Prjónagleði – Icelandic Knit Fest is an annual event in Blönduós initiated by the Icelandic Textile Center. The festival was first held in 2016 and is inspired by the annual Knitting Festival in Fano, Denmark. From 2025 onwards, Prjónagleði will be hosted by Húnabyggð municipality.
Festival activities include many different workshops on a wide range of knitting topics, lectures, sightseeing trips to local knitting and textile sites of interest, market place, and a themed knitting competition:
2016 Icelandic Sheep (spinning and knitting)
2017 Own our own time – community happening / performance with Kerstin Lindström
2018 Independence sweater
2019 Sea as a shawl
2020 Blanda river in a hat
2021 Vest inspired by Icelandic nature
2022 Baclava: The hidden people of our time
2023 Recycling Icelandic sweaters
2024 Christmas Hat with an electronic twist!
The main aim of the festival has always been to bring together knitters from all around the world and create a space for learning, exchange and community. The Iceland Knit Fest received funding from Sóknaráætlun Norðurlands vestra - Uppbyggingarsjóði in 2021 and 2022.
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