Knit Yourself in ― Inventive Patterns to Tell Your Story in the Danish Hen Knitting Tradition

The point of hen knitting is to open up creativity in a simple way. You can choose your colors and motifs and arrange them as your like, depending on your yarn stash. It's a great way to use up what yarn you have on hand. With hen knitting, you can use yarn like colored pencils, and arrange the motifs to express your own ideas. You can easily get started as you work one pattern band at a time.

Tell a story with your garment, or share something of interest to you, such as gardening or your love of horses. You can also knit in the name of the recipient. These garments are especially fun to give to others, not to mention how nice it is to knit a garment for someone who will feel happy wearing it! A knitted garment is a gift with love in every stitch. If you give one away, you will warm the recipient in more ways than one.

Cecilie Kaurin born in 1954 in Oslo. She works as a secretary in the Professional Architects Association. She very happily learned to create things from her mother and grandmother who always had some textile work at hand. She is inspired by nature, hunting, and fishing. She loves working in the garden.

Linn Bryhn Jacobsen born in 1962 in Oslo. She lives near Ostmarka and feels at her best when walking in the woods with her Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, Ronja. She has always done textile work, including knitting, crochet, and stitching. Since her school days, photography has been her hobby.