Along the Whale Road highlights yarns from Norway, Denmark, Gotland, Öland, the Isle of Man, Iceland, Shetland, the Orkneys, the Faroes, and the Hebrides -- all places where Norsemen visited, settled, and sometimes conquered.

The “whale road” is a Norse kenning for the sea.

A “primstav” is a traditional Norwegian calendar stick that marks the passage of time with single vertical incisions for regular days and special symbols to denote festival days. Most of the latter relate to Christian holy days, though some pagan traditions have survived.

There are 2 seasons on the primstav: spring and winter. Spring begins on 14 April and these days are depicted on one side of the stick. On 14 October, the stick is turned over to reveal the days and holidays for winter.

The title of this series was inspired by a sign from the Women’s March in 2017 that read “I came here to knit hats and punch Nazis and I’m all outta yarn.”

Inspired by my adopted country, especially the landscapes of the Eastfold and Norwegian folk music.

Among the Æsir is a series of cowls and shawls named for the Norse gods and their world.