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PERENNIALS
Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 216 pp

PERENNIALS

Kenneth Ingebretsen / Tommy Tønsberg

Which plants and where Do you want easy-to-care-for and beautiful perennial beds?In this book, you'll find information about groundwork, care, propagation, color choices and leaf combinations and about which plants are suitable in different environments. The book has a separate overview of 101 perennials with pictures and text. With this book, you can build easy-to-care-for perennial beds that will delight you with flowers or decorative foliage throughout the whole season, year after year.

KNIT IN YOUR COLORS
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Crafts and Hobbies2019 · 216 pp

KNIT IN YOUR COLORS

Anna Enge / Heidi Grønvold / Dagny Thurmann-Moe

Knit yourself a colorful wardrobe! This is the only knitting book you need to fill your wardrobe with knitted garments. In this book, you'll quickly find your favorite garments that you'll always want to wear! You can endlessly vary the book's seven "capsule patterns" depending on the shapes and colors you wear and like. The book tells you which colors suit you best, how to combine them in one garment, and what colors go well together. Pickles-founders Heidi Grønvold and Anna Enge and color expert Dagny Thurmann-Moe, owner of Dagny Color Studio, have collaborated on this book. They've engaged 30 knitters from across Norway and adapted color palettes that suit the capsule patterns for all of them. All are presented in the book. Get inspired and get going! #knitinyourcolors

SIMPLE KNITS
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 128 pp

SIMPLE KNITS

Kjersti Mæhlum-Lier

Knitted sweaters and jackets work with everything. In winter, they can be combined with leather trousers – in the summer with a dress or skirt. They can be knitted in all varieties using all techniques, lengths and yarn qualities. Kjersti is inspired by the clean lines and simplicity of Scandinavian style.

EXTRAORDINARY RENOVATION
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 248 pp

EXTRAORDINARY RENOVATION

Halvor Bakke

The successful series Eventyrlig oppussing will be out in book format this autumn! Here interior design expert Halvor Bakke and his team of joiners take you to the mountains, lakes and forests and show you the cabin projects from previous series. Here you will find practical tips and inspiration for creating your dream cabin. The book will come out when the new TV series starts, in September 2018.

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YARN MAGIC WITH PLANT DYES
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 176 pp

YARN MAGIC WITH PLANT DYES

Hege Dagestad / Kari Hestnes

Imagine knitting something using yarn you dyed yourself! Experience the colours of nature, gather plants and mushrooms, and use them to dye yarn and textiles. In this book you will find everything you need to know about dying yarn, textiles and other natural materials using easy-to-find mushrooms and plants that grow wild across most of scandinavia. Recreate the magical colours from nature in pots and pans at home! The book is full of information on making dyes and inspiring pictures.

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Vegetables
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 128 pp

Vegetables

Kenneth Ingebretsen / Tommy Tønsberg

Are you dreaming of sun ripened tomatoes and sweet beets from your own crop? Here you will find the best tips and inspiration to grow your own favourite greens. Vegetables you grow yourself simply tastes better!It is easy to grow delicious tomatoes, chili, onions, cabbage, peppers, cucumbers and other vegetables yourself. The writers of this book share in abundance their experience with growing on freeland, in the greenhouse and in boxes. They will help you gain a lush garden with loads of fresh vegetables.

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Gardening calendar
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 158 pp

Gardening calendar

Tommy Tønsberg

Do you want a lush garden abundant with fresh vegetables, fruit, berries, beautiful flowers, bushes and trees? Then it is important to remember what needs to be done in the garden, month by month.This gardening calendar will keep you well planned. It helps you to remember when to seed, plant, do cuttings, fertilize, chalk, prune and harvest. The calendar will also remind you when the birds in the garden needs extra food in the winter, and inspire you to find new garden projects.

Hooked on Lace Knitting
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 184 pp

Hooked on Lace Knitting

Denise Samson

Lace knitting is fun, beautiful, and trendy. From oversized pullovers knitted on big needles to fine baby sweaters and summer dresses, lace-knitted garments are seen everywhere these days.With this book you'll learn how to read charts and patterns in the book's introduction as well as lace knitting techniques. You will also find 30 designs showing different teqhniques in use. Once you've mastered the basics, the fun can begin! Just choose a pattern and yarn and you're all set to go. Be careful, though, because you are sure to get hooked on lace knitting!

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CREATIVE TABLES
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 208 pp

CREATIVE TABLES

Marianne de Bourg

Creative tables is a book for anyone planning on welcoming their guests to a personal and creative table - and maybe even impress them a little. The ideas presented in the book are simple and feasible for everyone. It needn't be costly or difficult, you just need the good ideas. Everything from table-cards decorated with buttons, carton egg holders used as a serving plate or a rough wooden-board as decoration to the romantic tabl can be used. You get ideas to use things from nature or something you have in the fridge or put away in a cupboard or a drawer. You can use the ideas provided here, but set your table in just your own style by replacing the materials and colors used in the book. The authors main tips on setting tables are; to be creative and playful, not to follow so many rules, but to plan and make what is to be done in good time and not least to set the table the day before, so that you can truly enjoy it. A table can be set in so many ways. In Creative tables you get 150 different ideas.

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CLASSIC KNITS WITH TINE
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 160 pp

CLASSIC KNITS WITH TINE

Tine Solheim

Classic Knits.This book will show you exclusive classic knit designs from Tine Solheim's own hand. Tine knows all about color combinations and different qualities of yarn. She has a distinct flair for finding the perfect balance – that will make your item special and unique.You'll find lovely large sweaters, knitted in multicolored yarns, with thick stitches that you can quickly knit ready for use. You'll also find classic figure-hugging jackets in more neutral colors using slightly thinner needles.Some of her inspiration is taken from Chanel – known for a simple yet classic style topped with the right accessory.The book is peppered with accessories like hats, headbands and wonderful scarves, so even if you're not ready to start with anything big, there's plenty more to be found here.

HISTORICAL NORWEGIAN SKI SWEATERS
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 224 pp

HISTORICAL NORWEGIAN SKI SWEATERS

Iselin Hafseld

Wool sweaters you can use all winter long! In Historical Norwegian ski sweaters, you can knit your way through skiing history. Get excited with a stylish retro sweater from the World Championships in Oslo in 1966 or dream yourself away with colorful and large-patterned models that are still seen on the street-scene. Not to mention the sweater that was made for the World Championships in 1989 – truly spirited and colorful. The very last model is the sweater that skiers will use during the World Championships in 2019. All you have to do is to bring out the knitting needles and knit your favorite sweater! The book presents 17 official World Championship sweaters and has patterns for men, women and children. There are also patterns for accessories to all the models. A true treasure for knitting enthusiasts!

NEEDLE DANCE
Crafts and Hobbies2018 · 152 pp

NEEDLE DANCE

Heidi Eikeland / Mette Hovden

Learn the old – and almost for gotten – entrelac technique for knitting beautiful and contemporary garments. Entrelac pieces have a lovely structure reminiscent of woven surfaces, and in Needle Dance you are given a thorough and step-by-step introduction to the technique. There are also many different patterns, and many of the garments are shown in various colour variants. There are large and small garments, garments for men and women, for adults and children – all knitted using renowned quality yarn.

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