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Estonian Mittens

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EESTI LABAKINDAD ILMA LAANDE LAIALI
Estonian Mittens All Around the World

This book will be an instant best seller! In English, 175 designs, graphs, history and mitten lore. Written lovingly and it shows. Don't wait! Our Rauma yarns, with their extensive color range, work beautifully in these designs.

Coming Feb. 2010.

Poetry in Stitches - Available!

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$45.00 Softcover

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Poetry In Stitches
by Solveig Hisdal

It's Back!!

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Poetry In Stitches breaks new ground with a masterful assemblage of photo collages of historical textiles and sweater knits. Truly inspiring for all knitters and textile artists. More...

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Stranded Color Book Cover

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New Item New Stranded Colorwork

by Mary Scott Huff

17 Designs take you beyond traditional Nordic snowflakes and reindeer with colorful designs for accessories, pullovers, and cardigans for women, men and children. An Interweave publication.

Knitting Ganseys Cover

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A knitting classic! The author provides technical information on all aspects of this traditional garment with seven cast-ons, design variations and 16 pages of over 100 pattern motifs. The chapter on designing and planning uses the percentage system guaranteeing perfect fit.

Our Rauma yarns are perfect for ganseys - they display the stitch textures beautifully.

     

$64.50
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Invisible Threads in Knitting
by Annemore Sundbø

Journey through the Norwegian art of knitting history. Learn about the significance and meaning of various colors, designs, folk beliefs, and symbols through stories, charts, patterns and photos. A fascinating book for anyone interested in culture who likes to knit.

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Handplagg til Bunader og Folkedrakter
(Hand Coverings for National and Folk Costumes)

A spectacular presentation of original Norwegian hand coverings with instructions for making more than 100 inspiring reproductions of mittens, gloves, wrist warmers and half-gloves using knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and beading. Our Rauma and Hifa yarns are featured!

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Norsk Strikkedesign
Knit Design Collection

The book is no longer available, but the yarn packs are!

$42.00 Softcover

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Everyday Knitting
by Annemor Sundbø

Everyday Knitting is a treasure trove of knitting designs and cultural history. Annemor Sundbø unravels the fascinating history of traditional Norwegian knitting, a story revealed by investigating the 16 tons of discarded knitted items discovered in storage bins at the mill she purchased. Destined to be shredded and recycled as wool mattresses, sleeping bags, and comforters, the "ragpile" reveals a history of "everyday knitting" over the last 100 years.

 

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Viking Patterns For Knitting

Inspired by Viking ornamentation, Elsebeth Lavold has cleverly adapted intricate knots and braids into gorgeous, fully modern garment designs. There are sixty motifs presented in photographs, charts, and text, including the entire Runic alphabet. The 14 knitting projects include a hooded sweater, cardigan, pullovers, hats, socks, mittens, and father-son pullovers. Suggested yarns include our Rauma Strikkegarn.

$34.00
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Latvian Dreams
Knitting From Weaving Charts

You've loved Joyce Williams' brilliant designs and techniques in Knitter's Magazine. Now at last is her long awaited book. Our Rauma yarns are perfect for many of the designs, including 12 stunning sweaters based on traditional Latvian weaving charts, gloves, socks, and stockings. There are plenty of photos and drawings of Joyce's many unique knitting techniques that you won't find anywhere else. To top if off, there are over 200 inspiring Latvian charts for creating your own designs.

$24.95
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Folk Knitting In Estonia

Take a tour of this remarkable country as Nancy Bush explores its knitting, history, culture, and people. There's a library of Estonian knitting patterns, along with clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions for numerous interesting techniques, and carefully written patterns for 26 historic and contemporary gloves, mittens, and socks typical of Estonian knitting -- including designs made with our Rauma Strikkegarn and Finullgarn.

$21.95
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Folk Socks

Love to knit socks? This book is perfect! A host of folk knitting traditions inspired Nancy Bush to Develop these 18 exciting sock patterns -- including two made with our Finullgarn (use Finullgarn for many of the other designs as well!) This book is chock-full of history and techniques.

$39.00 Softcover

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Setesdal Sweaters
by Annemor Sundbø

Lusekofta, the popular black and white "lice" pattern sweater from Setesdal in Norway is one of the world's most knitted and varied sweater designs. In this colorful book, author Annemor Sundbø reveals the magic and evolution of the Setesdal sweater through scores of traditional charts and historic photographs, including Husfliden designs made with our Norwegian Rauma yarns. There are no specific sweater patterns, but loads of charts of the various motifs shown in the photographs to easily incorporate in your own designs as well as instructions on decorative embroidery techniques.

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