fourth edition

This entry’s by request..
Starting on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, Danes will open so-called “advent presents” and light a candle in their advent krans (I have not made an advent krans since the year one caught fire in my Copenhagen flat and nearly burned down the house). The presents are usually small – I have [...]

My gran sent me a pile of knitting patterns from her ladies’ magazines. I always enjoy looking at these patterns. Many are reprinted patterns from yarn companies’ leaflets, but they are recent reprints and often patterns I would not have had access to by virtue of being in another country. I have never made any [...]

Merry Christmas! Glædelig jul!

That’s me, Christmas 1980. I got a little bike for my doll and also an ace jigsaw, if I remember correctly.
This year I hope to find some wool and a few books under the tree. Mostly I hope to have a very peaceful and relaxing Yuletide with my loved ones. [...]

And the new stars will go straight into a certain little box.
Danes love doing these paper stars for Christmas. You can find a tutorial on how to fold the stars here. I will doing some Danish woven Christmas hearts later this month as well.
Thank-you for your well-wishes. My left arm is not doing well [...]