Qiviut – the Inuit name for wool from a musk ox. I love all the social media knitting communities; you get to meet so many inspiring people and see their creations. This time I found a musk ox shawl knitted by Najagtanguak Hansen. A shawl, so beautiful that I...
Softer than cashmere and warmer than wool… Sounds like the beginning of a knitting fairy tale. I first lay hands on the fiber in a yarn shop in Copenhagen. I was looking for something special to knit for myself – just looking and willingly to fall in love....
It has been snowing to night. Somewhere in the Danish countryside a clothesline looked like this in the morning. It means that Louise Schelde Jensen and Anne Støvlebæk Kjær, the women behind (G)-uld, was doing their magic yesterday: Hand dyeing alpaca wool. I have...
The other day I listened to Woolfulls podcast about the process of the wool and sustainability. It got me thinking of Jens Wanell and his sustainable knitting needles. The first time I heard about organic knitting needles, I was skeptical. How could anyone know if the...
