{"id":378,"date":"2015-04-14T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scandinavianknit.com\/?p=378"},"modified":"2015-04-14T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T12:45:28","slug":"a-remembrance-of-those-who-left-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scandinavianknit.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/14\/a-remembrance-of-those-who-left-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"A remembrance of those who left Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a wonderful house in Sweden, in Sm\u00e5land, the part for Sweden where a lot of people emigrated to Denmark, US and Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n

All around the area there are signs of the great emigration. <\/span><\/p>\n

These february days I could completely understand why you would dream of a better life in the new land.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine this boy – he will soon be a young man.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Knitted<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you remember the look in his eyes?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The dreams about how life should turn out?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"dreaming<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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I love Sweden, but imagine that it most have been like in 1880. <\/span><\/p>\n

Growing up working hard moving stone by stone just to get a small piece of land to grow…. <\/span><\/p>\n

It has been such a hard life, and I can easily imagine their dreams of a better life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Why are you knitting a scarf inspired by Stars and Stripes? I thought you want to show Scandinavian traditions”, said my husband.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes that’s my intention, but I also want to show people, who’s ancestors left Scandinavia to start a new life, what was left and what was brought to the new land; the craft and the knitting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Find the free Stars and Stripes pattern here.<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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