Resembles the original: Kim Kardashian has got competition with Knit Kardashian made by Arne&Carlos (Photo: arne-carlos.com) Recently, Kim Kardashian’s naked photos broke the Internet. Now the two knit designers from Valdres, Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison, have created Knit Kardashian… Read More ›
The Easter lambs stay warm in hand-knitted Marius sweaters. (Photo: Thomas Ystrøm / NRK) Spring and lambing means busy times for the mother of three and farmer Christine Soma (26). She still has taken the time to knit beautiful christening… Read More ›
Annually, 4,000 premature babies are born in Norway. That means babies younger than 37 weeks old. Many of these are extremely preterm, meaning babies born before the 28th week of pregnancy and/or weighing less than 1000 grams (2.2 pounds). The… Read More ›
Helge Johansen has set a new world record and knitted a nearly five kilometers long scarf. (Photo: Tor Rene Stryger/NRK) Helge Johansen has knitted for 30 years. The result is an almost five kilometers (3.1 miles) long scarf which also… Read More ›
The Nordic star motif exists in many variations and dates back to the Renaissance. In Norway we call it the Selbu Rose, and it has become a classic. Maybe you want to start a new trend, or perhaps you only… Read More ›
90 Norwegian women have just finished knitting the world’s largest pair of mittens – or more precise Selbu Mittens. Now the organizers at Selbu Husflidslag are trying to get the mittens registered in the Guinness Book of Records. On Monday… Read More ›
The Team. From left: Hege-Therese Nilsen, Magda Handeland , Bente Karin Litleskare, Åse Brit Andreassen Meltvik , Vigdis Valde Frekhaug, Kristi Nilsen, Sandra Herøy In front: Rolf Gravdal Last week’s minute-by-minute project aimed to set a new world record in… Read More ›
Norwegians love knitting and good entertainment. That makes great TV. Tonight it is time for NRK’s new minute-by-minute show where a group of eight people (hopefully) will set a new world record in knitting a sweater in the shortest time… Read More ›
The Setesdal sweater origins from the Setesdal area in Southern Norway, and the general term for both the sweater and kofte (jacket) is ‘Lusekofte’. It is considered one of the world’s most knitted sweaters. ‘Lusekofta’ comes with pewter buttons on… Read More ›
Layers of wool, knitted corsets, and advanced, sculptural dresses: This is how foreign design students have interpreted Norwegian fashion through history. ESMOD Fashion School in Oslo has recently collected the best knitted artworks in the exhibition Norwegian Spirit. Over 1000… Read More ›
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