Observations
Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest by Lotta H. Löthgren
Observationsis a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons. With a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta combines knitwear designs with notes of the landscape she calls home: a small village in the southeast of Sweden, nestled among forests and lakes. There, she spends her days writing, knitting, designing knitwear and hand-dyeing yarn.
Observations includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.
Contains: 9 knitting patterns:
3 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 vest, 1 short-sleeved sweater, 1 shawl, 1 hat, 1 pair of socks
Format: hardback book with Swiss binding; 200 pages; 17cm x 24.5cm
Printed: in Latvia
Published: 25 August 2023
ISBN: 978-952-7468-71-5
Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest by Lotta H. Löthgren
Observationsis a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons. With a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta combines knitwear designs with notes of the landscape she calls home: a small village in the southeast of Sweden, nestled among forests and lakes. There, she spends her days writing, knitting, designing knitwear and hand-dyeing yarn.
Observations includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.
Contains: 9 knitting patterns:
3 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 vest, 1 short-sleeved sweater, 1 shawl, 1 hat, 1 pair of socks
Format: hardback book with Swiss binding; 200 pages; 17cm x 24.5cm
Printed: in Latvia
Published: 25 August 2023
ISBN: 978-952-7468-71-5
Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest by Lotta H. Löthgren
Observationsis a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons. With a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta combines knitwear designs with notes of the landscape she calls home: a small village in the southeast of Sweden, nestled among forests and lakes. There, she spends her days writing, knitting, designing knitwear and hand-dyeing yarn.
Observations includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.
Contains: 9 knitting patterns:
3 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 vest, 1 short-sleeved sweater, 1 shawl, 1 hat, 1 pair of socks
Format: hardback book with Swiss binding; 200 pages; 17cm x 24.5cm
Printed: in Latvia
Published: 25 August 2023
ISBN: 978-952-7468-71-5
Laine is a high-quality Nordic knit & lifestyle magazine and publishing house based in Finland.
Laine cherishes natural fibres, slow living, local craftsmanship and beautiful, simple things in life. Their 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.
Lotta H. Löthgren is a knitwear designer, writer and yarn-dyer living with her husband, children, dogs and chickens in a small village in the southeast of Sweden, where she also runs her own yarn shop. Lotta leads a small, quiet life close to nature and the changing seasons. As a designer, she loves to interpret natural elements into practical and wearable garments, perfect for her way of life.
Details of the patterns included are available on Laine’s website here: Observations patterns
