Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest | Lotta H. Löthgren

Description

Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest is a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons. With a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta H. Löthgren combines knitwear designs with notes of the landscape she calls home: a small village in the southeast of Sweden, nestled among forests and lakes. There, she spends her days writing, knitting, designing knitwear and hand-dyeing yarn.

Observations includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.

”The patterns have been created in a quiet conversation with the land, drawing elements from the natural world and translating them into stitches and fabric,” Lotta says.

Lotta H. Löthgren is a knitwear designer, writer and yarn-dyer living with her husband, children, dogs and chickens in a small village in the southeast of Sweden, where she also runs her own yarn shop. Lotta leads a small, quiet life close to nature and the changing seasons. As a designer, she loves to interpret natural elements into practical and wearable garments, perfect for her way of life.

The book is available in three language versions: English, Finnish and Swedish.

Learn more:

Pattern previews for Observations
Lotta H. Löthgren on Nature, Knitting and Slowing Down
Pattern Previews for Observations on Ravelry

Details

196 pages
9 knitting patterns (3 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 vest, 1 short-sleeved sweater, 1 shawl, 1 hat, 1 pair of socks)
Sweaters and cardigans fit at least a 152 cm / 60″ bust. All accessory patterns come in 3 sizes.
Publication day August 25, 2023

Hardcover:
Swiss binding
Print only, no digital download code available. (Note: A separate digital book will be available through Laine online shop on 25 August, 2023)
ISBN: 978-952-7468-71-5 (Swedish version 978-952-7468-73-9 / Finnish version
978-952-7468-75-3)
Printed in Latvia.

Digital download:
A separate digital book will be available through Laine’s online shop on publication day, August 25, 2023.
Delivered in PDF format via email.

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