Crafts & hobbies

Knit Socks - From the toe up!

Marion Louise Rindsem

Fun and simple way to knit socks, using the toe-up-technique!The popular knitting blogger Marion Louise Rindsem promotes knitting socks using the practical and easy toe-up-method! Through 40 different patterns you get to know this fun technique that makes knitting socks much easier! In the book you find a wide variety of nice and festive socks - from monochrome, summery ankle socks to beautiful lace knitting and many-coloured patterned socks. You obviously also find the classic, warm granny-socks that are perfect to wear inside your boots on chilly winter days. Marion has also made matching patterns for her most popular hats and scarves.

Knitting from Norway

Nina Granlund Sæther

In Knitting from Norway, Nina Granund Sæther has tracked down knitted garments from all across Norway. She has sought inspiration from old, sometimes worn hand-me-downs, amateur photography and exciting museum collections. So you don’t just get patterns but a little story to accompany every pattern, too. The book’s project is large in scope. You can enjoy Nina’s lovely, user-friendly shawls, gorgeous, warm mittens and socks, sweaters and jackets for both men and women and, of course, there are a few hats thrown in. This is user-friendly clothing in beautiful shades. Making something for yourself is a pleasure that never goes out of fashion. These are also items that can be handed down, creating new history. And what’s more, this is sustainable clothing, knitted using locally sourced wool and imbued with living, cultural traditions. The author’s previous publications include Mittens – Knitting Patterns from Norway, and Socks from Norway. Both titles have been sold to the USA.

Strikk med knapper, perler og blonder

Liv Asplund / Jane Asprusten

Knit with buttons, beads and lace abounds in gorgeous hats, mittens, socks, headbands and wrist warmers, and in addition you will find lovely necks, scarves, shawls and bags for young and adult ladies. Most of the garments are knitted, but some are also crocheted. Both thin and thick yarn and small and large buttons, beads and lace have been used. The recipes have different degrees of difficulty and are suitable for both beginners and advanced.

Knitting for Every Occasion

Helle Siggerud

Helle Siggerud has sought inspiration from the phases of life, designing beautiful, practical, well-fitting clothes. The book is divided into six stages: The Arrival of the Stork, Childhood, From Child to Adult, Everyday Life, Queen for a Day, and The Road Ahead. Most of the clothing is for women, although there are also some lovely designs for children, men and dogs. The book contains more than 30 knitting designs, including jackets, sweaters, waistcoats, shawls and mittens, together with sewing instructions for some of the clothing.

A Knitter’s Year

Ida Wirak Trettevik

Ida Wirak Trettevik has been designing knitting patterns under the name of Witre Design since 2018. Her patterns are primarily for women, with some items for children and men. A Knitter’s Year contains a total of 30 patterns, many of them new and exclusively designed for this book. Knitted clothing has become important for many people in a time of increasing focus on slow fashion and sustainability. Because we take extra good care of clothes we make for ourselves, choosing materials and colours we are fond of and want to wear for a long time. And because a person who knits knows how much work goes into every single piece of clothing. A Knitter’s Year is a result of this: the desire to knit your own wardrobe, with clothing for every season. The book covers a whole year, and the photos show Ida and her family in well-known locations in Oslo and eventually at their new home on the island of Engeløya in Nordland, northern Norway.

BOUQUETS

Anja Bruland

Do you want to make beautiful bouquets of flowers? Anja Bruland grows flowers, holds courses and makes natural, wild and lush bouquets at her store, Blomsterhagen, in Oslo. In this book, she shares her knowledge of flowers and bouquet-making so that you can easily assemble the most beautiful bouquets! You'll also get tips on how to harvest and treat flowers and on various techniques for creating different types of bouquets.

How to grow fruits and berries

Kenneth Ingebretsen / Tommy Tønsberg

HOW GROW FRUIT AND BERRIES Do you dream of growing fruit and berries? Here are some tips and inspiration to grow your favourite crops, whether you prefer apples, plums, blackcurrants or currants, or more exotic fruits like apricot, peach and mini kiwi. You don’t need a large garden to grow fruit and berries, some varieties thrive well in little space. Good advice on selecting varieties, placement, planting, fertilizing and pruning makes it easy to succeed in cultivation.

SUPER SEWING for kids, tweens & queens

Kristin Thorsnes

This book is for anyone wanting to make clothes for both younger and older children. It also contains several great patterns for women. The book offers a large selection of patterns accompanied with four full-size pattern sheets for everything from bodysuits, sweaters and hats for babies; cool shorts and tops for toddlers; trendy pants and hoodies for schoolchildren; skirts, dresses, tops and sweaters for older children and adults. All the patterns are carefully explained. At the start of the book there is a detailed “sewing school” with step by step pictures for the various techniques. The book contains more than 40 patterns and beautiful pictures of all the garments, in different fabrics and combinations, to give you plenty of inspiration for different clothes you can sew yourself. Maybe you'll be inspired to create your own? Are you sewing for your own children, or are you lucky enough to have grandchildren who like home-made clothes? Or maybe you want to make something for yourself? This book has something for all tastes. Even clothes that the teenager in the family will like.

INSPIRING NORWEGIAN KNITTING PATTERNS

Wenche Roald / Annichen Sibbern Bøhn

Modern colors and cuts meet classic Norwegian knitting patterns! In this magnificent knitting book you will find patterns for beautiful and modern garments, based on the charts in Annichen Sibbern Bøhn's classic Norwegian knitting patterns from 1929. The book was the country's first collection of traditional, Norwegian knitting patterns and has since become a collector's item and an inspiration for keen knitters and designers domestic and abroad. Based on these classic patterns, knitting designer Wenche Roald has created new patterns for varied and beautiful knitwear for the whole family - from cardigans and sweaters to hats, mittens and baby blankets. Overall, this is an inspiring work for both new and advanced knitters, and for those who want to think creatively in their own knitting projects!

Cardigans and sweaters

Cardigans and sweaters from Rauma A cultural treasure for anyone who loves to knit Some things never go out of fashion. In the book Cardigans and sweaters, a selection of traditional knitwear is presented, a real treasure for those who love gorgeous and warm garments in pure wool. In Cardigans and sweatersyou will get patterns for 20 great cardigans and sweaters, for both men and women. In addition, there are patterns for hats and cuffs. Several of the garments are redesign of classic Rauma recipes from the 1950s. Cardigans and sweaters from Rauma show the diversity in the Norwegian knitting tradition - from the iconic Vossa cardigan to modern women's sweaters in traditional knit with double band edging. Norwegian wool is unique in terms of sustainability. It is durable and environmentally friendly and the same garment can be used for generations. The book also contains advice and tips on knitting, assembling and treatment of wool garments. Traditional Norwegian wool garments in new design!