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With all things Scandinavian
more popular than ever, here is a whole book dedicated to
knitting projects in this style. Popular knitwear designers
Arne and Carlos have filled this handsome book with lovely
pieces taken from traditional motifs from Setesdal in Southern
Norway.
As with all the Arne and Carlos series you can expect a beautifully
illustrated book with pictures of more than just the projects.
The inspiration behind this collection is Arne’s grandmother
who came from this area, and her house that was filled with
items to inspire designs. There are lots of pictures of traditional
items like Christmas cards and knitting patterns as well as
the authors and others wearing the clothes and interesting
snippets about Setesdal motifs. This is the home of what we
think of as the classic Scandinavian sweater, and there are
patterns for several in here along with socks, hats, mittens,
blankets, pillows, a tea cozy and more. Patterns include written
instructions and charts, many in color along with large full
page photographs and notes about the inspiration behind the
design. The yarns used are all as Scandinavian as the projects
and there is a short but handy list of UK and US stock lists
and substitutes along with websites. This is a book aimed
at intermediate and upwards knitters with no information about
actual knitting, just the patterns but at this level this
should be enough. Something for less proficient knitters to
aspire to and a lovely book in all respects.
If you cannot find a good range of knitting materials
locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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