3. maj 2027 – 10. maj 2027 Mallorca Folk High School
Knitting on Mallorca with Helga Jóna - with the option of walking
Knitting on Mallorca - with the option of walking:
Can we be inspired to knit on Mallorca? Yes, we can. The food, the scents, the nature with its beautiful mountains, the almond trees and the old gnarled olive trees. Not to mention the blue colours of the Mediterranean, the sound of the birds and the sheep's bells in the distance – it can all be knitted.
Together with knitwear designer and superb teacher Helga Jóna, we will try out different techniques, combine colours and qualities, and perhaps an idea will pop into your head that you can bring to life on the needles afterwards?
The loveliest place
Our folk high school lies in one of the most beautiful places on Mallorca. Right up against the Tramuntana mountains. We are so far out in the countryside that there are no tourists, no traffic, only sounds from the birds in the area's many trees, the sheep's bells and their bleating. The folk high school is an old farm from 1828 that has been carefully restored, so it has retained the old, authentic farming atmosphere while the rooms are beautifully and modernly furnished. It is a gem of a place, and everyone who has visited us agrees. It is Mallorca at its very best.
Knitting and walking - a lovely combination
We have had a number of requests to run another knitting course at our popular folk high school on Mallorca, and preferably with a little more opportunity for walking. So we are therefore offering the option of two walks on this course. This time it will be with knitwear designer Helga Jóna.
One of the walks will be between Deia and Sóller. An incredibly beautiful route of about 10-11 km, where we have views of the Mediterranean in several places. We walk through olive groves and pine forests. There is quite a bit of cooling shade. And along the way there is the chance to stop at a café with an utterly incredible view over the Sóller valley. Tarts and coffee can be bought here.
If you do not feel like it, or cannot take part in this walk, you can stay at the folk high school and take part in an extra workshop with Helga Jóna.
On one of the other course days we walk straight from the folk high school up to the Tosalls Verdes refuge, which lies about a 2-hour walk from our folk high school. This walk goes, among other things, through a beautiful gorge, and is about 12 km in total and lasts 4 hours in all + breaks. If you stay home at the folk high school this day, there is your own knitting time by the pool or somewhere else at the folk high school.
Requirements for the walking fitness
It is of course different to walk in the mountains on Mallorca than to walk in a forest in Denmark. There are many stones on Mallorca, and there are also elevation metres to take into account - we climb between 100-300 metres of elevation on these walks.
You must be in ordinary good shape to be able to join, and you must have no problems walking the stated km, as we cannot come and collect anyone by car etc. That is to say, no known walking difficulties, lung problems, heart problems or the like. (We write this both for the sake of your own health and for the sake of the rest of the group.)
The knitting level
You do not need to be a super-knitter to take part, but as a minimum you must be able to cast on, knit and purl, and increase and decrease - and have a great desire to geek out and learn more.
We will of course knit "like crazy" on this folk high school knitting trip, and besides knitting and walking, the week will also be much enhanced with folk high school singing, cultural experiences, nature experiences and Mallorcan food.
Alle kan være med
Du bestemmer selv dit tempo, og programmet tilpasses holdet. Er du i tvivl om noget, så ring til os — så tager vi den sammen.
Knitting on Mallorca with Helga Jóna 3.5 - 10.5. 2027
Monday 3 May: Travel and welcome
We don't know the flight times yet, but we are of course looking into the option of a flight from Jutland as well. In addition, from Copenhagen Airport.
Departure Denmark
Arrival Palma de Mallorca
Arrival at our two houses. Check-in.
Siesta
17.00 We all meet for lovely Mallorcan cake + coffee and folk high school singing. Welcome to Annas Højskole by principal Anna Katrin Nørgaard.
We tell you about the place and the course, and there is a tour of the area with Anna.
18.30 Dinner + who's who?
19.30 Talk about walking on Mallorca by Anna. And about the walks offered to the knitting group.
Then Helga Jóna tells us about knitting on Mallorca.
We round off the day with an evening song.
20.30 Last drive to Son Pelai for those who are staying there
Tuesday 4 May: Knitting workshop #1+2 + Talk about Mallorca's development
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
10.00 - 13.00 Knitting workshop #1 including a break
13.00 Lunch
Siesta
16.30 - 19.00 Knitting workshop #2
19.00 Dinner - with delicious Mallorcan specialities. We learn, among other things, to make aioli using only milk and oil.
20.00 Talk "Mallorca's development from pig feasts to a cool holiday island" - about Mallorca's development seen through the eyes of the Danish tourist, by Anna.
