A birthday in April/Edvina the elephant…
The 27th April marked by 38th year and I had a lovely, sunny, spring weekend. On the Saturday I played clarinet in my orchestra, the very fine “Postorkestern”, and we […]
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Custom Canadian Style
Another happy Garnharmoni customer! Marie has very kindly sent me a picture wearing her brand new, custom design hat in yummy Nepal yarn. As a Canadian living in Sweden she […]
Project complete: “My Favourite Things” Infinity Scarf.
At last the infinity “My Favourite Things” scarf is done! Wow! What a great project! I have to admit that, sadly, many of the hours spent on this project have […]
Work in Progress: “My Favourite Things” scarf
One of my favourite things is, of course, knitting! I have been out of action recently as I had a repetitive strain injury on my right hand and thumb, quite […]
The perils of repetition…
I have been offline over the hols, both literally and otherwise, but, hopefully, it’s not to late for a: Happy New Year! I noticed at the end of term some […]
Slipping Stitches
Hello! Well, it has been too long since the last blog update. And, slipping stitches? It is really literally the perils of a tired knitter on the go who has […]
Syjunta!
Hi folks! Hope you are all having a nice weekend. Last night I joined my first ever “syjunta.” The closest translation is a “sewing circle” and the word “syjunta” sounds […]
A Swedish summer: the idyllic and the bugbear…
Well, “bugbear” is the operative word. In English, it has a general meaning for anything that worries or annoys you, usually something that is awkward and can be long-lasting. This […]
Midsummer Photo Shoot
Here in Jämtland, the mid-north of Sweden, I celebrated midsummer’s day with my Norwegian friend Julie. With a thirst for coffee and a need for a sugar hit, we took […]
Photo Shoot
Until recently, I was lucky enough to study folk music full time in probably the most beautiful school in Sweden, perhaps the world! That is Birka Folkhögskola in Jämtland, northern […]
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