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Knits from Northern Lands: 20 Projects Inspired by Traditional Knitting Techniques from the Scottish Isles to Scandanavia

Knits from Northern Lands: 20 Projects Inspired by Traditional Knitting Techniques from the Scottish Isles to Scandanavia

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  • Author：Jenny Fennell
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Summary

A fully illustrated guide to knitting scarves， hats， and more， inspired by rich Scandinavian folklore， tradition， and history

Pulling inspiration from the Scandinavian， Nordic， and Celtic regions， this book contains 20 charming and modern projects， based on traditional knitting styles and techniques。 Whether you're drawn to the iconic colorwork of Fair Isle or Scandinavia， or the chunky cables of Aran knitting， the intricacies of Shetland lace knitting or the coziness of a Guernsey style pillowcase， you'll soon be reaching for your needles。

Jenny shares the inspiration and history behind each thoughtful project， as well as easy-to-follow patterns， colorwork charts， and atmospheric photography。 Whether you're a relative beginner or already an experienced knitter， with her guidance， you'll soon be creating truly special and one-of-a-kind pieces that can be cherished for generations。

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Reviews

Ashley Reyes ，

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This was such a beautifully presented book， and a joy to look through。 I love that there are both written instructions as well as charted- as a lefty， it’s so much easier when you can see the chart and adjust as needed。 I fell in love with the Mira mhor cowl， and plan to make one for myself and another as a gift。 There are several other projects I can’t wait to make， and look forward to busting my stashes with these patterns I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This was such a beautifully presented book， and a joy to look through。 I love that there are both written instructions as well as charted- as a lefty， it’s so much easier when you can see the chart and adjust as needed。 I fell in love with the Mira mhor cowl， and plan to make one for myself and another as a gift。 There are several other projects I can’t wait to make， and look forward to busting my stashes with these patterns。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Unbelievable wealth of knowledge by Jenny， shared in such a beautiful way！ This is a wonderfully crafted book！！

Katie ，

This book was full of lovely projects that I can't wait to try！ They all looked so comfortable and warm， and the patterns were gorgeous！ Can't wait to make some of these！Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion。 This book was full of lovely projects that I can't wait to try！ They all looked so comfortable and warm， and the patterns were gorgeous！ Can't wait to make some of these！Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more

Nancy ，

I reviewed the ARC provided by NetGalley as a preview of this knitting book。 This included 5 patterns （out of 20 total in the book）。 Thanks to them and Penguin Random House。 Knitting is a life long passion for me and it's always great to see a new intriguing knitting pattern book come out。 What I liked about the sampling:1。 Beautiful photography， especially the scenes in nature of beautiful cold settings。 2。 The patterns contained graphs and printed line by line directions where feasible。 3。 The I reviewed the ARC provided by NetGalley as a preview of this knitting book。 This included 5 patterns （out of 20 total in the book）。 Thanks to them and Penguin Random House。 Knitting is a life long passion for me and it's always great to see a new intriguing knitting pattern book come out。 What I liked about the sampling:1。 Beautiful photography， especially the scenes in nature of beautiful cold settings。 2。 The patterns contained graphs and printed line by line directions where feasible。 3。 The variety of projects and knitting techniques。 4。 Patterns are well written and very logically presented on the page。 What I questioned: 1。 Would prefer to see yardages needed given specifically to better allow yarn substitution。 2。 The patterns presented have generally thicker gauge yarns knit on needles smaller than usual for that yarn weight， not always the most comfortable to knit but would certainly be dense and warm。 This is a book that would be on interest to experienced knitters and a great display book as well。 。。。more

Kathleen ，

Imagine a roaring fire， warming your hands over a hot drink， curling up with a blanket you made…and the perfect knitted blanket is found in the patterns in Knits from Northern Lands。 The In the Company of Cables Blanket is a cabled masterpiece。 It’s complicated and designed for the experienced knitter but the directions， in both written and charted form， are easy to read and follow。 Other patterns are perfect for cold weather。 A technique for doubling protection and warmth is found in the Scandi Imagine a roaring fire， warming your hands over a hot drink， curling up with a blanket you made…and the perfect knitted blanket is found in the patterns in Knits from Northern Lands。 The In the Company of Cables Blanket is a cabled masterpiece。 It’s complicated and designed for the experienced knitter but the directions， in both written and charted form， are easy to read and follow。 Other patterns are perfect for cold weather。 A technique for doubling protection and warmth is found in the Scandinavian hat pattern with a matching scarf。 The Aran sweater pattern includes the history of cabled Aran sweaters。Knits from Northern Lands is a beautifully photographed collection of patterns and photographs。 The patterns are complicated but can be handled by any knitter who has mastered color work and cables。 These patterns will keep you busy on a cold winter’s night。 5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley， Penguin Random House and Jenny Fennell for this ARC。 。。。more

