When I was a teenager, a friend bought me a pair of socks from Target for Christmas. They were cream and brown, with a symmetrical octagon pattern that looked like a star or snowflake. I brought them ...

I am thrilled to tell you that when Trafalgar Square Books sent me Arne & Carlos's new book, "Norwegian Knits with a Twist," they sent me two copies so that I can offer one in a book giveaway. More ...

Norwegian knits are famous around the world for beauty, warmth and durability. High quality machine-made sweaters in handsome traditional and new patterns, exported by Dale and other reliable ...

Ah, Norway! Land of my people! A Norwegian television station has announced that they plan to broadcast the world knitting record for the fastest time from “sheep to actual finished ...

Knit one, purl … eight-plus hours of live stitching? That’s what’s happening tonight on Norwegian public broadcaster NRK2 as folks around the country gather in viewing parties. The show is part of a ...

Norwegian TV is to broadcast a knitting contest, live on television for several hours. National Knitting Night is the latest instalment in the country's "slow TV" phase. Rune Moklebust, head of ...

Some people might find televised sports such as snooker painfully slow to watch, but imagine viewing five hours of non-stop knitting. Norwegian national broadcaster NRK is to air "National Knitting ...

Settle back into a cosy chair and switch on the TV at 5.30pm tonight for a nine-hour knitting extravaganza. Norway is live streaming the prime-time hobby show in their attempt to air more sedate ...

Norwegian TV is to broadcast a knitting contest, live on television for several hours. National Knitting Night is the latest instalment in the country's "slow TV" phase. Rune Moklebust, head of ...