by It englen | Oct 18, 2016 | Knitting, Pattern, shawl, Storytelling, Sweden
Danish is my mother tongue but Swedish is my grandmothers tongue and it talks to my heart like no other language. Ever since the Facebook page: Carl Larsson-gården, started sharing letters from the Swedish painter Carl Larsson to his wife Karin Larsson, I have been...
by It englen | Jul 15, 2016 | Knitting, Storytelling, Sweden
And I’m convinced that it’s more or less for good! I tell my friend in Sweden, Inge*, about it. She just smiles and tells me it will be back. But no, I’m sure. There isn’t the smallest knitting spark left in me! The scene is Småland in Sweden....
by It englen | Jun 1, 2016 | Knitting, Storytelling
For my 6th birthday I wanted to learn how to knit. My mom and her mom where very skilled when it came to craft, but my fathers new wife, Annelise, was the one who gave me the yarn and needles and showed me how to knit. Sometimes you have more patient with other...
by It englen | May 27, 2016 | Storytelling
I needed to travel to Beijing to attend a mobile internet conference, to learn something important about my passion. I have been having trouble writing and sharing my ideas with you and finding the time to write and create! But over the last week I realized how much I...
by It englen | May 25, 2016 | Storytelling
All the most wonderful plans and ideas…. I bet you know it! You dream, you design, you make plans and everyday life comes and blows everything aside. Last winter I designed a wonderful sweater for kids and last summer I made another size. Toke my notes and gave...
by It englen | Jan 6, 2016 | Knitting, Pattern, Storytelling, Sweden
The Stars and Stripes Scarf. A pattern made with love from Sweden Needles: size 4 (or 3.5 mm) circular needles 16″ Yarn: 300 gr. light fingering yarn* Color A: White Color B: Red Color C: Blue Gauge: 30 sts 4″ (this is not that important for this pattern)...