Janet ，

A beautiful knitting book featuring 20 designs by Jenny Fennell。 The patterns are inspired by the Scandinavian and Celtic designs。 The designs are mostly for accessories， scarves， hats， mittens， cushion covers， with one pattern for a pullover。 Each pattern comes with a short introduction linking it to the northern knitting traditions， together with the usual information on yarn requirements。 The majority of the patterns are in thicker yarns， bulky or super bulky。 This makes them very quick knits A beautiful knitting book featuring 20 designs by Jenny Fennell。 The patterns are inspired by the Scandinavian and Celtic designs。 The designs are mostly for accessories， scarves， hats， mittens， cushion covers， with one pattern for a pullover。 Each pattern comes with a short introduction linking it to the northern knitting traditions， together with the usual information on yarn requirements。 The majority of the patterns are in thicker yarns， bulky or super bulky。 This makes them very quick knits with a modern feel。 There was only one design for colourwork using fingering weight yarn which I found a bit disappointing， although it was my favourite design in the book。 Many of the patterns are accompanied by charts for the colourwork or cabling designs and there are also helpful illustrations for some technical aspects of certain patterns。 There is a brief section on tools and materials which follows the standard knitting book format。 The final section of the book is a refresher course and covers， joining to knit in the round and various cabling stitches。 The photography that accompanies this book is the most impressive thing about the book。 I just love the atmospheric pictures that show off the designs to their best。 This is a book for reasonably confident knitters。 There is an assumption that you can already knit and are comfortable with the more advanced techniques of colourwork and cabling。 Overall， this is a beautiful book that would make a lovely gift。I received a free review copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for my honest and unedited review。 。。。more

Julie Barrett ，

Knits From Northern Lands 20 Projects Inspired by Traditional Knitting Techniques from the Scottish Isles to Scandinavia by Jenny FennellSample of 5 projects I received due to huge download of the total book contained a small section of the book。Each pattern starts with a title and a brief paragraph of the item or facts about the area。Color full page photos are included along with more detailed photos of the design work。Each pattern starts with a skill level， gauge， items you need: yarn and need Knits From Northern Lands 20 Projects Inspired by Traditional Knitting Techniques from the Scottish Isles to Scandinavia by Jenny FennellSample of 5 projects I received due to huge download of the total book contained a small section of the book。Each pattern starts with a title and a brief paragraph of the item or facts about the area。Color full page photos are included along with more detailed photos of the design work。Each pattern starts with a skill level， gauge， items you need: yarn and needles and what the model is made with。Notions are also listed。Charted patterns are included。 Pieces are sketched showing sizes as per size of the item。。Directions are given as how to start the project with detailed row by row instructions。Abbreviations used in some projects are included in a chart format where they also tell you how to make specific stitches。Stitch guide explaining how to make certain stitches are also included。Diagrams showing these and other stitches are also included。Charted instructions are included。 I am a knitter for about 50 years now but would still practice the stitches in a trial run to make sure I was doing them right and to get into a comfortable rhythm。Love the combinations of stitches telling a story on their own。A KEEPER！Received this sample review copy from Penguin Random House， Interweave via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion。#KnitsFromNorthernLands #NetGalley。 。。。more

Arlene Arredondo ，

Love it！This book will get you out of the funk of: what I am going to do next？Beautiful patterns that really seems difficult if you see the finish item， but the author gives instructions clearly and with charts， that will make you want to stop your current project and start one of these。 Perfect for the winter season arriving， and a great gift for someone who loves knitting。Definitely recommend it！Note: I received an ARC for review purpose and an honest and unbiased opinion。

Kim Miller ，

This book has some beautiful and easy to understand patterns。 I was delighted by the variety and loved the detail。I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from netgally

