Wilderness Knits: Scandi-style sweaters for adventuring outdoors

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Linka’s goal is to design garments that will keep you warm and dry, so no matter how long or short your adventure is, you will be cozy in your bespoke, home-knitted jumper. In the pattern for the Wilderness Sweater there are 13 stitches of 10 cm and that just means that you have to use the needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

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You can either add them all on one Pinne and distribute them on 3 needles afterwards, or you can place the stitches evenly on the needles at once. This might sound funny, but I think this is the part when a muse or a higher power is telling me what to do. Outdoor life has always been a big part of knitting designer Linka Neuman’s life, and she is dedicated to knit sweaters that not only look great, but also withstand rough weather. My goal is to design easy knitting patterns for women's sweaters and accessories, worked in beautiful natural materials. Outdoor life has always been a big part of knitting designer, Linka Neuman's, life and she is dedicated to knit sweaters that not only look great, but also withstand rough weather.Photography had tought me to pay attention to details, as the smallest details in nature can be the most beautiful. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Wilderness Knits by Linka Neumann – Knit With Attitude

If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. I started writing knitting patterns when I realized that I could create the perfect clothes that I could never find anywhere, and ones that I would really enjoy wearing.So to find out where you need to start to get the pattern centered, you must first mark in the middle of the front of the sweater. Dette garnet inneholder både dekkhår og underull fra sauen som gjør at genseren blir vannavstøtende og blir svært robust. There are 23 different projects - for jumpers, cardigans and headbands - all showcased in a stunning Norwegian landscape. It's a perfect time of year to go through and give your favourite knitwear some love, maybe a refresh before you are wearing it again in the winter.

Knitting Designs Inspired by Nature | WildernestKnits

Combining her love for the outdoors and knitting, designer Linka Neumann presents patterns for Scandi-style jumpers, cardigans and a headband that will keep you warm and dry, no matter how rough the weather is. It is completely impossible to create a size that fits perfectly on absolutely all body shapes, so when you have become more experienced you can do tricks and mix a little. Straight stitches are shaped like a V, while purl stitches are just an inverted straight stitch, and it has a kind of "pearl".

This is Linka Neumann's first knitting book - and it went straight to the bestselling list in Norway when published and has sold 33500 so far in Norway alone. If making jumpers and cardigans with Scandi-style yokes feels too complicated for you, these simpler shapes of squares and rectangles will give you the confidence to make your own creations with similar designs. After washing, the fibers "relax" and the wool becomes softer and the pattern becomes completely even. The yarn types I usually use for the Wilderness Sweater are Alafosslopi from Istex, Blåne and Troll from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. I really liked some of the patterns - Alasuq (in three weights), Matoaka (which is apparently Pocahontas’ real name?

Wilderness Knits | Great British Yarns

Outdoor life has always been a big part of knitting designer Linka Neuman's life, and she is dedicated to knit sweaters that not only look great, but also withstand rough weather.

Once again, set in the stunning Norwegian countryside, the book inspires you to knit these beautiful creations and embrace the aesthetic of the Scandinavian wilderness. This, her debut book, went straight onto the bestsellers list in Norway when published and has sold thousands of copies in Norway alone. You only need to make a small sturr at the back so that the thread stays close to (as the picture shows) l. If you knit the sweater too tightly, the sweater often slips up on the carrying piece and you have to constantly pull it down, which can be an annoyance. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.