The Heartgate Set Ebook contains patterns for a matching set of stranded mittens and hat.

Cozy, warm sock featuring a beautiful stitch pattern with slipped stitches worked as cables. The pattern reminds me of the sharp tips of old hunting weapons like the harpoon, which is why the socks are named Harpun (Danish for harpoon).

Up’n’Down Sweater is an example of what can happen, when you play around with an idea. Suddenly inspiration pops and the creative play takes over.

North Cape Socks are inspired by the lust for adventure – the urge to drive the narrow and winding roads and walk seldom trodden paths. The leg of the sock features a pattern with ”wild” increases and decreases (inspired by the technique of “stacked” decreases), and even though it looks difficult, you never knit with more than one color.

Perlepop is a lovely scarf or little shawl, perfect for using up that single skein of luxury yarn. The shawl is easy to knit with simple hidden increases and small sections with nupps or beads (bead = perle in Danish), which gives a pop of structure and pattern in the finished shawl.

The Quicktime socks have a lovely and easy little lace pattern, worked on all rounds. The quick flow and neat lines of the pattern made me think of quicktime dancing – are there was the name. The heel is worked with a transistion from the lace pattern using a little cable pattern.

The Champagne shawl is inspired by my friend Malene, who have lived with multiple sclerosis for more than 29 years. Though she is totally dependent on her wheelchair, she never lets that stop her from enjoying life to the fullest, enjoying adventures, social events and every opportunity for party and champagne that comes her way.

Swingtime socks are light and lovely socks knit it a slightly thicker yarn with a lovely swinging lace pattern down the front of the sock. The pattern is worked on all rounds and is quick and easy to memorise.

Stjernetop (Danish for ”star top”) is a hat knit in two colours from the bottom brim and up to the crown featuring a bold graphic design that ends ind a brilliant start at the crown.

The shawl ’Balance’ is inspired by the idea of using those precious scraps – both the little and the big ones – and end up with a beautiful project carrying the memories of other knits – the baby blanket for a family child, the adored sweater worn to bits, the hat gifted at Christmas. ‘Balance’ is in other words the shawl version of the “empty ...

An advent calendar shawl mystery knit-along for winter solstice!

The Dufa Blanket is designed for one of my nephews while he was still carried under his mother’s heart. The mother (my sister) loves the sea and waves, and that became the inspiration for the wave pattern that is prominent in the blanket, both in the center and echoed in the edge.

”Dromi” is a headband with cables and garter sttich. It is shaped so it is narrower at the front and thus sits neatly on your head. The headband is knit flat and grafted together with kitchener stitch, so the seam is invisible. Dromi is a perfect beginners project, if you want to try out cables or working cables without a cable needle.

Eiri Junior is a cardigan for children and is inspired by the mosaic pattern from the Eiri shawl from my book ’Nordic Shawls’. It is a simple and striking pattern, which suits a round yoke to perfection.

”Nerven” (Danish for ”the nerve”) is specifically designed for my fantastic friend, Malene, who has been living with multiple sclerosis for more than 27 years. She has slowly godten worse and is today totally dependent on her wheelchair. Even so she still feels lucky as the sickness mostly affects her legs, and thus she is still able to live an...

Betula Baby is a sweet little baby cardigan knit in garter stitch, but with a lovely lace panel on both the front and the sleeves. The lace panel reminds me of new leaves on the birch threes, which lead to the name – Betula is the latin name for the birch tree.

Snorre is a pair of cozy, thick socks featuring a bold cable running down the length of the sock. These socks are perfect for puttering around the home on a Sunday, or for a walk in the forest. The socks are knit with the yarn held double, which makes them a very quick knit. The bold and stricking cable is simple to knit and mirrored on the soc...

Eiri Baby is a baby cardigan inspired by the mosaic pattern of my shawl ”Eiri” in my book ”Sjaler Nordfra”. It is a simple, yet visually stunning pattern, which fits nicely on the round yoke of the cardigan.