We round off the day with an evening song
21.30 Last drive to Son Pelai
Wednesday 5 May: On this day you have two options - either stay at the folk high school and take part in an extra 4-hour workshop, or come along on the beautiful walk Deia - Sóller.
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet + packed-lunch making for everyone who is walking
10.00 Departure for Deia for everyone who is going to walk. Those who stay home to knit remain at the finca all day. An extra workshop is offered here. There is a light lunch for the knitters who stay behind at the folk high school and knit.
Here follows the description of the walk: We are going out for a very beautiful and lovely walk on the east coast of the island, more precisely from Deià to Sóller. It is one of the most popular routes and not without reason. Here we have views of the Mediterranean, olive trees and beautiful stone houses. We eat our packed lunches along the way. Most often we can also buy freshly squeezed orange juice, cake and coffee somewhere on the route. The walk lasts about 4-4.5 hours including breaks. And is about 12 km. There are ascents, and there are many stones. Both loose stones and fixed stones. At one point we have to go down towards Sóller, and there we have to go down a lot of wide stone steps that just keep going and going.
On your own in the charming and lively town of Sóller - Dinner at your own expense in Sóller.
19.00 Dinner for the knitters who stay at the finca.
19.30 Departure from Sóller towards the folk high school - we meet in front of the church and walk to the bus.
Thursday 6 May: Day off on your own + folk high school song evening
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
10.00 You are driven towards the train station in our nearest small town, Lloseta, so you can take the train to Palma or other places. If you stay at the folk high school, a packed lunch is made at breakfast for lunch.
Off on an adventure on your own - no one goes alone, though, if they don't want to
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school.
20.00 Talk with Helga Jóna.
We round off the day with an evening song.
21.30 Last drive to Son Pelai
Friday 7 May: Knitting workshop #3 and a visit to a Danish winegrower
9.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
9.45- 12.45 Knitting workshop #3
12.45 Departure for Binivista - a large Danish vineyard on Mallorca.
13.30 Lunch at the Binivista vineyard, which is Danish-owned. After lunch we will taste the wine and hear winegrower Søren Svenningsen tell us about his vineyard and wine family.
Siesta when we get back to the folk high school
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school
20.00 Song evening with selected songs from the Folk High School Songbook.
21.15 Last drive to Son Pelai
Saturday 8 May: Walk to Tosalls Verds and knitting workshop #4
9.00 Morning song, lovely breakfast buffet + packed-lunch making
10.15 Walk for the knitting group towards the Tosalls Verds refuge. For those who want to and are able, there is a walk in the nearby Tramuntana mountains, where we go up to the Tosalls Verds refuge and down again. The walk is about 13 km in total. The walk up to the refuge takes about 2 hours, and the ascent is about 300 metres of elevation. At the top you can buy beer, soft drinks and coffee. There is the chance to fill your water bottles at the spot. The walk down also takes 2 hours. You must be in ordinary good shape to be able to join this walk. (see the more detailed description in the intro section about the walking fitness)
16.00 - 19.00 Knitting workshop #4
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school
Relaxing, and we end the day with an evening song.
21.00 Last drive to Son Pelai
Sunday 9 May: Knitting workshop #5 + festive closing evening
9.00 Morning song and lovely breakfast buffet
10.00- 13.00 Knitting workshop #5
13.00 Lunch
14.00 - 16.30 Closing workshop #5 + opening reception
18.30 We help each other lay a festive table. We have a Spanish summer drink before the paella arrives and is welcomed in, as is only proper.
19.00 Festive closing evening with paella and songs
Monday 10 May: Departure
Breakfast in the two houses
Departure from the folk high school
Departure Palma de Mallorca towards Copenhagen Airport / Jutland
*** subject to changes
Programme
Knitting on Mallorca with Helga Jóna 3.5 - 10.5. 2027
Monday 3 May: Travel and welcome
We don't know the flight times yet, but we are of course looking into the option of a flight from Jutland as well. In addition, from Copenhagen Airport.
Departure Denmark
Arrival Palma de Mallorca
Arrival at our two houses. Check-in.
Siesta
17.00 We all meet for lovely Mallorcan cake + coffee and folk high school singing. Welcome to Annas Højskole by principal Anna Katrin Nørgaard.
We tell you about the place and the course, and there is a tour of the area with Anna.
18.30 Dinner + who's who?
19.30 Talk about walking on Mallorca by Anna. And about the walks offered to the knitting group.
Then Helga Jóna tells us about knitting on Mallorca.
We round off the day with an evening song.
