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 | 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)...
by It englen | Nov 15, 2015 | GiveAway, Linen, Sweden, Vintage Knitting, Yarn
It has been an interesting fall with no time for blogging, but now it’s time for a GIVE AWAY for you! I found some lovely handwoven linen tea towels in Sweden this summer and some linen yarn to knit some towels myself. I knew right away that I would give it...
by It englen | Apr 14, 2015 | Knitting, Storytelling, Sweden
We have a wonderful house in Sweden, in Småland, the part for Sweden where a lot of people emigrated to Denmark, US and Canada. All around the area there are signs of the great emigration. These february days I could completely understand why you would dream of a...
by It englen | Apr 13, 2015 | Knitting, Sweden
A misty february day in the part of Sweden called Småland, amongst the pine and the birch trees, the stones, the silent forest floor, with the wild pig tracks, you can easily begin to image what made people leave for a better life. A torp, a tiny house given to...
by It englen | Apr 13, 2015 | Storytelling, Sweden
Why on earth did they leave ? Do you ever wonder why any one could leave this amazingly beautiful country? A misty feburary day in Småland, I got a pretty good idea. To be continued…….
