Laine

Laine 22, Aalto, features cosy and stylish knits for the Autumn season!

A celebration of architecture — the photos for this issue were taken in Finland’s Paimio Sanatorium, designed by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The building’s unique colours and shapes offered the perfect backdrop for their autumn knits, while the knits feature lots of interesting styles and techniques from cables and lace to textured patterns.

In the articles, we meet Finnish knitwear designer Jenna Kostet who has turned the poems of the famous epic, Kalevala, into tradition-inspired knitwear patterns. We find out about the circular economy in the world of yarn — how recycled yarns can be turned into a sustainable and viable business, with end products that delight knitters.

All your favourites are there too, Jeanette Sloan chats with Alyson Chu: an Edinburgh-based Chinese American podcaster, designer and publisher of the crochet magazine Moorit, Päivi Kankaro dives into yarn substitutions and we meet Jessica Antonio-Notarianni who knits at the beach on Jersey Shore, USA. Plus, all the latest book reviews and seasonal recipes to inspire Autumn cooking.

Laine 22 includes 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided) for 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans and 3 shawls.