s birthday and Norwegian Midsummer (Sankthansaften) on Sunday June 23rd, we will keep today’s blog post short and sweet! We hope you enjoy the video below, which was filmed just before midnight last weekend. Oh, and if you are single and want to know who you will marry in the […]
Let’s talk about the weekend and our LIVE stream!
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 […]
Let’s talk about our latest knitting cruise and the granny square scarves.
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 […]
Let’s talk about Norwegian knitting language and our latest trip to the UK!
May is a busy month for us but it is also the time of the year when we usually travel somewhere nice for a week, to get away from it all. This year, we chose to combine a business visit to the Rowan Mill in Yorkshire with a holiday tour of some of our favourite […]
Let’s talk about inspiration, bobbin lace and our latest Podcast!
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 […]
Let’s talk about our crazy weather and the closed toe cast-on for socks.
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 […]
Knitting on the Round with Double Pointed or Circular Needles?
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 […]