by It englen | Jul 17, 2016 | Sweden
I’m in Sweden this summer. In our old and wonderful house. I have 3 weeks vacations – and just few freelance assignments to do, but that’s okay. It’s been years since I last had vacation like this, I don’t have to do anything. I can just...
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 | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s May – almost June. I miss knitting and blogging as Scandinavian Knit, but this morning I did something new. I got up early, made a nice breakfast, let the chicken out, weeded some weed from the vegetable garden and went back inside to my coffee and my...
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 | Dec 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Finally! This december is a bit crazy so time just flew away, but now… The winner is Sunny I’ll hurry to the post office and send the yarn and the towels to US from Denmark. And a big hug to all of you who left a comment and shared the post...
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 | Aug 11, 2015 | Knitting, Linen
The last blog post has been about vintage tea towel – not much to do with knitting, but I have used them to find inspiration to knit a towel. I love to take knitting with me at all time. Something you just leave and pick up again without any doubt on where you...
