Knitting in Norway
- Apr 14, 2016
- 2 min read
I got back last week from a week long visit to stunning Norway. We spent most of the week skiing in the beautiful skiing town of Geilo about three hours by train from our British Airways flight to Bergen. And boy were those three hours well spent...speeding our way past little lakeside towns. We ended up at what seemed to be the top of the world where the deep snow melded with the sky.
As this was only our second skiing trip (the first being a rather unsuccessful trip to Zakopane, Poland where there was no natural snow) Geilo was a perfect choice. The slopes can be easily accessed by a ski bus that stopped right out the front of our apartment and there are a number of resorts to choose from on either side of the hills that flank the valley town.
We spent the first few days at Vestlia which has a few nursery slopes and some scenic and picturesque green and blue slopes up the top of the mountain. There is also a fantastic cafe with delicious, reasonably priced food and an even better view.
We had four hours of lesson with our instructor, Nina, which were well worth the money and greatly improved my parallel turns!
After spending the first few days at Vestlia we decided to check out the other side of the valley at Hagdalen and found a lovely view out over snow covered chalets from the top of the t-bar lift.
The scenery in Norway is second to none and we were all impressed by the friendly nature of all the Norwegians we came across. My favourite part though? Knitting and yarn crafts are EVERYWHERE! From people knitting on the trains to knitted jumpers and patterns it is clear that the Norwegians have an obsession with yarn. I even managed to pick up a ball of rainbow coloured Nowegian wool whilst out exploring Bergen (I have yet to decide what to do with it but will be sure to post about it when I do). My new goal is to tackle one of the gorgeous Norwegian knitting patterns.
The great thing about a skiing holiday is that it leaves plenty of time for curling up in the evening (in the warm!) will some wool and a crochet hook. I finally succeeded in getting this baby beanie finished on the train from Geilo to Oslo. More to come (including a video tutorial) on front post stitch and back post stitch soon.
Next...a weekend away for Duke of Edinburgh Award in the Peak District.
LouLou xx
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