Gnister is a baby blanket with a beautiful slip stitch pattern using 3 colours. The slip stitch pattern makes the fabric appear almost woven, and as if the colours spark of each other, which gives the blanket it’s name (”gnist” is the Danish word for spark).

Pattern now available as an individual download in Danish, Norwegian, English, and German.

The Ripple Stream socks seams at first glance to be a simple pair of ribbed socks, but the rib is broken by a neat little cable pattern. The cables flow out of the rib and down through the sock. The heel of the sock is worked in a slip stitch pattern, which makes it more durable.

The pattern is available in English, Danish and Norwegian as a single download

The ‘Harpun’ hat has a beautiful twisted pattern, which reminds one of the many tips on old harpoons and hunting tools. The twisted pattern is a slip stitch pattern, where the stitches are slipped over several rounds before they are twisted.

’Harpun mittens’ are a pair of mittens to match the hat ’Harpun’. They are worked in a beautiful twisted stitch pattern reminding one of the tips of old harpoons and hunting gear. The pattern is a slip stitch pattern, where some stitches are slipped for several rounds before they are twisted.

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’Trelisa’ is a cardigan with a sweet little trellis stitch pattern. It reminds me of the fairy tale about the princess Elisa and her wild swan brothers, who needed her to work sweaters of nettles. The combination of the visual and fairy tale inspiration became the name ‘Trelisa’.

Hedelyng is a small shawl or scarf with a simple, yet effective pattern.

The Fagales Hat is a spin-off of the leaf stitch pattern, I also used on the Fagales fingerless gloves. Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including the beech and birch trees. Both the beech and the birch are found in many places in Scandinavia, and both trees have beautiful ribbed leaves. The beautiful stitch pattern on the hat leads th...

I have always loved the way that simple cables twist around themselves, so pretty, so simple and so easy to twist here and there and everywhere.

Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including the beech and birch trees. Both the beech and the birch are found in many places in Scandinavia, and both trees have beautiful ribbed leaves. The ribbed leaves are found on these fingerless gloves, both on the top and as a beautiful little detail on the thumb.

Zigzaggy is a baby blanket, which is worked sideways in a zig zag pattern with changing textures.

Airmid is named for the Celtic goddess associated healing and especially herbal healing. The socks features the twists of a herbal plant, sprouting leaves as it runs up the sock. The leaf cable on the back of the sock is a simpler version of the pattern on the front. The sock ends in a simple twisted ribbing that compliments the more intricate ...

Boudica is a top-down sock with a lace design. The sock is named for the Celtic rebel queen Boudica, who fought the Romans around 60 AD.

Lindisfarne

Gullfoss blanket is a baby or stroller blanket with a simple and easy cable pattern. I named it Gullfoss after the great Icelandic waterfall, because the stitch pattern reminds me of the falling and churning waters, which I saw when I was a small girl.

I love cables, the more the better, and I love pretzels, or rather Bretzeln (in German). Somehow the big cable that runs down these socks remind me of a delicious string of pretzels, so I named the sock for them.

Slippery Slope is an attempt at designing a sock, which would meet with the approval of most men, while still being interesting to knit. However, it will work for females as well. The top down design is based around a simple slip stitch pattern that slopes out of the cuff, hence the name Slippery Slope.

Cymatics is the study of wave phenomena. It is typically associated with the physical patterns produced through the interaction of sound waves in a medium. I’ve translated this into waves acting upon a different medium, yarn, and the Cymatics set is the result.

This pattern was originally designed as a part of Woolgirl Return to Oz “Twister” kit from September 2011.

Verdandi is a little baby and children’s cardigan with bold cables on the fronts and down the sleeves.

The Fig leaf is one of those patterns that come out of nowhere, or rather out of mischievousness. I got the idea when listening to the Terry Pratchett Discworld novel “Going Postal” where a statue is described as having a fig leaf, which they all had in them olden days “cause of being classical”.