Witch-at-Heart ，

This pictures of projects in this book are absolutely stunning！ This sample only includes five projects in the arc but they are very well organized and presented。 I can only imagine that all 20 projects will be just as beautiful and captivating as the five presented in my sample。 Thr five projects presented were a wonderful collection of a wide range of projects includeding a cabled blanket， a Scandinavian hat with a matching scarf， a beautiful winter sweater， and an incredible honeycomb shawl。 This pictures of projects in this book are absolutely stunning！ This sample only includes five projects in the arc but they are very well organized and presented。 I can only imagine that all 20 projects will be just as beautiful and captivating as the five presented in my sample。 Thr five projects presented were a wonderful collection of a wide range of projects includeding a cabled blanket， a Scandinavian hat with a matching scarf， a beautiful winter sweater， and an incredible honeycomb shawl。 I truly recommend this book from what I can tell it's absolutely worth getting if you love knitting。 。。。more

Sheryl Hedervare ，

I just reviewed Knits From Northern Lands by Jenny Fennell。 #KnitsFromNorthernLands #NetGalley[NetGalley URLThe knits in this book are stunning。 They will be a challenge to my knitting skills and I can't wait to make them。 I just reviewed Knits From Northern Lands by Jenny Fennell。 #KnitsFromNorthernLands #NetGalley[NetGalley URLThe knits in this book are stunning。 They will be a challenge to my knitting skills and I can't wait to make them。 。。。more

Jade ，

4 starsThough there are only a 5 projects in the arc I received they were well laid out， the instructions and materials clearly depicted and explained， and the projects themselves are really gorgeous so I can only imagine that all 20 will follow the 5 I viewed。 Those five projects I saw included: a large cabled blanket， a Scandinavian color-worked hat with a matching scarf， a beautiful bulky winter sweater， and a really cozy looking honeycomb shawl。 I'm really excited to get started on the sweat 4 starsThough there are only a 5 projects in the arc I received they were well laid out， the instructions and materials clearly depicted and explained， and the projects themselves are really gorgeous so I can only imagine that all 20 will follow the 5 I viewed。 Those five projects I saw included: a large cabled blanket， a Scandinavian color-worked hat with a matching scarf， a beautiful bulky winter sweater， and a really cozy looking honeycomb shawl。 I'm really excited to get started on the sweater and cable blanket。 ARC given by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more

Michelle Ogden ，

I was privileged to see part of an Advance Reader Copy of this book， that included five patterns。 Beautiful pictures showed each garments details and included a schematic drawing and charted pattern。 The font is easy to read and the pages were not overcrowded making it easy to find your place in each pattern。 Since I only saw a handful of patterns， I can't attest to the introduction， pattern support or stitch and technique explanation。 This means I can't say if a beginning cable or color work kn I was privileged to see part of an Advance Reader Copy of this book， that included five patterns。 Beautiful pictures showed each garments details and included a schematic drawing and charted pattern。 The font is easy to read and the pages were not overcrowded making it easy to find your place in each pattern。 Since I only saw a handful of patterns， I can't attest to the introduction， pattern support or stitch and technique explanation。 This means I can't say if a beginning cable or color work knitter would have difficulty following the patterns。 The five patterns included in my ARC included， a cabled blanket， Scandanavian color work hat and matching scarf， bulky cabled sweater， and an Aran weight shawl。 Each pattern was beautiful and will make dressing for the winter weather easier to take。 Each item would make a beautiful and treasured gift for a loved one。 On the whole， this is a beautiful book and the patterns are timeless classics 。 。。。more

Annie ，

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Knits from Northern Lands is a beautifully curated collection of knitted projects by Jenny Fennell。 Due out 2nd Nov 2021 from Interweave， it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The eARC provided for review contains an excerpt from the final release copy with several patterns included。 The instructions and tutorials are clearly written and up to Interweave's high standard。 The aesthetic is Northern European， with class Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Knits from Northern Lands is a beautifully curated collection of knitted projects by Jenny Fennell。 Due out 2nd Nov 2021 from Interweave， it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The eARC provided for review contains an excerpt from the final release copy with several patterns included。 The instructions and tutorials are clearly written and up to Interweave's high standard。 The aesthetic is Northern European， with classic patterns inspired by Scandinavia， Ireland， and the Hebrides。 The included patterns are very well photographed in color and include all the charts and written directions。 Project tutorials include specific yarns with yardages as well as general yarn types so readers can make necessary substitutions。 The projects are beautiful。 They're well curated and several types of knitwear are represented。 The excerpt only includes 5 projects （several are repeated， probably a formatting glitch）， but there seems to be several plus sized and unisex projects。 Most of them are accessories and as far as I could see， there aren't any children's projects （the table of contents was not included in the excerpt）。 Four stars。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more

