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    Laine Magazine - Issue 22

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    • Autumn issue Laine 22, Aalto, features cosy yet stylish knits for the season! The issue is also a celebration of architecture — the photos were taken in the Paimio Sanatorium, designed by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The building’s unique colours and shapes offered the perfect backdrop to our autumn knits, full of interesting styles and techniques from cables and lace to textured patterns. 

      Issue 22, Autumn 2024, includes: 

      • 148 pages 

      • 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans and 3 shawls. 

      • An interview with the Finnish knitwear designer Jenna Kostet, who has turned the poems of the famous epic, Kalevala, into tradition-inspired knitwear patterns and charmed both Finnish and international knitters. 

      • An article about circular economy in the world of yarn — how recycled yarns can be turned into a sustainable and viable business, with end products that delight knitters. 

      • Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she chats with Alyson Chu: an Edinburgh-based Chinese American podcaster, designer and publisher of the crochet magazine Moorit, among other things. 

      • Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, where we get to read expert’s tips for yarn substitutions in knitting patterns. 

      • Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Jessica Antonio-Notarianni who knits at the beach on Jersey Shore, USA. 

      • Seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking. 

      Designers featured in this issue: Anna Daku, Inés García Suárez, Maria Gomes, Gudrun Johnston, Pauliina Leisti, Yukie Onodera, Eri Shimizu, Megumi Shinagawa, Karoline Skovgaard Bentsen, Ayano Tanaka and Maaike van Geijn.

      Check out our  Instagram Live on 26th Aug recording for our top Yarn Recommendations!
      Printed in Estonia.

    • Here are our top yarn recommendations for each pattern in this publication! Also, check out our Instagram Live which will go through each one too.

      Anna Daku – Amisk

      Amisk is an oversized cardigan knitted in unspun yarn, which creates a light and warm fabric. The seamless garment is constructed as a combination of contiguous saddle-shoulder and set-in sleeves. 

      Manchelopi by Wooldreamers
      Uist Conntraigh Unspun Mega Cakes
      Alpaca 3 by Isager
      Beatrix by Juniper Moon
      Cloud Tweed by Lang

      Inés García Suárez – Bokeh

      This light, triangular shawl was inspired by the bokeh effect in photography, which creates bubbles of light on a blurred background. They are represented in the easy-to-memorise lacework. The shawl is worked from the bottom up.

      Origin by Walcot Yarns
      Urth Collection DK (on Sale)
      Vaya by Lang
      Uist DK
      Lore by The Fibre Co

      Maria Gomes – Stripes not Stripes

      "Simple is not boring”. Maria Gomes wanted to give a classic striped sweater a unique twist with a slip-stitch pattern. It is simple to knit — only one colour is used at a time — but the five colours also offer excellent opportunities for playing with yarns. The sweater has a boxy fit and some positive ease. It is worked from the top down, first flat and then in the round.

      Le Petit Lambswool by Biches & Buches
      Einrum Lamb 2 (on Sale)
      La Madrilana by Dlana
      Merilin by Isager
      Holst Supersoft

      Gudrun Johnston – Luumu

      Luumu is a classic cardigan featuring stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch. The cardigan is worked from the bottom up using a seamless saddle-shoulder construction. Extra rows can easily be worked if additional length is needed in the body.

      One of these yarns held together with a lace weight Silk Mo:
      Le Petit Lambswool by Biches & Buches
      Woolstok Light by Blue Sky Fibers
      Balayage by Pascuali
      Organic Soft Merino by KAOS
      Holst Supersoft

      Pauliina Leisti – Aalya

      Aalya is a relaxed garment with an interesting stitch pattern and well-thought-out details. The loose, drop-shoul­­der sweater is knitted from the top down, featuring a cable pattern, 2 x 2 rib and reverse stockinette stitch. 