Gefion is a highly cabled sock. The cables twist and weave among themselves and into each other, creating

Freya is named for the goddess associated with love, beauty and fertility in the Nordic mythology. The socks celebrate these features by displaying a simple, yet beautiful stitch pattern that runs up the foot and sprouts into two branches on the leg of the sock.

Lucy has been a long way in coming out. The first version was knit not long after I started knitting and several more have graced my needles since, before finally, she came together. Lucy is named for the diamonds with a cheeky reference to the Beatles song. The lace and cable combination is both feminine and simple with some of the shaping hid...

The Valkyries are the women, who bring the noble slain to the afterlife in Valhalla, the seat of Odin. They are the amazons of the Nordic mythology. They are both hard and gentle, women and warriors, harbingers of death and bringers of afterlife.

Six’es is a pattern for an afghan or a blanket made mainly out of hexagons patches that are individually knit and then seamed together. The border is knit directly on the afghan by picking up stitches around the border. The finishing touch is the i-cord bind off, creating a neat edge.

The pattern is now available as a pdf download from Ravelry. The updated pattern contains written instructions as well as the charts. The original pattern is still available from Knitty.com.

D-Man is a sock pattern with a seemingly complex textured pattern, but in reality it is simply knit and purl. The

Skadi is a toe-up sock pattern featuring a textured design in knit and purl and twisted stitches. Skadi is a jötunn, but also a goddess. She is associated with bowhunting and skiing, and her name is commonly believed to be the base for Scandinavia, where one possible meaning is “Skadi’s island”.

Note: This pattern is also available as a ebook along with the Heartgate Mittens. The ebook can be found here.

Note: This pattern is also available as an ebook along with the Heartgate Hat. The ebook can be found here.

Loki is the trickster god of the Norse mythology. Not truly a god, but actually a jötunn, who became Odin’s blood brother and adopted into the society of the gods. He represents chaos and though he often helps the gods to escape trouble, he is usually the one to start them. Loki is the link between the gods and the chaos of the human world, he ...

Starz is inspired by the mathmatical figure, a dodecahedron, but is a modified version.

Odin is a sock pattern inspired by the king of gods in the Norse mythology.

Twist mitts is a pair of mitts or fingerless gloves with small cables. It is a simple and small design that beginners in cable knitting also will enjoy.

Sway is a lace sock with a pattern that suits variegated and self-striping yarn very well. It is named for the swaying columns running down the sock.

Hexagloves came out of pure playing… what happens if you do this or that or this. And suddenly the hexagon clicked and the Hexagloves where made. The long colour repeat of the Noro yarn make the hexagons appear separate and distinctively on the mitts.

Springsome is a twisted stitch lace sock with leafs growing out of the twisted rib at the cuff.

The Transition Stashbuster shawl began as I looked at several left-over bits and odd ends of yarn that happened to have the same colours. I then raided the stash to find other yarns that would fit, and in the end, I had a good selection.

Marlinspike was originally designed as the June sock for the MacKintosh Yarns sock club 08/09.

Enclosed was originally designed as the April Sock for MacKintosh Yarns Sock Club 08/09.

These socks are designed for Biscotte & Cie Sock Club 2009 as the March socks.

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Pinstripe Mitts is an easy pattern for a pair of lightweight fingerless mitts. They are worked in garter stitch in thin yarn. This gives a pair of mitts that are perfect for chilly days or to wear under gloves and coat to close that annoying gap.

Bed Knots was originally designed as the November Sock for MacKintosh Yarns Sock Club 08/09.

UPDATE April 23: The pattern is now available as a download from Ravelry!!!

A good beginner’s project in cable knitting, as this bag is both a small project, but also with quite a few cable stitches to try out.

A pair of cabled fingerless gloves to keep the hands warm, but not too warm, in autumn days (or other days).

This is a free pattern for a double knitted scarf featuring a host of small hearts.

Language: Danish and English

A pair of fingerless mitts with cables and beads! Comfy way to keep the fingers free while the wrists still are kept warm.

I call these socks “Viking Socks” - a change in name from “Viking Girl” since my husband also wanted a pair ;-)