Paper Tiger

knitting, baking, and reading in Norway


May 2013

  • inspiration: scissors for a brush

    A few weeks ago I stopped by the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle to check out one of the rotating exhibitions. It’s called Scissors for a Brush, and it’s an exhibition of work by Danish-Norwegian artist Karen Bit Vejle. Her artwork is all papercut, or psaligraphy, done with paper and scissors, and it’s pretty amazing to… Continue reading

  • サマーソニック

    Back in March I blogged about a sweater I was knitting by a Japanese designer named Michiyo. It went on the back burner for a little bit while I worked on the pattern and knit the samples for Amiina as well as my upcoming pattern (which should be ready in a week or two), but as you… Continue reading

  • amiina

    photo by Sarah Jurado Sometimes it rains on photoshoot day. I have a new pattern to share today, and I thought I’d share a little bit about the photoshoot, too. One of the things I love most about what I do is the chance to work with my very creative friends, and I hired my… Continue reading