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  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 29

    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 29

    Laine’s Summer 2026 issue is titled Damson and features an array of knitwear perfect for warmer weather. Lots of light breezy tops in an array of textures as well as a couple of lighter accessories. Inside are fifteen knitting patterns: four sweaters, a cardigan, five t-shirts/tops, a dress, a pair of shorts, two shawls and…

  • Yarn Pairings for The Island and the Forest
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    Yarn Pairings for The Island and the Forest

    Swedish designers Erika Åberg and Lotta H. Löthgren have worked together to create a book of twelve knitted designs that are both timeless and practical. The Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondence is an exchange of letters between the two designers, through which they reflect on life and present their designs in a book…

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 28
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    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 28

    As soon as talk of Spring starts I know these short winter days are slowly coming to an end. Laine’s Spring 2026 issue 28 is just around the corner. Publication day is the 5th March. Laine 28 is titled Open Water and takes you on a sunny boat trip on the Baltic Sea. Photographed on…

  • Yarn Pairings for The Art of the Sea

    Yarn Pairings for The Art of the Sea

    Laine’s newest edition to your knitting library takes inspiration from Tove Jansson’s Moomin universe. With twenty three knitwear designs by eighteen designers. Introducing: The Art of the Sea. The Art of the Sea. Tove Jansson’s much loved Moomin world has been delighting generations for over eighty years. Drawing upon the characters and stories from Moominvalley…

  • Yarn Pairings for Kindred Knits by Aleks Byrd
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    Yarn Pairings for Kindred Knits by Aleks Byrd

    Aleks Byrd’s book Traditions Revisted shone a light on Estonian knitting techniques and explored her Estonian heritage through traditional regional knitting styles and embellishments. It introduced knitters worldwide to the joys of stitches like roosimine, nuppud and fringes. These techniques were explored through Aleks distinctive style and she created a range of contemporary garments and…

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 26

    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 26

    Is it cosy season yet? Laine’s Autumn issue is just round the corner. Get your autumn wardrobe ready! The theme of this issue is Crossing Paths and is photographed on the streets of the Kallio district of Helsinki in Finland. Enjoy a lazy day strolling from café to market place with a beautiful piece of…

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 25
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    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 25

    Summer heat is inspiring us at the moment in Laine’s summer issue. Light and relaxed garments featuring a variety of textures and techniques all photographed in the quiet beauty of a Finish summer. Laine Issue 25 features knitwear by twelve different designers : Audrey Borrego, Antonio Jesús Castillo Urquízar, Lindsey Fowler, Sus Gepard, Maria Gomes,…

  • Yarn Pairings for Let’s Crochet!
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    Yarn Pairings for Let’s Crochet!

    Laine are well know for there inspiring crafty collections and this time they have focused purely on crochet. Let’s Crochet is a collection of seventeen newly designed crochet patterns. You will find inside eight tops, two vests, four bags, a hat, a shawl and a pair of hand-warmers. The issue is bright and colourful and…

  • Yarn Pairings – Laine Issue 24
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    Yarn Pairings – Laine Issue 24

    Spring can’t come quick enough. London is not disappointing us with a dull and damp winter and I’m dreaming of warmer months. As always when we are craving that seasonal change Laine Magazine comes to the rescue. The spring issue is light an airy and helping me immensely with the winter blues. Issue 24 is…

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 23
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    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 23

    It is time to embrace winter with Laine Magazines new issue. Step into the snow, feel the chill, but wrap up warm. Laine Magazine Issue 23 is titled Borealis. So inside you will find plenty of knitwear to layer up in for a walk under the stars. Perfect for your winter wardrobe. Inside there are…

  • Yarn Pairings for 52 Weeks of Chunky Knits

    Yarn Pairings for 52 Weeks of Chunky Knits

    Weather getting cold? Need some knitwear quick? The thought of knitting on 3mm needles got your head in a spin? Well look no further than 52 Weeks of Chunky Knits. Yes thats right chunky! Dive in to this cosy world of larger than life knits. 52 Weeks of Chunky Knits is the next book in…

  • Yarn Pairings for Cultivate – PT. 2

    Yarn Pairings for Cultivate – PT. 2

    Cultivate: Knitting the Beauty of Nature is going to be one of those books that can be looked at again and again and again. That’s why our yarn pairings post has been split in to two. Maya took a look at the first set of designs in her post YARN PAIRINGS FOR CULTIVATE PT. 1.…