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How to grow in pots
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 112 pp

How to grow in pots

Kenneth Ingebretsen / Tommy Tønsberg

Lush pots or jars can transform a gray and dull patio into a beautiful oasis, freshen up a rocky backyard or color a paved driveway. In this book you’ll find the tips you need when choosing different plants for pots, and advice on soil, drainage and care. Cultivate anything from wild plants, succulents and aquatic plants to vegetables, herbs, small berry shrubs or mini-fruit trees.

Country Life
12…456…1213
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 136 pp

Country Life

Helene S Lundberg

Do you dream of living in the country surrounded by flea-market finds and family heirlooms? In this book Helene S. Lundberg offers ideas for new ways you can re-cycle old treasures left by your grandparents or things you bought at the flea market. It is a book that takes you back to the days of well-stocked cabinets full of handmade treasures.

KNITS WITH STYLE
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 176 pp

KNITS WITH STYLE

Tove Lindtein

Knits With Style takes inspiration from current trends, and this book will provide you with many of your new favorite garments. Lovely sweaters and cardigans that reflect the styles of the 70s and 80s; romantic garments perfect for a nice summer evening; cozy socks for a chilly autumn night when you want to relax on the couch and do some knitting; a hat that you can knit in an hour – and of course, the well-known "Lindtein" cardigan and matching sweater. And if you love football, you can now knit a supporters' sweater for the next match.

Mer eventyrlig oppussing
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 240 pp

Mer eventyrlig oppussing

Halvor Bakke

Many people dream of somewhere they can live close to nature, and a cabin is often the ideal place. In this book, interiour and furniture designer Halvor Bakke shows you how to make your cabin as enticing inside as the nature is outside. Halvor Bakke takes you to the mountains, the forest and out to sea, to refurbish and furnish a number of different cabins. You’re given an insight into how Halvor and his team transform mediocre holiday-homes into incredible cabins; and you learn how you can use practical solutions to create your cabin paradise. In Amazing Renovations we follow interior- and furniture designer Halvor Bakke up in the mountains, out by the sea and into the woods, as he redecorates different type of cabins. We get to see how he and his team transform mediocre holiday homes, making them shine! His focus is to see how you with practical solutions can achieve cabin luxury or your very own holiday paradise. In this book we also get to visit Halvors own cabin, Boblebu, and see how he transformed the place and turned it into a magnificent and inspiring place.

MODERN TRADITIONAL KNITWEAR
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 152 pp

MODERN TRADITIONAL KNITWEAR

Birger Berge

Modern Traditional Knitwear offers more than just elegant and varied knitwear for men and women, it is also a journey through the author's great passion for traditional patterns, craftsmanship, and interplaying colors. You'll find patterns for sweaters, cardigans, scarves, hats and mittens – fashionable and practical garments. Also knits for the home are included here; nice pot-holders that can be used at home or at the cabin, or water-bottle cozies that you can keep in your rucksack. You can also give old bottles a new life by knitting them a cover decorated with flowers. Nostalgic and adventurous knitters can try making a bow-tie, and a matching belt for a nice party dress.

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NORWEGIAN KNITWEAR DESIGN
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 168 pp

NORWEGIAN KNITWEAR DESIGN

Birger Berge / Iselin Hafseld / Kari Hestnes / Linda Marveng / Arne Nerjordet / Bente Presterud / Carlos Zachrison

Norwegian Knitwear Design is a truly fabulous knitting book, featuring patterns for wonderful garments from six of our most popular knitwear designers. Arne & Carlos contribute with a beautiful and modern ladies sweater, inspired by the classic ski-sweaters of the 1950s. Linda Marveng has made an elegant and trendy sweater with a wonderfully striking braid, and a matching hat and scarf. Among Bente Presterud's contributions you'll find a mens sweater, inspired by traditional patterns, which is exciting, and uses a totally modern choice of colors. From Iselin Hafseld you get an extraordinary and unique ladies sweater with a pattern that is graphic, but nevertheless based on traditional Norwegian patterns. One of Kari Hestnes's contributions is a very special dress for weddings or parties, summery and flirtatious, and perfect for large or small occasions. Birger Berge has, in addition to a modern and beautiful mens sweater, created a pattern for his-and hers mittens inspired by Western Norway's traditional animal motifs. It's not hard to find at least one must-have item in the book!

