Laine Issue 22

Issue 22, Autumn 2024, includes:

• 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans and 3 shawls. 

• An interview with the Finnish knitwear designer Jenna Kostet, who has turned the poems of the famous epic, Kalevala, into tradition-inspired knitwear patterns and charmed both Finnish and international knitters. 

• An article about circular economy in the world of yarn — how recycled yarns can be turned into a sustainable and viable business, with end products that delight knitters. 

• Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she chats with Alyson Chu: an Edinburgh-based Chinese American podcaster, designer and publisher of the crochet magazine Moorit, among other things. 

• Five Ways by Päivi Kankaro, where we get to read expert’s tips for yarn substitutions in knitting patterns. 

• Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Jessica Antonio-Notarianni who knits at the beach on Jersey Shore, USA. 

• Seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking. 

• Book reviews. 

• 148 pages