Category Archives: Iceland

Postcards from the Spring Knitting Retreat 2024

The Spring knitting tour is a favourite of mine because of all the cute little [...]

Prjónagleði 2023

I spent the week-end in Blönduós (North west of Iceland) where I was attempting Prjónagleði [...]

Icebreaker, I´m a Knit Star!

It was hard keeping the secret, butas you know I´m taking you all to Iceland [...]

Postcards from the Hiking and knitting tour under the midnight sun 2022

It was such a joy to come again to this amazing valley after the covid [...]

Postcards from the Hiking and Knitting tour with the puffins 2022

I had planned this fabulous tour before covid but then…that was the first time I [...]

Postcards from the Spring knitting tour in Icelandic nature 2022

After two years break (covid…), it was so good to visit those places again with [...]

Winter escape

Six days ago, I posted on my instagram the picture below with the comment: Instagram [...]

My trip to the Westfjords (part 6): Veiðistafur, new pattern

And finally here is the 6th and last part of my wee trip to the [...]

My trip to the Westfjords (part 5): Fimmvörðuháls

This is already the 5th part of my little trip to the Westfjords, where I [...]

My trip in the Westfjords (part 4): Skakki

Here is part 4 of my little trip to the Westfjords, shared with you through [...]

My trip in the Westfjords (part 3): Fína Hyrna

Today is part 3 of my wee trip to the Westfjords and the handknit featured [...]

My trip in the Westfjords (part 2): Frjókorn

And here is part 2 of my wee trip to the Westfjords (see part 1 [...]

My trip in the Westfjords: Thórhildur (part 1)

If you follow me on social medias, you will know that a couple or more [...]

Olga and Birgitta are hiking Laugavegur

Over the last couple of years I have designed a few of Icelandic lopi sweaters [...]

My time to be the Icelandic tourist: the Golden circle

Shame on me, my youngest daughter had never seen the famous Golden circle, at least [...]

A week-end in Iceland: the Trolls peninsula

This week, I should have been guiding the Hiking and knitting under the Midnight sun [...]

Hespa´s new home

The other day, I was finally able to pay a visit to Guðrún, the dyer [...]

The cutest

This week I should have been guiding the Icelandic Spring knitting retreat and now I [...]

Spring getaway

First, thank you so so much for all the birthday wishes the other day! Cheers [...]

What’s The Difference between…

Hey knitters, do you know the difference between a mountain ski ride and knitting a [...]

Xmas is coming!

Xmas is approaching quickly and the delay set by the Icelandic post office to send Xmas [...]

Postcards from Authentic Icelandic Hiking and Knitting Tour 2017

  Here are some pictures from the Authentic Iceland Hiking and Knitting Tour this fall.  [...]

Uppspuni: a minimill in Iceland!

I’m so happy! We’re finally going to have a minimill in Iceland! And you can [...]

A fantastic knitter

I want to feature a fantastic knitter "Lori Ann Graham" (@loritimesfive) who has knitted many [...]

Postcards from the Hiking and Knitting Tour under the Midnight Sun 2016

A wonderful Hiking and knitting tour under the Midnight Sun in the troll Peninsula with wild [...]

Dilemma

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

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 [...]

Takk fyrir mig! – Knitting tours 2015!

For the 5th year in a row, I’m happy to present to you the 2015 [...]

The Icelandic Turf House and the Knitter

Icelandic Turf Houses are filled with history and, as a knitter, there are few places [...]

What my knitting bag says about me

The past months have been quite busy and it doesn’t just reflect on my neglected [...]

Postcards from our Knitting in the enchanting North tour 2014

Here are pictures from our Knitting in the enchanting North tour 2014: I’m not sure how I managed that [...]

Icelandic Knitter - Hélène Magnússon