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Dilemma
17 May 2016

Each time I’m going on a hike in the Icelandic mountains, I’m confronted to very [...]

What’s blooming in your Flowerpots!
27 April 2016

The Flowerpot coat never fails to impress!  Everywhere you wear it people will notice the [...]

Stripes of Love

Randalín is a lovely striped shawl with a rose trellis pattern on a garter stitch [...]

01
Mar
Hila’s shawl

I’m happy  release a new pattern knitted with Love Story, my very fine Icelandic lambswool! I knitted [...]

25
Feb
Folded with love

  Gára means “folding” in Icelandic. A gorgeous combination of two yarns – Love Story and Einrúm creates a [...]

22
Feb
Tips & techniques – spit-splicing and color changes

Most knitters prefer to splice or join yarn without knots and without leaving ends that [...]

10
Feb
A Viking Knit-A-Long

If anyone honors their Viking heritage – it’s Icelanders!  To recognize  the return of Vikings® Season 4 to [...]

05
Feb
The Mosi family

Ever try to get your family to cooperate for a group shot?  Try getting everyone to [...]

26
Jan
Gilitrutt, an Icelandic tale

Xmas for me is synonymous with snow and tale. So here is an Icelandic tale: the one [...]

25
Dec
Tips & techniques – Yarn over short rows

Here is a little tutorial that many of you have been asking for: how to work [...]

23
Nov
Autumn knit

Autumn never lasts very long in Iceland: suddenly comes a lot of wind and over [...]

12
Nov
Postcards from the Knitting on Ice tour 2015

Here are some pictures of our Knitting on Ice tour this october. We saw sheep, bought [...]

10
Nov
Gilipeysa

While in Shetland, I released a new pattern using my lovely Gilitrutt Tvíband: a lopapeysa [...]

17
Oct
Further North

Last week-end was one of those that can’t get much better. First I went to Akureyri [...]

24
Sep
Icelandic Knitting Days in Copenhaguen

Last week, I participated for the first time in the Icelandic Knitting Days in Copenhaguen hosted at [...]

23
Sep
The reunion – Postcards from the Hiking and Knitting Tour under the Midnight Sun 2015

The Hiking and Knitting under the Midnight Sun was a brand new tour I offered [...]

28
Aug
Postcards from the Hiking and Knitting tour between Fire and Ice 2015 or the Fog Ladies

The last tour of the summer ended last week and while I’m preparing for the [...]

26
Aug
The Love Story continues…

If you have been following my Instagram, you will have seen a few pictures showing the wonderful [...]

20
Aug
The Mystery of the Shetland Scarf

The Vintage Shetland Project is the culmination of several years Susan Crawford has spent researching hand-knitted garments and accessories [...]

26
Jul
Travel Awards

We want to offer you the best knitting holidays and make your travels experience as [...]

21
Jun
My Icelandish Baa-ble hats

It’s summer time in Iceland, there is still a bit of snow at the top [...]

07
May
Knitting in Lithuania

Today, we’re going to Lithuania! There’s a rich tradition of knitting mittens, socks and beaded [...]

22
Apr
Some green in the Spring snow!

That was indeed one of those sunny days but very windy and the light powder [...]

14
Apr
Warming up the elfes

Spring in Iceland is skying season. My friend Anna Maria and I were well equipped [...]

31
Mar
The Scottish connection – Edinburgh Yarn Festival

I came back yesterday from Scotland where I was participating in the Edinburgh Yarn Festival. [...]

18
Mar
The bride’s lopapeysa

#bloggingtuesday + 1 From time to time, I take orders for custom made finished sweaters [...]

18
Feb
Take a big breath !

As a knitting and hiking tour guide, I have to renew my skills from time [...]

11
Feb
Tips & techniques – Jogless join

When knitting in the round, we are in fact working spiral rows and a disgraceful [...]

03
Feb
Nopi Loop Knitwear

What prompted my wee trip to England earlier this month was the exhibition Knitwear: Chanel [...]

28
Jan
Grýla Spring Shawl: not just for sheep and goats!

Bloggingtuesday: When you create your own yarn, of course you want to use it right [...]

20
Jan
British vintage countryside dream: Knitting on a hill, at Monkley Ghyll

I just came back from England where I spent a few absolutely wonderful days visiting vintage knitwear [...]

13
Jan
2014 in review

2014 was, in a very positive meaning, a slow year, both on a personal and working side. There [...]

06
Jan
Knitting tips: working with unspun Plötulopi

For the last #bloggintuesday of the year, here are a few knitting tips to work [...]

30
Dec
My Xmas knitting, a pair of scissors, the multiplication of the hats and the lost mittens season

#bloggingtuesday #lostmittensseason Between my endless sessions in front of the computer (who said knit designers [...]

23
Dec
Laufabrauð

I don’t really get into a Xmas mood before we made Laufabrauð (leafbread), a traditional festive bread [...]

16
Dec
Xmas sale and snow: JOL2014 !

Xmas is on its way and I’m so happy we finally got snow! You may [...]

09
Dec
Grýla is not dead!

It was really a special and exciting feeling to design a little collection of patterns using my very [...]

02
Dec
Knitting tips & techniques – Sizing with needle size

The mittens in my Grýla Collection are one size only but pattern says that more [...]

23
Nov
Rosir, traditional Icelandic mittens knitted with Gryla Icelandic yarn (7)
Rósir serial knitting

Here is Rósir another mitten pattern from my Grýla Collection. Rósir means roses in Icelandic and is the [...]

17
Nov
Mosi Mittens traditional Icelandic stranded mittens knitted with Gryla Icelandic yarn (4)
Mosi, moss, mousse

  Here is Mosi, meaning moss in Icelandic, the first pattern from my Grýla Collection. [...]

10
Nov
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