I want to send a BIG thank you to all the people that made the 2009 Nordic Knitting Conference possible. This was the first year I attended the conference and...
WOW, I had a great time and I hope everyone else did too. I LOVED my classes and was greatly inspired by my instructors. Marianne Isager had a creative...
Tastes of Norway/Norwegian Cultural and Heritage Day Saturday, March 28, 2009, starting at 10am Leif Erikson Lodge 2-001, Sons of Norway 2245 NW 57th, Seattle ...
For those of you who are coming from out of town to the Nordic Knitting Conference - we're having very unseasonable weather. It snowed today! And the forecast...
03/13/09 Happy Hour is 4:30-7PM Wine bar and appetizers Have a chance to mingle with your fellow conference attendees, meet all the instructors, stroll thru...
This year Seattle's 17th of May Committee is expanding the booklet published for the 17th of May celebration in Ballard (Seattle) to include advertising for ...
The museum just updated the class lists on their website <http://www.nordicmuseum.org/index.php?t=events&c=full&e=416> There still is time to register if you...
Marianne Isager, who is teaching at the Nordic Knitting Conference <http://www.nordicmuseum.org/index.php?t=events&c=full&e=416> , will be the guest speaker...
Sadly this Seattle shop is closing http://www.anewyarn.org/ Going Out of Business Sale! Everything is 50% to 75% Off! Remember to join us for the going out of...
The DVD would be a wonderful addition to your library. You can go to the American Swedish Institutes web site and order it. There is also a book available...
I have a sad little tale about Bohus knitting. I first went to Sweden in 1965. I had saved up extra money to buy a rya rug kit - I knew exactly which one I...
There are still openings in some of the classes at the Nordic Knitting Conference <http://www.nordicmuseum.org/> Check it out. It's coming up fast ! ...
More about the Bohus exhibit... There is a 52-page full color exhibit booklet available from the American Swedish Institute, in which there are new interviews...
Was just looking at the Schoolhouse Press website and saw this ! Bohus Knitting DVD From Relief Work to World Success A Swedish film company has just released...
This just popped up on Vogue Knitting Stitch pattern <http://www.vogueknitting.com/node/563> Happy Valentines !! Karin [Non-text portions of this message have...
This Sunday is the next Knitters Cafe'. Potluck starts at 1PM with knitting to follow. Bring your Elsebeth Lavold projects to share. Leave enough time to go...
Someone posted this link on Ravelry. It's a local article on Elsebeth Lavold <http://www.journal-newspapers.com/articles/2009/02/05/community_news/ki92; ...
Just found this pattern for Scandinavian Stripes <http://www.freepatterns.com/search.html?parent_cat_id=&usage=&criteria=\ scandinavian&x=56&y=13> blanket...
Elsebeth Lavold's exhibit "Knitting Along the Viking Trail" will open on Friday the 6th !! Can't wait ! She has donated a pattern "Löding Cap and Neckwarmer" ...
Sorry, the wristwarmer link should be - Stickfrossa <http://stickfrossa.blogspot.com/2009/01/annas-wristwarmers.html> [Non-text portions of this message have...
A new wristwarmer pattern on Stickfrossa <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nordicknitters/Stickfrossa> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
The museum is considering adding a Northern Swedish embroidered mitten class to the conference to be taught by Katarina Brieditis. We are trying to gauge...
Pat Brunner will give a short talk on Norwegian knitting and be available to answer questions about steeking, stranded knitting techniques, and more. We will...