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GREEN JOY - CARING FOR, AND FURNISHING WITH PLANTS
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 160 pp

GREEN JOY - CARING FOR, AND FURNISHING WITH PLANTS

Anders Røyneberg / Erik Schjerven

Anders Røyneberg, also known as the Arctic Gardener, offers his best tips on which green plants you should choose and how to care for them. He talks enthusiastically about how you can decorate and style your home with different plants, room by room – and the positive effects these plants can have. The book also contains a separate section of plant profiles.

KEEPING IT TIDY
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 152 pp

KEEPING IT TIDY

Eva Isachsen / Line Marie Skaget

Keeping it tidy helps you get a neat and pleasant home. Through chapters on planning, sorting and organizing, you are inspired to get rid of what you do not need and get it tidy and convenient at home. In the book, the authors review the house room for room and show practical solutions for which is suitable for different homes. The book is spiced with great interiors and it has its own chapter on interiors where the interior designer gives you his best tips. The pictures and the focus on interiors distinguish this book from previous books on tidying. With Keeping it tidy you get lots of inspiration and tips to create a neat and pleasant home and keep it tidy and cozy over time.

CREATE YOUR DREAM WARDROBE
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 176 pp

CREATE YOUR DREAM WARDROBE

Nina Skarra

Take control of your wardrobe and find your personal style – for your own benefit, and the environment! Clothes designer Nina Skarra will help you make fewer purchases and fewer mistakes thanks to her knowledge of fashionable cuts, colors and quality, and sustainable fabrics. Sort through your outfits, using Nina's nine step wardrobe-cleanse. Norwegian comedian Else Kåss-Furuseth also makes her own crazy wardrobe available to demonstrate how much fun, and how easy it can be.

HIDE AND LEATHER
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 168 pp

HIDE AND LEATHER

Ellen-Marie Miljeteig / Margrethe Miljeteig

This book will give you ideas on how to make the most attractive products out of hide and leather! The book is divided into three parts: Part 1: History of Hide and Leather Part 2: Tools and techniques, including various leather seams for different purposes, piercing with pliers, forks or leather punches. Attaching rivets or eyelets, embossing letters, embroidery on leather and more. Part 3: Working with leather. You'll get ideas for big and small projects, both simple and slightly more advanced.

COOKIES FROM GRANDMA’’S KITCHEN
Crafts and Hobbies / Cook Books2019 · 176 pp

COOKIES FROM GRANDMA’’S KITCHEN

Kari Finngaard

Kari Finngaard shares her best recipes for oatcakes, chequerboard cookies, chocolate brownies, gingerbread, honey cake, and much more. Classics such as French madeleines and Italian biscotti are also included. Christmas cookies are not forgotten either. The book also provides inspiring historical information about the cookies, their ingredients and flavorings, along with a range of good baking tips. With this book you can bake all year round, creating great memories while enjoying the taste and smell of homebaked cookies. Traditionally we celebrate the festive season with sandbakkels, peppernuts, vanilla wreaths, and “Goro” a traditional Norwegian crispy waffle, to name a few. Cookies are easy to bake and can be kept for a long time. With a full cookie jar, you'll always have something good to have beside your coffee. Cookies are also popular gifts for friends and acquaintances.

SUMMERY KNITS
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 160 pp

SUMMERY KNITS

Denise Samson

Elegant garments for sunny days and cool evenings. Be inspired to knit and crochet lovely summer clothes for babies, children, women and men. You can make a beautiful cardigan, sweater, dress, top, tunic or poncho. How about something for the home; a bedspread, bath mat, towel or cloth? With 40 patterns to choose from, it's easy to find new summer favorites, and the author's great tips and explanations will make it easy and fun to get started with new projects. Dig out the yarn, and knitting needles or crochet hooks, and make beautiful summer clothes for the whole family!