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Knit a Fish Border Pattern from Baby Knits from Around the World

I tend to consider a fish as a summer motif, but this is the second fish pattern from our nordic knits book, Baby Knits from Around the World: Twenty Heirloom Projects in a Variety of Styles and Techniques that I just love!

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 Baby Knits from Around the World: Twenty Heirloom Projects in a Variety of Styles and Techniques

by Kari Cornell

Baby Knits from Around the World showcases 20 designs by well-known artisans hailing from classic knitting traditions in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, England, the Baltics, Europe, South America, and North America. The book includes detailed instructions for ever-popular baby hats, blankets, sweaters, booties, pants, dresses, toys, and mitts; while introductions to each pattern detail the history of the technique that the design employs. With over 100 gorgeous photos and diagrams throughout, knitters of all proficiency levels are sure to enjoy Kari Cornell’s hand-picked collection of baby knitting projects.

 

Kari Cornell is a freelance writer and editor who lives in South Minneapolis with her husband and two young boys. When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she loves to cook, tinker in the garden, knit, or run. She feels fortunate that she’s been able to combine many of the activities she likes to do in her free time with her day job. Cornell is the editor of a number of books published by Voyageur Press, including For the Love of Knitting, Modern Knits, Vintage Style, and Knitting Socks from Around the World.

How to make a pompom Matryoshka doll from the book Make Your Own Cute and Easy Pompoms

I love, love, love pompoms. I love making pompoms, and decorating with pompoms, and especially wearing pompoms! You too? Or is the love of all things pompom still to come for you? To get you started, why not try this tutorial on how to make a Matryoshka doll out of pompoms from the book Make Your Own Cute and Easy Pompoms and enter to win a copy of the book and 4 balls of Lion Brand Yarn.

These patterns can be used with a half circle pompom maker or just a rectangle of cardboard.

Did you love making the middle size pompom Matryoshka doll? If you did and would like to make the whole set click the download button for the pattern for the small and large Matryoshka pompom patterns. 

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Make Your Own Cute and Easy Pompoms

A cute, patterned pompom has the power to take a project from sweet to sensational. Most of the pompoms made in the past were single colored or used multi-colored yarn. Now, you can create pompoms with flowers, stripes, and even butterflies.

Make Your Own Cute and Easy Pompoms will take you from start to finish in the creation of a pompom. Learn what tools to use, how to apply cardboard templates, how to join pompoms together, what are wrapping patterns, and how to make semi-circular pompoms. Follow along with the easy, step-by-step pictures and illustrated patterns as you create beautiful pompoms for any project. Beautiful, inspiring photography shows you the final projects, along with ideas on how to use your newly created pompoms.

 

Give your knitting, crocheting, or sewing projects an extra “je ne sais quoi’ with homemade pompom embellishments. It’s easy and a lot of fun.

Knit fish and fish skeleton pattern from the new book Baby Knits from Around the World

You are either somewhere that happens to to have a minus symbol before the number in your temperature outside, or it's warm and sunny you may have some time to knit a cute fish or skeleton fish (my personal fave). Here is a great alternating fish and skeleton fish pattern from the book Baby Knits from Around the World: Twenty Heirloom Projects in a Variety of Styles and Techniques.

Click on this page from Baby Knits from Around the World to enlarge for the full fish and skeleton fish knit pattern.

I bet this would look cool double knit as an embellishment on a sweater or pair of gloves.

More about the knitting book:

 

 Baby Knits from Around the World: Twenty Heirloom Projects in a Variety of Styles and Techniques

by Kari Cornell

 

Baby Knits from Around the World showcases 20 designs by well-known artisans hailing from classic knitting traditions in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, England, the Baltics, Europe, South America, and North America. The book includes detailed instructions for ever-popular baby hats, blankets, sweaters, booties, pants, dresses, toys, and mitts; while introductions to each pattern detail the history of the technique that the design employs. With over 100 gorgeous photos and diagrams throughout, knitters of all proficiency levels are sure to enjoy Kari Cornell’s hand-picked collection of baby knitting projects.

 

Kari Cornell is a freelance writer and editor who lives in South Minneapolis with her husband and two young boys. When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she loves to cook, tinker in the garden, knit, or run. She feels fortunate that she’s been able to combine many of the activities she likes to do in her free time with her day job. Cornell is the editor of a number of books published by Voyageur Press, including For the Love of Knitting, Modern Knits, Vintage Style, and Knitting Socks from Around the World.

Nisse hats pattern from the book Norwegian Handknits

I am in full Christmas crafting mode and if you are too, this little knit hat from the book Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum  is so cute in all the sizes.

Click on this page from Norwegian Handknits to enlarge and read all the different size knit patterns for a cute little Nisse hat.

This Nisse hat pattern is from the book:

Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum   

By Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel

Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa, is one of the premiere centers for Norwegian-American heritage in the United States. As such, it houses one of the country's most extensive collections of the textiles and handknits that have woven ties between Norwegian communities in America and the Old World, between today's culture and a rich past.

Norwegian Handknits collects thirty patterns for handknits from Vesterheim—folk mittens, socks, scarves, hats, wristers, handbags, knapsacks, and sweaters—all inspired by traditional knits housed in the museum. With an introduction reflecting on the history of Norwegian-style knitting and the stories behind the handknits that inspired the patterns, the book is at once a practical guide, a repository of cultural history, and a lovely look at one of the rich traditions knit into the American fabric.

Pop on over to Amazon by clicking on this link to see more inside peeks into Norwegian Handknits.

Rose pattern from the book Icelandic Handknits by Helene Magnusson

If there is a twinge of chill in the air where you are, and it is making you think about gettin' knittin' like it is me, then maybe this rose pattern from the book Icelandic Handknits will inspire you to make some mittens or use it in another project.

Click on this rose knitting chart to enlarge and use in your favorite project or grab yourself a copy of

Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects for the complete mitten pattern.

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Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects

by Helene Magnusson Foreword by: Elin S. Sigurdardottir

Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects is a rich and varied collection of patterns for folk mittens, socks, scarves, hats, wrist warmers, sweaters, shoe inserts, and more, all inspired by traditional handknitted artifacts from the Textile Museum in Blönduós, Iceland. Iceland boasts a rich heritage of knitting; thanks in equal parts to the island’s special wool, the harsh climate, and the need to battle the elements, Icelandic knitters have developed unique traditions of needlework techniques and handknit styles. In the pages of this book, renowned Icelandic knitwear designer Hélène Magnùsson delivers an array of beautiful patterns that reflect the depth of the country’sknitting traditions. You’ll appreciate the fully illustrated techniques section, the ample color photographs, and the detailed list of resources for Icelandic and Scandinavian knitting. More than just a book of knitting, this book is infused with bits of Icelandic folklore and culture, vintage photographs, and classic Icelandic recipes. Magnùsson believes that the best way to preserve traditions is to continue using them, giving them new life. And with this definitive collection of patterns, she has done just that.

Hélène Magnússon is a leading knit designer in Iceland, the author of many books about traditional Icelandic knitting and the editor of The Icelandic Knitter (icelandicknitter.com), an online publication with knitting patterns inspired by tradition with a modern twist. She began her professional life as a lawyer in Paris before she made a complete life change and moved to Iceland, where she studied textile and fashion at Iceland Academy of the Arts and worked as a hired girl in a sheep farm and a mountain guide. The varied skills she learned in those early years richly inform the amazing hiking and knitting tours she passionately guides in Iceland. 

More info on: www.icelandicknitter.com