Hayami – rare and unusual beauty in Japanese – is a high-low pullover in stockinette stitch with a cabled Kangaroo pocket and swinging side panels that ends in a high turtleneck collar. Continue reading
Ravelry Birthday Sale 2024
I am celebrating my birthday today and want you to join in, so I am offering 25% off all my self-published patterns in my Ravelry Store through May 8th with the code: BDAY. Pictured at the top is a detail of Ime knitted in Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk, Ask, worn by the gorgeous Emmalin Williams, with jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design, captured by Wenche Hoel-Knai. Continue reading
New Design: Della Vigna Pullover & Cowl
Della Vigna‘s story began as a design submission to The valiant Tailoress together with a sewing design made by Veronika Glitsch. Continue reading
Chiasa Pattern Released
I am thrilled to release the Chiasa pattern, after a successful test knit in my Ravelry group. The pattern is available in both English and Norwegian. Chiasa is made for Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk in their stunning Tinde pelt wool yarn and will soon be available as a yarn kit directly on their website. Chiasa was brilliantly photographed by Eivind Røhne in Bøler Church, worn by jazz singer Anette Løvtangen with make-up & hair by Hina Suleman.
Hayami Worn by Verity Bradford
It is wonderful to see my designs on others, so when Michael’s son Tom came to visit with his wife Verity Bradford (who is a multidisciplinary circus artist, personal trainer and costume designer), I asked if she would model the new Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk designs for me. Continue reading
Photoshoot at Bøler Church 2023: Kibo
The next set of pictures I will share from the photoshoot at Bøler Church, back in December, is of Kibo made for Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. I loved this casual style on jazz singer Anette Løvtangen with make-up & hair by Hina Suleman, brilliantly captured by Eivind Røhne. I decided to style the vest with my wide Japanese trousers – that look more like Culottes – and to have the church organ in the background. Anette is wearing size 2 with 24.5 cm/9.75″ positive ease, but it will be available in sizes 1 to 9, as yarn kits directly from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk and as an individual pattern in English and Norwegian on Ravelry after the test knit set to begin on the 15th of April.Easter 2024
Easter is here, and there is no snow on the ground but there is still ice on the lake – Rødnessjøen. Above you see our tulips and eggs that Michael has decorated with the British Embassy (Ørje) logo he has made. We will be staying at home this Easter and I will be knitting, maybe you will too?
I wish you all a Happy Easter and hope you will receive an Easter Egg, regardless whether you have to fill it yourself or not! Stay safe and well! Happy Knitting!
Photoshoot at Bøler Church 2023: Chiasa
The next set of photos I will share from the photoshoot in Bøler Church last December is of the dress Chiasa made for Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk in their Tinde pelt wool yarn.I decided to use the church organ in the chapel as the background for Chiasa. Make-up & Hair stylist Hina Suleman suggested to braid jazz singer Anette Løvtangen’s hair. Here are the brilliant pictures that photographer Eivind Røhne took of her.
NSF Annual Knitting Weekend in Tromsø
NSF/Norwegian Knitting Association celebrates 10 years this year so this time the annual knitting weekend was in Tromsø and I was invited to join as the editorial team for the digital membership magazine “På pinnen”, working with editor Tove Fevang. Continue reading
Photoshoot at Bøler Church December 2024: Hayami
I have been looking forward to showing you how spectacular Hayami, made for Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk, looked on jazz singer Anette Løvtangen during our photoshoot in Bøler Church back in December. Continue reading