Hygge - A FREE Printable Poster!

This year's Crochet-a-Long (CAL) from Scheepjes is called Hygge. If, like me, you've never heard of this word before let alone how to pronounce it, then read on...it's actually a really lovely concept. 

First, how to pronounce it? Well, that's pretty easy - it's pronounced "hoo-ga". Got it? Good. It's a fun word to say. Say it a few times. "Hoo-ga", "Hoo-ga" "Hoooooo-ga". Ok, moving on... 

So, what on earth does this fun-sounding word mean? That, I think, is a little more complicated to explain. It's more of a feeling or a concept than a word. It is a Danish word, and it basically means "cosiness". It is the ritual of enjoying life's simple pleasures and making the ordinary more meaningful, beautiful and special. Isn't that lovely! We need more of that in today's world!

The designer of the Hygge CAL is Kirsten Ballering from the blog Haak Maar Raak. The design is Scandinavian themed and combines my two crafty loves - crochet and cross-stitch. So of course I am going to be participating! 



The biggest dilemma I'm having is which colour way to choose. Kirsten, together with Scheepjes, have come up with 3 colour options which can be purchased as part of a kit. The colours are Rainbow, Jewel and Pastel. Another Scheepjes Blogger, Simy, added her own colour option too, which has received a lot of love, called the Danish Mermaid. 

The CAL officially starts on Wednesday the 15th of February and will run for 14 weeks. So, while we all wait until then and in the spirit of Hygge I have designed a FREE printable poster to help set the scene and get you in the hygge mood.



As there are 4 colour options for the CAL kits, I thought there should also be 4 matching posters! Choose your favourite, print it out and get cosy.

Download the Rainbow Hygge Poster here.
Download the Jewel Hygge Poster here.
Download the Pastel Hygge Poster here.
Download the Danish Mermaid Hygge Poster here.



Rainbow Hygge Poster.





Jewel, Pastel and Danish Mermaid Posters.

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And since Scheepjes has just introduced one more colour option - the "Girls Night In" kit - of course I had to do a matching Hygge poster for it too! So, if you are one of the lucky few who are getting this last limited edition kit and would like a matching poster, then click below to download your free poster:

Download the Girls Night In Poster here.



Enjoy! X

*The top photo is courtesy of Scheepjes*
**These designs are for your own personal use. Please don't share without crediting me and they are not intended to be used for resale - if you have any queries please contact me at designbyclaire@gmail.com**

70 comments:

  1. Gosh Claire, these are just beautiful! Thank you for making them available. So excited to set up my special hygge space to relax and make this gorgeous project. My rainbow poster will take pride of place ��

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    1. Thank you so much! You are most welcome :) Enjoy the project and your poster :)

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  2. Beautiful! Thank you so much Claire!!

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    1. Thank you Jenn! You are most welcome, enjoy it :)

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  3. These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing this gift with the rest of us. I'll definitely be printing one and setting it by crochet corner. Know that all during this CAL I'll be praying for your life to be filled with a sense of hygge

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    1. Oh thank you so much for your lovely comment! That is so kind of you. I hope this project (and poster) bring you lots of hygge happiness :)

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  4. Oh Claire, your designers beautiful! I'm in with the jewel kit of this cal. Let's find a nice spot for this one! Thnx! Judith

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    1. Thank you so much Judith! The jewel kit is lovely! Enjoy the project and the poster :) X

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  5. Thank you so much, they are beautiful !

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    1. You are most welcome Carin! Thank you, enjoy it :)

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  6. Thank you so much they are so pretty :)

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    1. You are most welcome Maggie! I'm so happy that you like it...enjoy :)

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  7. Wauw, these are cool! I've downloaded the mermaid poster, thank you for making them possible!

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    1. Thank you so much Janneke! The mermaid one is my favourite too ;)

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  8. What a lovely thing to do; very much in keeping with the spirit of the CAL. Thank you Claire. x

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    1. Thank you so much! Sharing is caring ;) Enjoy it X

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  9. Thank you so much! These prints Are gorgeous! ❤️

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  10. These prints are GORGEOUS thank you!