20.30 Last drive to Son Pelai for those who are staying there
Tuesday 4 May: Knitting workshop #1+2 + Talk about Mallorca's development
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
10.00 - 13.00 Knitting workshop #1 including a break
13.00 Lunch
Siesta
16.30 - 19.00 Knitting workshop #2
19.00 Dinner - with delicious Mallorcan specialities. We learn, among other things, to make aioli using only milk and oil.
20.00 Talk "Mallorca's development from pig feasts to a cool holiday island" - about Mallorca's development seen through the eyes of the Danish tourist, by Anna.
We round off the day with an evening song
21.30 Last drive to Son Pelai
Wednesday 5 May: On this day you have two options - either stay at the folk high school and take part in an extra 4-hour workshop, or come along on the beautiful walk Deia - Sóller.
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet + packed-lunch making for everyone who is walking
10.00 Departure for Deia for everyone who is going to walk. Those who stay home to knit remain at the finca all day. An extra workshop is offered here. There is a light lunch for the knitters who stay behind at the folk high school and knit.
Here follows the description of the walk: We are going out for a very beautiful and lovely walk on the east coast of the island, more precisely from Deià to Sóller. It is one of the most popular routes and not without reason. Here we have views of the Mediterranean, olive trees and beautiful stone houses. We eat our packed lunches along the way. Most often we can also buy freshly squeezed orange juice, cake and coffee somewhere on the route. The walk lasts about 4-4.5 hours including breaks. And is about 12 km. There are ascents, and there are many stones. Both loose stones and fixed stones. At one point we have to go down towards Sóller, and there we have to go down a lot of wide stone steps that just keep going and going.
On your own in the charming and lively town of Sóller - Dinner at your own expense in Sóller.
19.00 Dinner for the knitters who stay at the finca.
19.30 Departure from Sóller towards the folk high school - we meet in front of the church and walk to the bus.
Thursday 6 May: Day off on your own + folk high school song evening
9.00 - 10.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
10.00 You are driven towards the train station in our nearest small town, Lloseta, so you can take the train to Palma or other places. If you stay at the folk high school, a packed lunch is made at breakfast for lunch.
Off on an adventure on your own - no one goes alone, though, if they don't want to
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school.
20.00 Talk with Helga Jóna.
We round off the day with an evening song.
21.30 Last drive to Son Pelai
Friday 7 May: Knitting workshop #3 and a visit to a Danish winegrower
9.00 Morning song + lovely breakfast buffet
9.45- 12.45 Knitting workshop #3
12.45 Departure for Binivista - a large Danish vineyard on Mallorca.
13.30 Lunch at the Binivista vineyard, which is Danish-owned. After lunch we will taste the wine and hear winegrower Søren Svenningsen tell us about his vineyard and wine family.
Siesta when we get back to the folk high school
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school
20.00 Song evening with selected songs from the Folk High School Songbook.
21.15 Last drive to Son Pelai
Saturday 8 May: Walk to Tosalls Verds and knitting workshop #4
9.00 Morning song, lovely breakfast buffet + packed-lunch making
10.15 Walk for the knitting group towards the Tosalls Verds refuge. For those who want to and are able, there is a walk in the nearby Tramuntana mountains, where we go up to the Tosalls Verds refuge and down again. The walk is about 13 km in total. The walk up to the refuge takes about 2 hours, and the ascent is about 300 metres of elevation. At the top you can buy beer, soft drinks and coffee. There is the chance to fill your water bottles at the spot. The walk down also takes 2 hours. You must be in ordinary good shape to be able to join this walk. (see the more detailed description in the intro section about the walking fitness)
16.00 - 19.00 Knitting workshop #4
19.00 Dinner at the folk high school
Relaxing, and we end the day with an evening song.
21.00 Last drive to Son Pelai
Sunday 9 May: Knitting workshop #5 + festive closing evening
9.00 Morning song and lovely breakfast buffet
10.00- 13.00 Knitting workshop #5
13.00 Lunch
14.00 - 16.30 Closing workshop #5 + opening reception
18.30 We help each other lay a festive table. We have a Spanish summer drink before the paella arrives and is welcomed in, as is only proper.
19.00 Festive closing evening with paella and songs
Monday 10 May: Departure
Breakfast in the two houses
Departure from the folk high school
Departure Palma de Mallorca towards Copenhagen Airport / Jutland
*** subject to changes
Meet your instructors
Helga Jóna
Helga Jóna Thórunnardóttir is a passionate knitter who loves to dive into the details to achieve an even more beautiful finish in her knitting. She is a permanent teacher at Skals Folk High School for design and handicrafts, and works closely with Isager. She has helped create many exciting ISAGER collections and has written the book HANDCRAFT together with Helga Isager, which they see as a reference work - full of good knitting techniques.
