Signature Journeys with ARNE & CARLOS

We curate and host small-group knitting journeys — both at sea and on land — shaped by our lifelong interests in textiles, gardens, food, art, and cultural history.

These are journeys for people who enjoy travelling slowly and with intention. We value depth over distance, conversation over schedules, and experiences that stay with you long after you return home.

Every journey is personally shaped and hosted by us. We travel together, we eat together, we walk together — and we also leave room for quiet moments on your own.

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A shared philosophy

Whether we travel by ship or on land, the values remain the same.

We are drawn to places shaped by hand and time: historic gardens, workshops, landscapes with a human story, and communities where traditions are still lived rather than displayed. We listen, we learn, and we allow space for things to unfold rather than rushing from one highlight to the next.

The Royal Norwegian Postal Flag onboard Hurtigruten, Norway

Journeys at sea

Knitting cruises shaped by time, light, and the quiet rhythm of life on board.

Travelling by ship allows us to cover vast distances while keeping the feeling of home close. Our journeys at sea are knitting cruises, designed around long, unhurried time for knitting in good company. At sea, unpacking happens once, and the landscape comes to you — coastlines, islands, ice, and light.

Leaving the spectacular Hjørundfjorden, Norway.

Our relationship with sea travel is closely tied to Hurtigruten’s long maritime history, which for more than 130 years has connected coastal communities, carried people and goods, and shaped everyday life along the Norwegian coast. This tradition of purposeful travel — where the journey itself matters — strongly informs how we design and host our voyages.

We deliberately choose very small ships, with far fewer passengers than conventional cruises, allowing access to remote places while preserving a quiet, intimate atmosphere on board. Life unfolds at a human scale, where conversation, learning, and shared experience come naturally.

Within this tradition, we also work with Hurtigruten’s expedition arm, HX, on routes that extend beyond the Norwegian coast — including journeys to Svalbard, Greenland, and Antarctica. These expedition voyages build on the same values, combining seamanship and heritage with modern exploration, science, and environmental awareness.

Polar bears in Svalbard, Norway

Alongside travel itself, we place strong emphasis on culture, science, and the environment. Our journeys include encounters with local communities, insight into regional history and daily life, and a close connection to place through farm-to-table food and local produce. On expedition routes, science and nature are ever-present — through onboard experts, lectures, and direct engagement with the landscapes we move through. These elements are not add-ons, but part of how we understand and experience the world.

Life on board follows a natural rhythm shaped by knitting: long hours with needles in hand, deck time, shared meals, lectures, conversation, and long views that invite reflection. The ship becomes a moving base for exploration rather than a destination in itself.

Knitting to gorgeous views in Norway

We host talks, and informal gatherings on board, all rooted in knitting and making, but nothing is compulsory. Some moments are shared; others are best enjoyed quietly — watching the sea, or working a few rows in good company.

Our first landing in mainland Antarctica.

Journeys on land

Textile-, art-, and culture-led journeys shaped by place and making.

Travelling on land allows for a different kind of closeness — to place, to people, and to the details that shape everyday life. These journeys unfold slowly, with time to linger, return, and look again.

Our land journeys are curated rather than themed. They are shaped by a combination of elements that have long interested us — textiles, art, gardens, architecture, food, and cultural history — and by how these intersect in a particular place. Rather than focusing on a single subject, we design journeys where these interests inform and enrich one another, creating a layered and coherent experience.

On the shores of Lake Como, Italy

We are drawn to places where history is visible in the landscape: historic gardens and thoughtfully designed spaces, working farms, artist homes, workshops, and towns shaped by craft and culture over generations. These environments invite curiosity and reward attention, and they allow for a deeper understanding of how people have lived, worked, and created over time.

Over the years, we have curated and hosted journeys through some of Europe’s most significant cultural and garden landscapes, including the Italian Lakes, the great gardens of England, and places connected to the Bloomsbury Group, where art, literature, and landscape are deeply intertwined. Beyond Europe, our land journeys have taken us to Japan, where textile traditions and dyeing practices remain closely linked to daily life, and to South Africa, where landscape, agriculture, history, and contemporary culture meet in powerful and often unexpected ways.

Hand-embroidered kneelers, Gloucestershire, England

These experiences inform how we continue to design future journeys. Planned and upcoming itineraries include textile- and culture-led journeys in Peru, Ireland, India, and South Korea, developed with the same emphasis on depth, curiosity, and respectful engagement with place.

On land, we place strong emphasis on meetings with local people — gardeners, artisans, farmers, historians, artists, and makers — whose knowledge and lived experience bring a place into focus. Food is an essential part of these journeys, not as spectacle but as culture, with a focus on local, seasonal, and farm-to-table traditions that reflect the region we are travelling through.

Textile dyeing workshop results, Tokushima, Japan

Our days are carefully structured, but never rushed. We value thoughtful pacing, meaningful encounters, and time for conversation just as much as the visits themselves. These journeys are not about collecting sights, but about developing an understanding of place — and allowing it to leave a lasting impression.

As with our sea journeys, we travel as hosts rather than tour leaders. We are present throughout, sharing meals, walks, and experiences along the way, while leaving space for individual reflection and quiet moments when they are needed.

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An invitation

Our journeys are shaped by curiosity, care, and a belief that travel can be a way of understanding the world — and one another — a little better. Some journeys return over time; others appear only once, when the place, the season, and the moment feel right.

If this way of travelling resonates with you, we would be glad to welcome you on one of our journeys — at sea or on land — when the time is right.

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PS: Right now, we have 1 double room available in each of our garden tours which will take place on the Italian lakes from May 8 – 18 and in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall from Mai 21 – 31. Click links below to view the itineraries:

Gardens in the Italian Lakes           English Gardens of Devon and Cornwall

PPS: If you’d like a glimpse of what it’s like on board a Hurtigruten ship, we kept a journal during our 2025 Knitting Under the Midnight Sun journey to Svalbard along the Norwegian coast, which you can read here:

A Knitting Journey to Svalbard – Part I               A Knitting Journey to Svalbard – Part II

And check out this video that explains the history behind the Norwegian Coastal Express. Subtitles in English are available: