Tag Archives: Denmark

Kaffeslabbaras

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Karie

Ah, everything Danish is super-hip in Britain right now thanks to The Killing/Forbrydelsen and mid-century modern design yadda yadda yadda. Did you know that I am Danish? I don’t consider myself super-hip, though, and I had my reasons for leaving … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Karie

Last weekend I took part in a crochet workshop taught by designer and author Carol Meldrum. Carol was running a class called “Love Wool? Love Crochet!” to celebrate Wool Week 2011 and to promote her new book, Love Crochet. I … Continue reading →

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Evidence of Knitting

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Karie

“You know, you never post anything about knitting anymore,” my friend said. When I looked back at recent blog posts, I was startled to find that she was right. I write a lot about potential knitting but I rarely post … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where The Baked Beans Tins Are Stacked

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Karie

“It’s a really nice day outside, you know,” said my partner when he called. I know and I’m heading outside with my working-from-home bits in just a second, but first I wanted to share a video I came across the … Continue reading →

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FO: Coloured In

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Karie

Sometimes I tell myself: “I’m way closer to Four-Oh than I am to Two-Oh. I should start dressing my age. Maybe tone things down a bit. Invest in sensible, long-term wardrobe staples. Get a couple of timeless pieces in neutral … Continue reading →

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Last Thing

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karie

Tonight I’m a cooking an almost full-blown Danish Christmas dinner (only ‘almost’ because I’m only serving one type of meat). We decided to make this a tradition so every time we celebrate Christmas in the UK we get a Danish … Continue reading →

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Plans Afoot

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Karie

Early next year I am getting a sewing machine and I am so excited. I have been trying to figure out which machine to buy and so far the Janome dc3050 is the frontrunner. I have tried it and I … Continue reading →

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Squee

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Karie

Knitting. I may be grumpy about it at times, but there is no denying that I love it. This year I have been participating in the 10 Shawls in 2010 group on Ravelry (though I have not been social at … Continue reading →

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Wordy

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Karie

A linguist friend once told me about a second language acquisition theory: different people store languages in different ways. Some brains work like a giant filing cabinet: words, phrases, idioms and syntax are all neatly filed away so the brain … Continue reading →

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Selected Highlights

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Karie

Learning how to use a lucet. I love the Danish word for it: “at nulre”. Biking around Copenhagen. Easily the best way to navigate Cph City. Being told I’ll get a sewing machine for my birthday in February. Walking around … Continue reading →

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