Strikkestua — New in fall 2019!

(strikkestua = knitting den) This page is under construction during the beta period of developing my retreats so it will be evolving. Pricing for the various add-ons is yet to be developed.

You build it: Customized small group retreats held at my studio

4 Participants maximum

Duration

4 hours to overnight, you design (towels and bedding provided, bring your own pillow and knitting supplies)

Food and Drink Add-ons

Nordic Breakfast (Frokost),
Nordic Lunch or Picnic (Lunsj or Matpakke),
Nordic Dinner (Middag),
Nordic Coffee and Sweets (Kaffe).

See sample menus below.

Activity Add-ons

Test knit a new knitting design (upon request, I can build the kits, otherwise I will provide a materials and supplies list)
Short seminar on variety of topics: Scandinavian knitting designs, theory and/or techniques (e.g., Selbu knitting, steeks, color work, olympics and knitting, etc.)
Browse my library of Scandinavian books on the countries and fiber arts of Scandinavia
Personal massage by a licensed massage therapist: options include hands and arms (10 min = $15) , shoulders and neck (15 min = $20), or full body (30 – $40; or 60 minutes = $80) prices are before tip
Bike ride High Trestle Trail
Cross country skiing at Jester Park
For overnights, knit and wine evening knit-alongs with BYOB.
Yarn hop local yarn shops/alpaca farms (Maxwell, Winterset, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Ames, Newton)

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Sample Menus

Kaffe (Afternoon Coffee and Sweets)

kaffe (coffee)
vafler (heart-shaped dessert waffles)
brunost (brown cheese, a blend of goat and cow)
bringebær syltetøy (raspberry jam)
rømme (sour cream)
mandlerkake (almond cake)

Middag (Dinner)

Karbonade med løk (meat patties with crispy onions)
Kjøttkaker (meatballs)
Ertestuing (creamed green peas)
brun saus (gravy)
brød (bread)
potet (boiled potatoes)
rødkål (red cabbage)
tyttebær (lingonberries)
bestemørs saft (granny’s fruit punch)
hjemlagt is (homemade ice cream)

Kveldsmat (Evening Food)

te (tea)
ost (cheese platter)
kjeks (crackers)
BYOB for wine etc.

Frokost (Breakfast)

egg (hard or soft boiled or scrambled)
brød (bread)
shinke (ham)
laks (salmon)
jarlsburg ost (Norwegian white cheese)
sild (pickled herring)
bringebær syltetøy (raspberry jam)
agurk (cucumber)
tomat (tomato)
brunost (brown cheese, blend of goat and cow)
kaffe (coffee)
eplesaft (apple juice)

Matpakke (picnic lunch)

smørbrød (each makes their own open-faced sandwiches of bread, mayonnaise, mustard, cucumber, tomato, red pepper, cheese, ham)
bestemors saft (granny’s fruit punch)

Lunsj (lunch)

rømmegrøt (sweet cream porridge)
vafler (heart-shaped waffles served with jam)
spekekjøtt (cured meat)
flatbrød (flat bread)

Gul erte suppe (yellow pea soup)
brød (bread)
bestemors saft (granny’s fruit punch)

pølse med lompe (hot dogs)
potetgull (potato chips)
eplemøs (apple sauce)