af It englen | jul 28, 2015 | Greenland, Knitting, shawl, Sustainability, Sustainable knitting
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...
af 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...
af 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...
af 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…….
af It englen | feb 20, 2015 | Denmark, Sheep, Storytelling, Sustainability
The days are gray and rainy in Denmark with a lot of talk about hate and love, understanding, blaming and three difficult funerals. But I have been saving some pictures from a sunny day to wish my Chinese friends and all my fellow knitters: Happy new year and welcome...