She is passionate about good knitting techniques and loves to share her knowledge and experience. Besides teaching for Annas Højskole, which she has done since 2025, and giving talks in several places in Denmark, Helga also travels around giving workshops in Iceland, Morocco, Norway and most recently in Japan.
Helga Jóna comes from Iceland and grew up there, and is the former owner of a handicraft shop in Reykjavík. She has over 20 years of experience as a teacher of knitting and embroidery, and has run knitting trips to Iceland since 2015.
She designs her own knitting patterns, which can be found on her website: www.strikketoj.com.
Anna Katrin Nørgaard
Anna is the founder of Annas Højskole and principal at the same place. She has been a course leader on a host of courses, and by far most of the courses she is part of have walking on the programme. On this knitting course you will meet Anna at the shared events, and she will give a few talks and host a folk high school song evening.
When Anna is not on Mallorca she is either somewhere else in Europe or on Læsø, where she and her husband and a couple of friends have invested in a large B&B, where we also run knitting courses. See more here
Praktisk & pris
Monday 3 May: This is how the times have looked before, but we do not know the flight times and options yet.
11.05 Departure with Norwegian, if you want to fly from Aalborg on a direct flight to Mallorca.
11.10 Departure with Norwegian from Copenhagen Airport
14.10 Arrival Palma de Mallorca
Monday 10.5.
13.10 Departure Palma de Mallorca with Norwegian towards Copenhagen Airport, where you arrive at 16.10
17.40 Departure for Aalborg with Norwegian for those who are going on to Jutland
If you want to fly return from Aalborg, the supplement is about from 800 kr.
Price includes
- The prices include all meals, as described in the programme " + drinks with the meals at the folk high school.
Price excludes
- What you have to pay yourself is 1 dinner in Sóller if you join the walk and your day off if you are away from the folk high school.
Billeder
What our guests say
“Tak for en fantastisk oplevelse, ikke mindst takket være Anna og dig. Du var en inspirerende rejseleder, der gjorde turen til meget mere end bare en pilgrimsvandring.”
“Skøn tur som puttes i rygsækken med fantastiske oplevelser, smukke fotos og den bedste kursusleder Michael Birkkjær Lauritsen. Elsker oplevelser med Annas Højskole.”
“Jeg har netop været på strikkehøjskole på Læsø ved Annette Danielsen. Uanset hvor hårdt jeg anstrenger mig, kan jeg simpelthen ikke finde noget negativt at sige. Annette Danielsen er en fuldstændig fantastisk inspirerende og forrygende formidler. Østergaard B&B er et skønt sted med lækre lejligheder, dejlig og velsmagende mad, og en meget sympatisk og underholdende vært. Vi mødte skønne og inspirerende fortællere i huset og på ture på Læsø. Vi startede dagene med morgensang sammen med Jens Christian, som fint fortalte lidt om de sange, vi sang. Dejlig start på nogle vidunderlige dage. Det har bare været helt igennem en skøn, pragtfuld og fantastisk uge. Føler mig meget beriget.”
Ofte stillede spørgsmål
Kan jeg rejse med, hvis jeg rejser alene?
Ja — rigtig mange af vores kursister rejser alene. Du bliver en del af fællesskabet fra første dag, og du kan vælge eget værelse, hvis du vil have ro omkring dig.
Hvor god en form skal jeg være i?
Alle kan være med! Programmet tilpasses holdet, og du bestemmer selv dit tempo. Er du i tvivl, så ring til os — så tager vi den sammen.
Hvordan foregår betalingen?
Du reserverer din plads med et depositum og modtager en faktura pr. e-mail. Restbeløbet betales senest 60 dage før afrejse — også via faktura og bankoverførsel.
Hvad hvis jeg bliver nødt til at aflyse?
Vores afbestillingsregler står i rejsereglerne for pakkerejser, og vi er medlem af Rejsegarantifonden (reg.nr. 3122). Kontakt os hurtigst muligt, hvis noget kommer i vejen — vi finder altid en løsning sammen.
Kan I tage hensyn til allergier og særlige behov?
Ja. Når du reserverer, spørger vi ind til kost, allergier og særlige behov, og vi giver besked videre til køkkenet og værterne på destinationen.
Er der dansktalende værter med på rejsen?
Ja, altid. Der er dansktalende kursusledere og værter med på alle vores ophold.
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