Joy of Jules

Treasured little knits

I adore little hand knitted jumpers such as this one that have been handed down generation to generation. My mum passed this one on for my daughter, it was my little sisters, knitted by one of my great Auntie's in the Faroe Islands who is no longer with us. She was a 'benchmark knitter' and passed her skills to her daughter. I also knit things, just small projects, so I understand how much work and attention that has gone into each little masterpiece - Not made by a machine, in a far off county, then sold for a few pounds in the end of season sale, but made with love over several weeks over fika, over tv, over chatting to friends & family - over life.  I hope to teach my daughter to knit. It's good to pass knowledge and skills on to the next generation - otherwise so much can be lost. 

I started a knitting group last autumn and ran through winter - we call it 'CAST' (as in casting on & casting off when you knit or just to 'form' something). It's a guarded 2hrs a week where I sit down with some girl friends, sharing fika and have a chat about everything and anything.  It also engages us though the dark Swedish winter!