Nina Granlund Saether grew up in Asker, Norway just outside Oslo. Her love for and interest in knitting, sewing, embroidery, and crochet started before she was even old enough to attend school. She is educated as a craft teacher and taught at the high school level for a short time. In 1987 she started her career as a journalist with Norsk Husflid, a Norwegian arts and crafts magazine. In 2013 she was honored for her work by The Norwegian Specialized Press Association. Saether has written several books about arts and crafts, mainly knitting. She is the author of Mittens from Around Norway, Socks from Around Norway and Knits from Around Norway published by Trafalgar Square Books.