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    1. Thank you so much! I'm pleased that you like them :)

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  11. I love these, very generous of you, thank you so much xxxx

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  12. I love these, very generous of you, thank you so much xxxx

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  14. It's so lovely, thank you for sharing this with us.

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  15. Many thanks to you. This is so generous to share your talent and give us a chance to enjoy it and feel closer, even miles away. It will have a special place in our home to remind the family and friends to be grateful for what we have.

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    1. You are very welcome Johanne. That is so lovely, I'm so pleased to hear that you will use it in your home. I love the way this Cal is uniting us all in Hygge :)

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  16. Thank you so much for these, they are beautiful.

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    1. You are so very welcome Cleary, thank you so much :)

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  17. Love these!Thinking about printing it on fabric and make a tiny label to sow onto the scarf

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    1. Ooh what a great idea! That is so clever!!! Enjoy it X

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  18. Thank you so much Claire!

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  19. I love these posters Claire and especially the rainbow, just like the shawl I chose to make with the CAL. Thank you so much for this creative gift. I wish you great joy with your CAL.

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    1. Oh that's so lovely! I love the rainbow one too! Thank you so much, I wish you lots of joy and happiness with your CAL too :)

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  20. Thank you so much ...A beautiful and thoughtful idea. Jean

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  21. Thank you! How nice of you! They are all so pretty. I have my yarn ordered and excited to start.

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    1. You're so welcome Jan! I'm so pleased that you like them :) I'm sure you've received your yarn and are well on your way by now - I hope you are enjoying it :)

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  22. Thanks for this beautiful Danish Mermaid!

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    1. You're very welcome Nacheema! I'm also on team Danish Mermaid! Enjoy it!

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  23. Simply awesome! I love your creative spirit and thank you for sharing.

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    1. Ahh, thank you so much, that's so lovely! You're most welcome! I hope you get great joy from it :)

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  24. Thank you for these! So pretty, they have really got me in the Hygge and Cal mood!

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    1. You're so welcome Amy! That's so great to hear! I hope you're enjoying the Cal :)

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  25. Fantastic! Thank you so much Claire!

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  26. Thank you Claire for the beautiful Hygge printables I love it!

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  27. You're very welcome Mare :) That's a fantastic idea!!!

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  28. Hi Claire. Design is so nice.can i upload this on my facebook page?

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    1. Thank you Raymond! Yes, certainly, as long as you credit me for the design :)

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  29. Sorry to say, but we danes don't pronounce it 'hoo-ga'. It's more like the 'hy' in 'hymn' and then 'ghe' in 'ghetto'... ��
    That said - it's a lovely poster ��

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    1. Thank you Mikkel. The poster was made to compliment a campaign done by the dutch yarn company Scheepjes. So I just used what they had used in their campaign. I think they maybe went with this pronunciation as it was just an easy way to explain it.
      Thank you very much for your comments though :)

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  30. LOVE LOVE LOVE! My Great G Grandpa immigrated to the US from Soro Denmark and I took my two daughters there this last August. I AM OBSESSED Now! Thank you so much for making my day :)

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    1. Aww, thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the poster and it's so great that you have a special connection to it. I hope you had a lovely visit to Denmark, it's a beautiful country with really lovely people!

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  31. Yes as Mikkel said TOTAL wrong pronounciation, this is the way [ˈhygə] , and its not necessarily about making the ordinary more beautiful and special. Plus HYGGE is very very personal, and doesnt have to be the same every time and the whole life..that can change as well. Nice posters...but I must admit that I laugh and shake my head with ALL the HYGGE list', things to do HYGGE, things to buy HYGGE, HYGGE habits, adding HYGGE...way too much and the most of it isnt HYGGE or misunderstood...

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    1. Thank you for your comment :) I think Hygge is a very difficult concept to convey with written words, but I'm glad that you like the poster :)

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  32. Hi Claire, I would love to use this as a cover for my book (though I will add things to it). Is that OK, I understand this picture is license-free? Thanks, Nicole

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    1. Thank you so much for your comment Nicole. I'm honoured that you would like to use my design for your book cover, however it wasn't really intended to be used as something for resale. I'm happy to chat about it further, perhaps you can email me at designbyclaire@gmail.com Thanks

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