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Strikkematematikk

There seem to be quite some interest for my Knitting Mathematics (Strikke-matematikk) workshop. To meet the need for increased mathematical skills amongst the Danish knitters, two of my workshops hav...

20 may 12

Grib Garnet knitting festival

Its May already, and it will soon be June, which includes exciting plans for me. Ill be attending the Grib Garnet knitting festival in Silkeborg, Denmark, and Im looking forward to meeting fellow kni...

20 may 12

Boob hat

The English version of the Boob hat pattern is now ready, and can be downloaded by clicking pattern image to the left.In response to my previous post, Mette posted a link to a knitted breast project....

02 mar 12

Pupp til folket!

This post is in Norwegian. Its about a hat I made for my friend Lise, who got breast cancer in October. She had a mastectomy, and is now fighting not only to have her own breast reconstructed, but to...

16 feb 12

Gingerbread castle

This years gingerbread castle is ready, after baking and putting together all 42 fragile pieces. A nerve wrecking process, Ill tell you. But it all went well, even though it actually broke a little, ...

17 dec 11

Lhomme fatal

Its been winter this week! There is no snow yet, but the freezing cold nights have put white glitter on the trees. Its pretty. And cold. And since my husband managed to loose his favorite scarf last ...

18 nov 11

The Architect

I once saw a house in a photograph, a wooden house which angles made my heart beat faster. I dont know where the house is located, nor can I find the site where I saw it. But if I come across it agai...

18 nov 11

Byssanlull

When I was a child, my parents used to sing me lullabies when putting me to sleep. I particularly liked the one called Byssanlull. And I loved those evenings when my dad sang my all the verses. Now I...

18 nov 11 1 person likes this

Autumn

Im still here, even though its been a while since my last post. I took holiday in all aspects of it this summer. And I meant to tell you about some of our holiday adventures, but then came 22/7, and ...

12 sep 11

Silence

Our capital is full of flowers. And the people are back in the streets.Yet it is so silent. Getting off the bus in downtown Oslo today was as if walking into a church. People are talking, but quietly...

26 jul 11

A black day

A heart of stone he must have had, he who bombed, shot and killed almost a hundred people, mostly young ones, in and just outside Oslo yesterday. We are all in shock, and today is the strangest day. ...

23 jul 11

34!

After several days of rain - a lot of it, just look at this! - the clouds went somewhere else tonight, and the sun decided to shine all day, on my 34th birthday. I guess I must have behaved real well...

12 jun 11

After 1Q84

I finished 1Q84 - book 1 & 2 on Monday. Afterwards, I went running in the woods. I ran faster than I have in a while, and my thoughts went back and forth through my head, thinking of everything, ...

05 jun 11

Ramme gård

Another visit to the extraordinary garden at Ramme gård. Yesterday was garden day. We didnt buy any plants, just enjoyed each others company, the garden and a lovely lunch. Two years since last time,...

05 jun 11

The Long Wait

The Norwegian translation of Haruki Murakamis 1Q84 is here, finally! Weve been waiting and longing and wanting for so long. The Norwegian (fabulous) translator Ika Kaminka has been working fast. Even...

23 may 11

Easter holiday

Last day of the Easter holiday today. Its been so great! Weve stayed at home, enjoying long, lazy, sunny days. Reading for hours in bikini on the terrace, watching the tulip leaves grow, eating panca...

25 apr 11

Spring!

Every year, spring takes me by surprise. We have had the most wonderful cold winter, with tons of snow, amounts that will take for ever to melt, weve been out skiing every week-end, hoping it will ne...

10 apr 11

Light

The light is finally back for real, and I enjoy every bit of it. Photographing was almost impossible this winter, the lack of daylight and the bright white snow is a tricky combination. At least when...

08 apr 11

Shamelessly happy

My Little sisters dress is in the Danish magazine Boligliv! Its in an article with inspirational sources for DIY projects, and Ravelry is listed as an important pattern source for knitters (we agree ...

01 apr 11

My colorful trivet

A reader asked about the colorful balls on my Womens Day table. Years back, I made a few felted wool balls like that, and even though the result was lovely, I found the process of rolling and rolling...

30 mar 11

Happy Womens Day!

08 mar 11

Skiing

My absolute favorite activity for the time being! Today I had an aching back that needed some care. A couple of hours out in the woods seemed like a good plan for both my back and my mind. Lots of so...

09 feb 11

Whiteness

Soft snow dunes to dive into if one knew no better. Blue whiteness in the afternoon light. In my world, finally.Had a lovely time skiing yesterday, and the woods are even prettier today. May it stay ...

06 jan 11

Happy New Year!

The gingerbread castle has been smashed to pieces, Christmas decorations put away, and the house is once again its clean, tidy self. Tulips on the table, empty white walls and a spacious, three-free ...

01 jan 11

Gingerbread castle

Enter, if thy dare!

21 dec 10

The first

Today. My husband and I, for the first time this winter, skiing in the woods of my childhood, where my father used to take me, the two of us, alone, blue sky, ice cold sunny winter weather, snow on t...

12 dec 10

December 1st!

This morning, I woke up to a pleasant surprise: My very own Advent Calendar, wrapped in paper marked with a T, hanging innocently on the childrens Advent Calendar. A lovely little book (one of Muraka...

01 dec 10

Attitude

When I learned to knit, 26 years ago, I wanted my knitting to be the smooth, wonderful stockinette stitch. And a few years later, when Id learned how to purl – or knit in the round, I dont remember w...

21 nov 10

Fathers Day

Today is Fathers Day in Norway, and all my mens and boys patterns are 20 % off. Sale lasts until midnight tomorrow. Click image to purchase patterns. Happy Fathers Day!

14 nov 10

Energy booster

Im back home after a wonderful weekend in Trondheim with a really good friend of mine. There were great conversations - this girl is my absolute favorite discussion partner! And we read a wonderful l...

08 nov 10

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