5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful but not for the faint-hearted

A.W. · 21 December 2024

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

L. · 15 April 2025

Great book! Easy to follow instructions.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with lovely clear pictures and history behind each pattern.

E.I.W. · 7 March 2025

Lovely patterns. Love the history given behind each one. I’ve ordered to wool directly, which is not easy to get from UK, but I’m ready to get going. Made a couple of the smaller items already, just to get back into the way before venturing to the sweater.

5.0 out of 5 stars Knitting pattern book

P.T. · 2 March 2025

Wife very happy!

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely quality book, great patterns worth every penny

D. · 3 January 2025

Arrived in perfect condition, on time. Lovely patterns and a great quality hardback, good quality paper. 100% happy to give this as a gift and my friend loves it too.

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning scenery and good designs.

A. · 8 October 2021

This would be a good choice for a knitter with a basic knowledge of colour work who wanted some more designs and ideas. Very experienced knitters might find it a little simple. Clear instructions although you do need to know the basics. Lovely photographs. Great gift for someone looking to move to the next level. Slight issue is that many of the yarns are highly specialised from limited suppliers. Check the yarn weight/gauge then look at substitutes using a website. Doesn't spoil the designs but might be a little frustrating if you're not confident in yarn substitution.

5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than a book.

A.S.H. · 29 July 2024

I had just finished a linka pattern from her website and I had to buy the book. I can't say enough good things about it, inspiring pictures, fantastic designs, easy to follow patterns and charts and you get a seriously good outdoor garment at the end.I will be starting another project immediately.I strongly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!

L. · 19 January 2024

I had never knitted a jumper before and this book helped me to do it! Beautiful pictures and patterns, easy descriptions, although sometimes I needed to google what the abbreviations meant. I wish there was a little appendix explaining the abbreviations, but it was easy enough to find that information online. I would however recommend for your first jumper to also read author's blog post as it has extra bits which have not been covered in the book. I wish more of her books were translated in English!

Stricken

b. · 1 February 2022

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Really beautiful book for knitters

L.M. · 31 October 2024

I gave this book to my daughter as a gift and she has already made two sweaters from the patterns. The patterns are gorgeous and well-written. If you are looking for warm, nordic style sweater knitting patterns, give this book a try.

Scandinavian Style Patterns

L. · 20 November 2022

This is a really nice pattern book, beautiful photography and very nicely bound. It's one of the many Scandinavian pattern books i'm grateful they've translated into English. The patterns are straight to the point without any fuss. A number of the yarns suggested in the book are currently hard to find (2022) and can be expensive.It's not a beginner book - if you are, i'd recommend learning the basics about yoke sweater construction and the ins and outs of stranded colourwork first.

Fantastic patterns

A. · 1 December 2023

I am just about to start knitting my fourth sweater from this book, then I’ll knit one for my husband. I spend a great deal of time outdoors hiking, camping, snowshoeing and doing winter chores. And we have seven months of winter where I live. So I definitely wear these sweaters as they were designed to be used. I love them. The book is beautiful, inspiring, and well written and edited. The patterns are well tested and easy to follow. My only minor quibble is that the book showcases several colorways for each sweater, but only lists the color names for the main colorway. It would be nice to not have to guess on color names if I want to make a one of the alternates.UPDATE: After knitting 5 sweaters from this book, I have a few thoughts. The sweaters would fit much better and be more comfortable to wear with some short-row neck shaping (I know probably not traditional). The fit is just ok on me, but on my husband it was ridiculous. The sweater was hiked up in the back, bunched up in front of the neck, and baggy around the waist. I had to heavily modify a pattern for a great fit. I sized down 2 sizes for the waist band, adding 8 stitches to start the body and then tapering an additional increase of 12 stitches up the body. Then I also did 2 rows of short-row shaping mid-back and another 6 around the neck. Fortunately the particular pattern I chose (Føyka) was easy to modify. The fit turned out great. It makes me think about re-knitting the necks on the sweaters I made for myself. I included a photo of the neck shaping that I did.

Não é para iniciantes

C. · 19 July 2022

O livro é lindo, fotos inspiradoras e designs maravilhosos - porém se você é uma iniciante no tricô, como eu, não vai saber muito bem o que fazer. O livro não apresenta nenhuma introdução ao colorwork, pontos, linhas, nada, ele simplesmente traz receitas de suéteres complexos com pouquíssimas instruções.Deve ser ótimo para quem manja bastante, mas para mim ficou só de inspiração mesmo.