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About the creators

About the creators

About the Creators, Reetta Ranta and Riikka Haro We are two sisters, a visionary writer and a creative designer, born in Eastern Finland to a family of varied backgrounds –...

About the creators

About the Creators, Reetta Ranta and Riikka Haro We are two sisters, a visionary writer and a creative designer, born in Eastern Finland to a family of varied backgrounds –...

Viking age inspired hood – crochet a beautiful hood with these instructions

Viking age inspired hood – crochet a beautiful ...

The shape of the hood is inspired by a simple viking age fabric hood from Skjöldehamn*, Norway. The pattern of the hood is easy to adapt to different sizes and different yarns...

Viking age inspired hood – crochet a beautiful ...

The shape of the hood is inspired by a simple viking age fabric hood from Skjöldehamn*, Norway. The pattern of the hood is easy to adapt to different sizes and different yarns...

Pöllö | Owl | Strigidae

Pöllö | Owl | Strigidae

In Finnish folklore, the owl is a frightening bird of the night, whose image is intended to keep evil spirits away. In many cultures however, the owl reflects wisdom and...

Pöllö | Owl | Strigidae

In Finnish folklore, the owl is a frightening bird of the night, whose image is intended to keep evil spirits away. In many cultures however, the owl reflects wisdom and...

Korppi | Raven | Corvus corax

Korppi | Raven | Corvus corax

A bearer of bad omens, or companion in worry and sorrow? Raven, who lives in the deep primeval forests, has an ambiguous nature in Finnish mythology. Raven brings death, but...

Korppi | Raven | Corvus corax

A bearer of bad omens, or companion in worry and sorrow? Raven, who lives in the deep primeval forests, has an ambiguous nature in Finnish mythology. Raven brings death, but...

Kettu | Fox | Vulpes vulpes

Kettu | Fox | Vulpes vulpes

Red, bushy-tailed Fox meanders seamlessly between the wild and the urban, leaving glistening tracks in the winter snow. In Finnish folk poetry, Fox is the witch’s clever familiar, and gathered...

Kettu | Fox | Vulpes vulpes

Red, bushy-tailed Fox meanders seamlessly between the wild and the urban, leaving glistening tracks in the winter snow. In Finnish folk poetry, Fox is the witch’s clever familiar, and gathered...

Karhu | Bear | Ursus arctos

Karhu | Bear | Ursus arctos

The great power animal of northern peoples, the Bear is the symbol for many clans. In Finnish mythology, Bear is the king of the forest, a god who descended from...

Karhu | Bear | Ursus arctos

The great power animal of northern peoples, the Bear is the symbol for many clans. In Finnish mythology, Bear is the king of the forest, a god who descended from...