Come and Knit with Lærke Bagger in the Main Hall
A knitting community across the departments at Aarhus University is launching a large knitting event on 9 March in the Main Hall. Regardless of familiarity with yarn and knitting needles, all students can stop by and knit a piece of leftover yarn, while the queen of knitting, Lærke Bagger, talks about herself and her unconventional approach to knitting.
The 400 tickets for the event went on sale on Monday, 26 January, and more information about the event and tickets can be found here. The event will be held on March 9 in the Main Hall.
The knitting associations Medicinerstrik, Molekylær Biologisk Cellskab, Kreative Jurister and Politologisk Strikkeforening have joined forces to create a large-scale event on 9 March in the Main Hall in the University Park.
“We’ve spent quite a few months looking for funding,” says Sidsel Hein Ingerslev, chair of the association Medicinerstrik.
And it’s precisely the efforts of the four associations in raising funds that have pushed the price of a ticket to the event down to DKK 50 for members of one of the four knitting associations, while non-members have to pay DKK 75. Similar events with Lærke Bagger cost around DKK 300.
“It's Lærke Bagger on SU,” says Sidsel Hein Ingerslev (referring to the Education Grant and Loan Scheme in Denmark).
KNIT IN PACE WITH LÆRKE BAGGER
Lærke Bagger graduated as a textile designer from the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and is the author of the bestselling Lærke Bagger strik from 2021. Her style is raw and colourful — and in recent years she has toured with knitting shows and workshops, both on her own and alongside Christine Feldthaus.
“The concept of the event is that Lærke Bagger combines a talk with knitting,” Sidsel Hein Ingerslev says.
The participants are guided by Lærke Bagger in knitting a lobe of leftover yarn, while she tells anecdotes about her needlework and her life.
“Lærke Bagger challenges the perfectionism that exists in the knitting world. Her workshop will be about her background and the playful approach to knitting that she has,” Sidsel Hein Ingerslev says.
“The patches are used for blankets that are donated to shelters,” says Sidsel Hein Ingerslev.
The event starts at 7 pm and ends around 9 pm, and participants have to bring their own leftover yarn and knitting needles in various sizes.
GREAT INTEREST IN KNITTING AMONG STUDENTS
Medicinerstrik has been around for three years. Sidsel Hein Ingerslev says that many newly started knitting associations have reached out to Medicinerstrik to seek advice and exchange ideas. Therefore, she also expects that the workshop in the Main Hall, with its 400 seats, will probably be sold out.
“We have previously held events with 200 participants, so I think we are going to fill the Main Hall,” she says.
Sidsel Hein Ingerslev says that the knitting associations have in common that they’d like to facilitate events that don’t necessarily revolve around parties and Friday bars.
“The event is for everyone, and you can always ask the person sitting next to you for help during the workshop if you are a beginner,” Sidsel Hein Ingerslev says.
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.