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It’s time for this year’s last issue of Laine Magazine. Dare we say this might be the best one yet?
Issue 16 brings you to the streets of our beloved Helsinki, the capital of Finland. We will visit a charming bookstore and an edgy record store, and sit down to have a warming cup of coffee. In short, a perfect, slow Saturday.
Issue 16, Winter 2023, includes:
148 pages
11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 5 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 2 shawls, 1 waistcoat, 1 pair of socks.
an interview with Elaine Tom – learn how she became the trusted test knitter for many designers, knitting around 40 sweaters a year!
an article on how the Craft Museum of Finlandpreserves cultural heritage and inspires the crafters of today.
NEW!Jeanette Sloan Talks Fibre – a regular article on Jeanette chatting with interesting people. In this issue, she meetsLorraine Amagove Mugere, a Kenyan knitwear and crochet designer.
NEW!Five Ways by our regular writerPäivi Kankaro. In this issue, Päivi explores how you can keep your favourite knits around for longer by taking care of them the right way.
NEW!Where I Knit– a regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot, and talking about crafting in their everyday lives. In this issue, we meet a knitter in Indonesia.
seasonal recipes to inspire your winter cooking
book reviews
Designers featured in this issue: Fiona Alice, Rachel Brockman, Dee Hardwicke, Thien-Kieu Lam, Lotta H Löthgren, Rosa Pomar, Yan Qian, Eri Shimizu, Anna Strandberg and Orlane Sucche.
Check out our Instagram Live on our top Yarn Recommendations!
Print only. No digital download code available.
Printed in Estonia.
Our top yarn recommendations for each pattern in this publication are here! Also, check out our Instagram Live which goes through each one too.
1. Badana by Rosa Pomar
A well behaved, easy to wear worsted weight yarn for this one:
Woolstok Worsted by Blue Sky Fibers
Sweater Yarn by Blue Sky Fibers
Eco Baby by Isager
Fras DK / Sith DK by Uist
Croft Colours by WYS
Haunui by Noro
8. Soe by Anna Strandberg
We love this knit with one thread of Worsted or a Sport plus a Silk Mo:
Worsted:
Woolstok Worsted by Blue Sky Fibers
Le Gros Silk & Mohair
Haunui by Noro
L+2 or L+4 by einrum
W.O.W. by Galler Yarns
Sport plus a Silk Mo, e.g.
Opus by Walcot Yarns
Road to China Light by The Fibre Co
Merino Cloud by artyarns
Isager Tweed
9. Nuage by Yan Quin
This one is all about getting the colour right. About a million combinations of yarns in the shop! Choose your fav sock weight or fingering weight yarn, add a Silk Mo or Brushed Alpaca, and go!
Lamb 2 by einrum
16 Fingering by Urth
Le Petit Lambswool by Biches & Bûches
Le Cashmere & Lambswool by Biches & Bûches
Alpaca 2 by Isager
Silkie Singles by Urban Purl
Spinni by Isager
Sabri by Illimani
Laine is a high-quality Nordic knit & lifestyle magazine for knit folks. We cherish natural fibres, slow living, local craftsmanship and beautiful, simple things in life. Our intention is to inspire you to gather and share, to be part of a community of like-minded knitters, makers and thinkers from near and far. Knitting is more than just knit, knit, purl. It is a feeling.
Laineincludes patterns from the leading knitwear designers, insightful, long-format stories from the world of wool, interviews, exciting travel articles, seasonal recipes and strong, visual storytelling.
