Helga Isagers new book The Artisan just arrived in my mailbox and it is beyond beautiful. I’ve been in a bit of a slump when it comes to knitting lately. In fact I have spent most of my knitting time planning my vegetable garden. Apparently I need to daydream about Summer and light and all […]
I am so excited to kick off the first instalment of Nordic Makers! If you’re wondering what that is, you can find the introduction here. Louisa Bond and her site Worn Values continue to impress me. So of course I had to ask her to participate in this series. Louisa lives in the Norwegian capitol Oslo, and also […]
You’ve probably come across Jess Schreibstein many times. She’s written about natural dyeing in Oaxaca for Fringe Association and my fave Knit Wit magazine, she rocks both Instagram and Ravelry and also opened the very first Woolful podcast (..!). That’s already a pretty admirable rap sheet and there is a lot more.
Maybe you’ve connected the dots, maybe not. I have to admit that I didn’t realise that it was the same awesome chick doing all that, until one fatefull Instagram post(more on that later) when I started paying more attention. Yes, I am that bad with names (and sometimes with paying attention. Sorry, not sorry). I have since made up for my mistake and…
A lot can be said about Swedish knitter Britt-Marie Christofferson (b. 1937). Most of it I didn’t know until a few days ago, when I stumbled upon her book Stickning at the local library. Since then she has become somewhat of a hero to me. I dare you to look at this picture of her […]