Anne's Norwegian Knitting

Anne's Norwegian Knitting

Hosted by: Anne Fjeld

Hi, and welcome to Anne’s Norwegian Knitting – Conversations Where Knitting Meets Culture, Heart, and History.

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44: Olympic Wool – Norwegian Knitting, Identity, and the Winter Games

🎥 This episode is especially well suited for watching, as many sweaters, hats, and historical details are shown and discussed on screen. The link to the YouTube video for this episode is further down. Anne and Steph...
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43: Measuring Mittens – Why Fit, Warmth, and Space Matter

Measuring mittens sounds technical, but it’s really about something much more important: warmth. In this episode, Anne talks about how to measure for mittens, why ease matters, and how fit affects warmth far more than...
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42: From Viking Kings to Stained Glass – The Story Behind Nidaros Spires Sweater

In this episode, Anne and Steph explore the history and atmosphere behind the Nidaros Spires sweater, drawing inspiration from Nidaros Cathedral – Norway’s most important medieval cathedral. They talk about...
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41: Red Hats – Revolution, Resistance, and a Knitted Symbol

In this Stranded Thought, Anne reflects on the power of symbols – and why a simple knitted red hat has carried meaning across centuries. The episode moves from the red caps of ancient Rome to the bonnet rouge of the...
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40: Patterns Are Instructions – Not Lessons

In this week’s Stranded Thought, Anne reflects on how knitting patterns used to look – and how our expectations of them have changed. Back in the day, even complex sweaters were knit from a single folded page with...
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39: From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse – A Knitting Conversation

In this first Anne & Steph episode of 2026, they settle in for a reflective and honest – but also warm and smiling – conversation about transition: leaving one season behind and stepping into another, both in life...
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38: The Yarn Didn’t Change. The Knitter Did.

In this first Stranded Thought of 2026, Anne reflects on something she noticed while working on a long-awaited new design – the Eternity Sweater. Using the same yarn, the same needles, and the same techniques she...
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37: When Tradition Is Not Copied – But Continued

When Tradition Is Not Copied – But Continued In this Stranded Thought, Anne reflects on winter in Norway and pulls together the threads behind the 2026 Virtual Norwegian Knitting Retreat. She shares why this year’s...
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36: The Winter Solstice – Light, Darkness, and Norwegian Christmas Traditions

In this episode, Anne and Steph step slightly away from the needles and dive deep into Norwegian culture and history. While knitting is always close by, this conversation is less about stitches and techniques, and...
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35: Wool, Plastic and the Choices We Make

In this week’s Stranded Thought, Anne shares why she knits exclusively with natural fibres – and why acrylics, superwash yarns and other synthetics just don’t belong in her designs. Anne offers a warm but clear...
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34: From Viking Textiles to Modern Magic – Meet Steph, Our Knitting Coach

In this episode, I sit down with Steph – our knitting coach, multitalented maker, and the one who brings so much depth, history and humour into our community. We talk about her Norwegian heritage, her deep dive into...
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Bonus call: Choosing Your Path – Level 0, Level 1, Level 2 and the Journeys

Please keep in mind that this bonus episode was originally delivered on video, so you may hear moments that reference visuals or people on screen. The audio has been shared here for a short time only. This bonus...
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