OBSERVATIONS | Collection Highlights + Yarn Guide
OBSERVATIONS | Collection HIGHLIGHTS + Yarn Guide
Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest is a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons.
With a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta H Löthgren combines knitwear designs with notes on 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. The patterns have been created in a quiet conversation with the land, drawing elements from the natural world and translating them into stitches and fabric.
“This book is the meeting between myself and my homeplace, seen from a very human perspective but told alongside the low hum of the soil,” Lotta says.
Observations is available now, find your copy HERE.
AND TO CELEBRATE | We’ve put together our collection highlights and top yarn picks.
Let’s Take a Closer Look….
Dusk Cardigan
PATTERN NOTES: A cardigan worked from the top down with hourglass cables at the shoulders and hems, and optional embroidery around the neck line.
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted / 10 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: MIDLANDS 8 PLY or COSY COMFORT
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
Woodpecker Vest
PATTERN NOTES: An open vest with deep-V neckline and wide rib hem. Featuring an all over texture and cable details.
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted / 10 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: COSY COMFORT
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
Dawn Top
PATTERN NOTES: A short sleeve sweater with circular yoke and colourwork details. The piece is worked top down with long and cropped hem options.
YARN WEIGHT: Fingering / 4 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: PURE BABY 4 PLY
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
LAKE socks
PATTERN NOTES: Classic ribbed socks with swirling texture at the heel and ankle.
YARN WEIGHT: Fingering / 4 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: TENDERFOOT
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
Badger Sweater
PATTERN NOTES: A top down sweater with deep yoke and wide panel of colourwork detail.
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted / 10 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: JET 12 PLY
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
BAT SHAWL
PATTERN NOTES: A triangular shawl knitted from the centre top down. It features an easy colourwork pattern and can be worked in one, two, or multiple colours.
YARN WEIGHT: Light Fingering / 3 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: MILLPOST MERINO
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
MUSHRROM SWEATER + HAT
PATTERN NOTES: A classic raglan and beanie knit seamlessly with an all over colourwork design.
YARN WEIGHT: DK / 8 ply
YARN SUGGESTION: COSY COMFORT
YOU’LL NEED: Yardage and sizing available HERE
YARN KIT: Available HERE