      Lore by The Fibre Co
      Shetland DK by West Yorkshire Spinners
      Sheepsoft DK by ByLaxtons (on Sale)
      Jensen by Isager
      Camel DK by Pascuali

      Yukie Onodera – Braids

      This endearing little triangular shawl features cables resembling braided strands of yarn and long cabled “tails” on both edges. It is worked from the right edge to the left, first with increases and then with decreases. The body is worked in a wave stitch pattern created with elongated garter stitches. 

      Haunui Silk by Noro
      W.O.W. Worsted by Galler Yarns
      Le Gros Lambswool by Biches & Buches
      Lalland Aran by Di GIlpin
      Noro Haunui
      Chunky Andean Wool by KAOS

      Eri Shimizu – Walking with Nala

      This irregular trapezoidal shawl is worked sideways. It features lace and garter stitch and is knitted with two yarns, a DK and a lace weight. Eri was inspired by the contrast between different materials and yarn weights and the simple and more delicate stitches.

      Lace Weight:
      A lace weight Silk Mo
      Isager Trio
      Habu Silk Stainless Steel

      DK Weight:
      Skinny Andean by KAOS
      Santi by Illimani
      Santi Tweed by Illimani
      Clinton Hill Bespoke DK
      Cautiva by Wooldreamers

      Megumi Shinagawa – Aika

      Aika is a timeless lace pullover worked from the top down. It has a relaxed but elegant fit, making it versatile and easy to style. The sweater is knitted in a loose gauge, and it is easiest to work with mohair or a similarly fluffy yarn. The eyelet lace combines traditional patterns with Megumi Shinagawa’s creations. The neckband, hem and cuffs feature spiral ribbing.

      Soft Fine by Isager (1 thread)
      Fluff by Walcot Yarns (1 thread)
      Prairie by Blue Sky FIbers (coming soon!)
      Feli by Illimani (1 thread)
      Einrum Lamb 2 (1 thread)
      Noelle by Lang (1 thread)

      Eco Llama by Illimani with a Silk Mo
      Highland by Isager with a Silk Mo
      Alpaca 1 by Isager with a Silk Mo

      Two threads of a lace weight Silk Mo.

      Karoline Skovgaard Bentsen – Hyeja

      Hyeja is a relaxed, textured sweater worked from the top down with three yarns held together. You can knit it as a monochrome version or use more colours. The deep yoke features an intricate textured pattern that only uses knit and purl stitches. The body and sleeves feature reverse stockinette stitch. To minimize the amount of purling, one German short row is worked every time the pattern shifts to purl sections, and the work is turned inside out.

      Sample uses these three held together: Tweed, Silk Mohair & Spinni by Isager.

      If you prefer to use 1 thread of 1 yarn:
      Manchelopi by Wooldreadmers
      Le Gros Silk Mohair by Biches & Buches
      Royal II by Illimani

      Ayano Tanaka – Morning Mist

      Morning Mist is a cosy, oversized sweater that still hugs your body just right. It features a crew neck and dropped shoulders. The back and front are worked flat and bottom-up in pieces. After seaming the body, stitches for the sleeves and neckband are picked up and worked in the round.

      Lore by The Fibre Co
      Lalland by Di Gilpin
      Sheepsoft DK by ByLaxtons (on Sale)
      Soft Fine by Isager
      Cautiva by Wooldreamers
      Eco Baby by Isager
      Camel DK by Pascuali

      Maaike van Geijn – Grafiet

      Grafiet is a warm yet airy sweater with marled colourwork details in the saddle shoulders, the V-neck and the upper back. The sweater has an oversized, boxy shape. It is made in a fun and fascinating way: you start with rectangular pieces — the saddle shoulders — and build the whole sweater from there, both flat and in the round. The sleeve and body lengths are easy to adjust.

      MC:
      Amelie by Illimani
      Brushed Suri by Blue Sky Fibers
      Soft Fine by Isager (held double)
      Feli by Illimani 

      CC:
      Alpaca 1 by Isager (2 threads)
      Merino Cloud by Artyarns (2 threads)
      Merilin by Isager (2 threads)
      Woolstok Worsted (1 thread)

    • 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.

      Laine includes 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.