Sara Hill ，

Knits from Northern Lands by Jenny Fennell really intrigued me， and I want to try a few of the patterns in it。 This review will be a bit mixed due to how the formatting was on the Kindle though。 First of all， I loved the patterns included。 I was expecting more patterns then there were though。 When I went to add this book to my list of preorders， I noticed there are quite a few more patterns included in the final copy。 I am very excited about that。 I also enjoyed the little write ups with each of Knits from Northern Lands by Jenny Fennell really intrigued me， and I want to try a few of the patterns in it。 This review will be a bit mixed due to how the formatting was on the Kindle though。 First of all， I loved the patterns included。 I was expecting more patterns then there were though。 When I went to add this book to my list of preorders， I noticed there are quite a few more patterns included in the final copy。 I am very excited about that。 I also enjoyed the little write ups with each of the patterns。The formatting on the Kindle was awful， and originally I was going to give this book a much lower rating， as much as I loved the patterns。 However， when I tried the PDF all the images， illustrations， and labeling were much more clear， and they made a lot more sense。 I was unable to test these due to some issues within the Kindle format。 The PDF copy was a little more clear， but I think some more information on sizing would be especially helpful。This book is definitely geared to more advanced students with the techniques involved。 I am just starting to learn how to do many of these skills。 So， it is the perfect time for me to purchase this book。 I received an eARC from Penguin Random House through NetGalley。 All opinions are 100% my own。 。。。more

Poptart19 （the name’s ren） ，

3。5 stars Gorgeous patterns， decently detailed instructions， & stitch charts provided for the colorwork & motifs have tempted me to buy a print copy of this when it comes out。 Note that this book is best suited for knitters with some experience。[What I liked:]•There is a nice variety of patterns， including shawls， hats， scarves， blankets， mitts， a pillow cover， etc。 There is also a nice variety of traditional “Northern Lands” techniques/styles used in the patterns， such as Aran， Fair Isle， & S 3。5 stars Gorgeous patterns， decently detailed instructions， & stitch charts provided for the colorwork & motifs have tempted me to buy a print copy of this when it comes out。 Note that this book is best suited for knitters with some experience。[What I liked:]•There is a nice variety of patterns， including shawls， hats， scarves， blankets， mitts， a pillow cover， etc。 There is also a nice variety of traditional “Northern Lands” techniques/styles used in the patterns， such as Aran， Fair Isle， & Shetland。 •Disclaimer that I haven’t actually tried to knit any of these yet， but I do want to order some wool & try either the blanket or shawl out （need to wait for wool to go on sale！）The patterns all look to require some skill level & confidence in following detailed patterns （colorwork， motifs， cables， etc。）。 However， the difficulty level is stated at the start of each pattern， along with standard gauge info， recommended needle sizes， wool required， etc。•The patterns have text instructions， row by row， with a key for stitch abbreviations。 What’s also nice is stitch charts are provided， which helps you visualize what it’s supposed to look like as you go。 For some patterns， a sequence of sketch diagrams show stitch-by-stitch how the needles move & the yarn wraps。[What I didn’t like as much:]•Just an FYI， but the ARC copy only includes 5 of the 20 projects included in this book， so I couldn’t review all of them。•Also FYI， the stitch charts wouldn’t load in the kindle E-book copy， so I had to use the digital editions app to view them。 Not sure if the official copy can or can’t be viewed fully on kindle， but the single review that’s currently on Amazon says they had to use a Fire， & couldn’t use kindle。•To beginning knitters， be aware that these patterns do not contain details on knitting techniques such as blocking， using cable needles， casting on & finishing off， changing colors， etc。 If you don’t have experience with these skills， I recommend you find a supplemental text with good pictures & instructions for them。[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 Thank you for the book！] 。。。more

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