A PASSION FOR KNITTING

After the blog post, it skyrocketed. The alpaca yarn Dorthe had used sold out everywhere, there were long queues outside knitting stores, and several hundred people contacted via social media to share their successful knitting projects.

"There is nothing that warms my heart more than knowing that more people can find joy in creating something themselves."
- Dorthe Skappel

The demand for the sweater was massive. That such a simple sweater would turn out to be so popular was a mystery to us. And the idea that the adventure would evolve into a knitting business was unthinkable at the time.

A rule that applies to most trends is that they disappear as quickly as they arise. But this time, the knitting trend that emerged around the Skappel sweater proved to be an exception to the rule.

Customers wanted the garment, and to get their hands on it, they had to learn to knit. After creating their first garment, customers experienced a sense of creativity and accomplishment. The desire for the garment was therefore replaced by the joy of creating and knitting.

Since then, Skappel has become an established brand in the knitting industry. Dorthe Skappel hand-knits all new designs, and our brand is recognized for producing beginner-friendly patterns and quality yarn - with a promise that "everyone who wants to can learn to knit."

The first Skappel sweater is now displayed at the Norwegian Folk Museum in a permanent knitting exhibition, where it represents a part of Norway's recent knitting history.