Tag Archives: Nina Granlund Sæther

Norske Strikketradisjoner/Norwegian Knitting Traditions

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Linda Marveng

“Norske strikketradisjoner” is the title of Nina Granlund Sæther’s astonishing book, published by Gyldendal last autumn. Nina has dived down into history hunting for traces on how the knitting technique came to Norway, spread and became part of our national history and … Continue reading →

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Book Launches at Cappelen Damm

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Linda Marveng

Last Wednesday my husband and I attended a knitting evening at the Norwegian publishing house Cappelen Damm in Oslo. We knew the authors and their photographers: Helle Siggerud (left), was publishing her first knitting book called “Strikk til alle tider“/Knitwear for … Continue reading →

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Strikkefestivalen in Fredrikstad

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Linda Marveng

For the first time there was a Strikkefestival in Fredrikstad. Of course the organizers – or knitting motors as they called themselves – Marit Larsen, Bente Vold Klausen and Torill Stokkan, choose the old town by the river Glomma as the location. Fredrikstad … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Votter by Nina Granlund Sæther

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Linda Marveng

Last Wednesday I went to the book launch of Votter/Mittens by editor, journalist, hand craft teacher and acknowledged author Nina Granlund Sæther and Sitteunderlag/Mat Seat by first time author Ann-Heidrun Skår. Above you see Nina, photographed by Ellen T. Andresen aka Siso Designs, reading from her … Continue reading →

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The Knitting Wave or Why Yarns Pill Debate

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Linda Marveng

The topic of the debate organized by NFF, Norsk faglitterær forfatter og oversetter forening/Norwegian Non-fiction Writers And Translators Association was; What makes a knitting book successful, and what started the current knitting wave in Norway? The evening started with nearly a … Continue reading →

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The Day Job: Made By Me

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Linda Marveng

The latest issue of Made By Me came out on Monday, here in Norway. I have not submitted any designs, but I have written some of the picture texts, translated a number of the patterns from English into Norwegian, and … Continue reading →

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