A Norwegian knitting enthusiast with a monthly theme for projects
…or “hip hip hooray” in English! We just celebrated our Independence day here in Oslo! It is a very “social” day, we walk in the streets, all bands and schoolchildren are parading and we dress up in fine clothes. Many have a national costume (bunad); handmade in wool decorated with embroideries and ribbons and representing…
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In February I started on my Vintage Winter project, and now I am almost done. The jumper needed more concentration as soon as I started on the sleeves, so the number of times per week I were able to work on it decreased remarkable. Good for all other projects (such as my Leaves Throw, Trellis…
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Jumper is a word we do not use much, but from what I can see it means a neat sweater, often combined with a cardigan. I have decided to modify a jumper/cardigan set from the pattern book from 1951, and have selected some quite pricy yarn as I think this project deserve it! The yarn is from…
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I had originally decided a different theme for February, but February the 2. I stopped by my nearest yarn store and knew I wanted to realise a project I have had in mind for a while. My mother-in-law found some old knitting magazines from the 1950’s. I really like the style from that period, and several…
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My Knitting Almanac 
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