Annemor Sundbo discovered a cultural gold mine in a pile of rags. In 1983, she bought a Norwegian rag factory that ground up old woolens and recycled them into filler for mattresses, comforters and ...

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Norwegian TV is to broadcast a knitting contest, live on television for several hours. National Knitting Night is the latest instalment in the country's "slow TV" phase. Rune Moklebust, head of ...

Ah, Norway! Land of my people! A Norwegian television station has announced that they plan to broadcast the world knitting record for the fastest time from “sheep to actual finished ...

Norwegian knits are famous around the world for beauty, warmth and durability. High quality machine-made sweaters in handsome traditional and new patterns, exported by Dale and other reliable ...

Some people might find televised sports such as snooker painfully slow to watch, but imagine viewing five hours of non-stop knitting. Norwegian national broadcaster NRK is to air "National Knitting ...

I am thrilled to tell you that when Trafalgar Square Books sent me Arne & Carlos's new book, "Norwegian Knits with a Twist," they sent me two copies so that I can offer one in a book giveaway. More ...

Settle back into a cosy chair and switch on the TV at 5.30pm tonight for a nine-hour knitting extravaganza. Norway is live streaming the prime-time hobby show in their attempt to air more sedate ...

Many of us spend hours watching exciting series like Breaking Bad or Mad Men. But would you spend 135 hours straight watching the journey of a boat travelling the length of Norway’s coastline? Tthat’s ...

Norwegian network NRK plans air to five consecutive hours of knitting live this Nov. 1. The needling is the public broadcasting company’s latest foray into the world of slow TV, and arrives after the ...