The first month of summer

May is my favourite month of the year. According to an old Swedish saying, the time between the blossoming of the bird cherry and that of the lilac is the time to go on holiday. So I did.

As a fairly new resident of Gothenburg, I have taken some time to explore the nearby area of Majorna - my current favourite part of town, with old wooden buildings and lots of green. The photos above are from the annual "Mega-Loppis" - that one Saturday in May when the whole neighbourhood turns into a giant second hand market!

Now, it's time to leave town for the summer.

Mittens on sale!

Summer is here! And winter for you Down Under, I guess :) 

I'm having a small mitten clearance sale for a week, starting today! Just because it's my birthday today. And because I might have a small dyeing project for the summer and need to make room in the yarn supply...

So: From May 29 until June 5, Granliden Mittens are available for only 33€ a pair! Take your pick. 13 colours to choose between. Tricky.

Also, the Granliden 1982 print is back in stock, as well as Scallops.

Wish you all a great week!

Gran & tall

I'm off to the woods. Back on Monday.

I ♥ Gothenburg

I think I would say Basar was a success.

People stood up to the cold, cold rain and came to browse through the stands of vintage and handmade goods. Thank you all! We had a really nice time. And the sun actually came out occasionally.

The Bergslagsgatan/Up the Wooden Hills stand was a good idea, the mix of hand sewn/knitted textile products in fine materials, and the paper goods. Thank you for a good day, Lisa!

Some of the other exhibitors were Once Upon a Time, Anïve for the Minors, Camilla Broyn, Plingsulli, WinterbirdCo., bib and Drömma - who hosted the whole event in her courtyard.

There will most likely be another Basar in the autumn, so if you missed this one, you get a new chance!

Here you can see the event through Fine Little Day's lens :)

Basar!

Tomorrow I will be one of the vendors of Basar, a brand new vintage and design market taking place in a cosy courtyard here in Gothenburg - initiated by Lotta Lundberg of Drömma. 

I'm bringing no less than the 22 pairs of Granliden Mittens I have knitted this past winter - at the very neat price of 33€! Let's call it a late season sale... There will also be the remaining copies of the first edition of the Last Girl in the Woods zine (more to come), as well as some of my prints. So if in town, come by Karl Gustavsgatan 19 and say hi, browse through loads of lovely stuff and have a glass of bubbly!

Oh, and there is another design market happening tomorrow, just a few blocks away from us - á la London at Pustervik. Walking distance.

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This week, there is an article about me and my super tiny business over at this site. Go read it!

Arecaceae and more

Palm trees, camellias and Swedish afternoon winter light go so very beautifully together.

Palmhuset, located in central Gothenburg, is one of my favourite spots.

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Oh, and these past weeks I have stumbled upon well, myself, in no less than two of my favourite blogs - Fine Little Day and Frankie Magazine. Very nice indeed.

Photo above by Elisabeth Dunker.

Lupin, blue bell, fir tree & pine...

...she once was a true love of mine.

This is a proclamation. I hereby release my first-ever zine! It's called "The Last Girl in the Woods" and is a visual short story where I continue to follow the thoughts I had in my degree work last spring. This time, instead of focusing on objects, rooms and scenes, I have tried to translate the same themes into images. It is in short, a day in the life seen through the eyes of the Last Girl in the Woods.

The zine is available in the Bergslagsgatan shop as from today!

16 pages, edition of 10.

Many thanks to my dear friend Fredrik for helping me out with the printing ♥